All of these roles will need more than raw physical grunt but they all require an initial physical screening of applicants. Here they are, see if you could cut it!
WW2 US Marine
To receive the highest-level score:
- 20 pull ups
- 75 jump squats
- 54 pushups
- 79 situps in 2 minutes
- Sprint 275 meters in 44 seconds
All within 2 hours
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Modern Marine
All must still be completed in a 2 hour period
Entry to boot camp
- 2 Pull Ups
- 44 Sit Ups (2 minutes)
- 2.4k Run - in 13:30
Ongoing test
- 3 Pull Ups
- 50 Sit Ups (2 minutes)
- 5k Run - in 28:00-30:00 (age dependent)
CFT
There is also a Combat Fitness Test that is quite different and “requiring Marines in battle dress uniform to sprint a timed 880 yards, lift a 30-pound ammunition can overhead from shoulder height repeatedly for two minutes, and perform a maneuver-under-fire event, which is a timed 300-yard shuttle run in which Marines are paired up by size and perform a series of combat-related tasks”
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Australian Commando
As expected the Special Forces screening test is a much higher level. It’s conducted over 7 hours and you will not know how you have done, there is no minimum just you against the other candidates!
- Push ups (cadence)
- Chin ups (cadence)
- Vertec (vertical leap)
- Flexibility Test
- Sit up Test
- Beep Test (Shuttle runs)
- Agility Test
- Yo Yo Intermittent Recovery Test
- Pack March (5km carrying 40kg)
- Swim Test (2min tread water before swimming 400m in DPCU (camo gear))
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MMA Fighter
This is just an entry level (and a single opinion)
- Run 3.2 kms (2-miles) in 13 mins
- Jump rope for 2 mins aiming for only 3 trip-ups
- 55 pushups
- 50 Situps
- Seated toe-touch
- Sitting splits > 100° and hold
- Reach fingers behind back - each side
Police officer
Queensland police require the following prior to graduation
- Hang Test – you are required to hold your own weight for three seconds using an over-hand grip while your arms are bent at the elbow by at least a 90-degree angle (chin-up position).
- Prone Bridge Test – you must be able to fully support yourself on your hands and feet only for at least 90 seconds.
- Push Ups – you are required to complete 10 push ups while keeping your shoulders, hips and knees in a straight line.
- Beep Test – you must run between two lines set 20 meters apart to a ‘beep’ soundtrack, and must strive to reach the maximum number of laps (or ‘shuttles’).
- Agility Test – this is a timed test where you run through a series of cones to determine how agile you are and how quickly you can complete the course.
- Hand Grip Dynamometry Test – you must be able to pull two repetitions on each hand of 30 kilograms or more.
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Firefighter
The New York Fire Dept follows the standard called Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT). It is comprised of 8 steps that simulate tasks encountered on the job.
- Stair Climb - weighted, 3 mins, 60 steps/min
- Hose drag - dragging heavy hose or rope over a distance with obstacles
- Equipment Carry - simulates carrying heavy and awkward equipment
- Ladder Raise & Extension - place and extend ladders to place/retrieve objects
- Forcible Entry - using a hammer to hit a measuring device
- Search - Crawl through a confined maze
- Rescue - Drag a full weight mannequin over a short course
- Ceiling Breach & Pull - simulates breaching masonry
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