The Prepared Dad Test
Built for anyone who steps up when it matters. Honest self-assessment + real physical tests = where you actually stand.
~18 minutes: 20 questions, then 3 physical tests.
Priorities First. Then Gear.
Because you can't swipe a card for discipline, skills, or reps.
A real self-assessment to find your gaps. Not a meme quiz.
What This Measures
5 domains: Physical (measured), Skills, Medical, Family Playbook, and Sustainment. The goal isn't to make you feel good or bad, it's to surface the area most worth examining first so you know where to focus.
You're more likely to need medical skills than tactical skills. More likely to face a car breakdown than a home invasion. More likely to have a financial emergency than a natural disaster. This assessment is weighted toward the high-probability stuff that actually matters.
A lot of "emergencies" are just money problems dressed up as crises.
A $1,000 emergency fund and basic first-aid training will save you more often than a $500 plate carrier. This assessment reflects that reality.
Part 1-20 Questions (~8 min)
Skills, Medical, Family Playbook, Sustainment. Same questions every time, track your progress.
Part 2, Physical Tests (~10 min)
3 actual tests: Balance, Push-ups, Burpees. No equipment needed. Real measurements, not guesses.
Your physical score comes from actual tests.
Part 2 is the HEFT physical test, short version, 3 of its tests, same protocols and same scoring. When you retake this, score changes reflect real improvement, not different questions or self-perception.
Want the full battery? The full HEFT test runs all 9 tests, standalone, with one age- and sex-based reference on the run, benchmark scoring everywhere else, and a disclosed, site-authored priority rule, because the lowest score isn't always the most actionable first step, so the tool weighs both the gap and how feasible and valuable it is to address.
Retake quarterly to track progress, your results save on this device.