It depends. There are several gates that need to be met in order to an APFT to be considered a “Valid FOR RECORD” test
The doctrine that covers APFT testing are AR 350-1 and FM 7-22.
What constitutes a “FOR RECORD” Test?
1. The APFT must be announced as a RECORD TEST at the beginning of the test. If the test was marked as a Record test on the APFT form they cannot go back and change the status of the test, if the test meets all requirements. In addition to be considered a Record test, the APFT must be completed within a certain time frame. For specifics see the extracts of AR 350-1 below:
