Armed Forces Physical Fitness Tests of various armies

[Thəorətic Muslim]

Is this for the Indian special Ops? Coz looks mad easy if you ask me and frankly I have my doubts..
Probably for the Regular army...

It does look easy, but you may have missed the point where "___% drop out during training."

 

[Peshwa]

It does look easy, but you may have missed the point where "___% drop out during training."

Are you sure we talking about the same thing?

1 mile run in 6 mins (basically 10m/hr run on a treadmill-quite easy), 10 pull ups, Balance beam (with no time limit) and rope jumping a 9 foot ditch is not much by any standard, let alone for the army..
Spartan run and bootcamp are more intense than this and Ive seen people with least athletic abilities complete those...

Also, the poster I replied to clarified that this is for the IMA and NDA, basic military schools..

dont believe the % dropout as a result was mentioned in his post when I replied...please clarify.

 

[Thəorətic Muslim]

dont believe the % dropout as a result was mentioned in his post when I replied...please clarify.

I'm just saying it is easy, if you're just looking at the physical requirements for entry into the selection process.

It's staying in the process that is hard. Hence the "___% drop out" rate of Spec Ops. That's what the Selection Processes are for, weeding out the people who want to serve with those who just want bragging rights.

 

[Peshwa]

I'm just saying it is easy, if you're just looking at the physical requirements for entry into the selection process.

It's staying in the process that is hard. Hence the "___% drop out" rate of Spec Ops. That's what the Selection Processes are for, weeding out the people who want to serve with those who just want bragging rights.

I think I understand what you mean...
So its being able to sustain a lifestyle of the nature on a daily basis for a period of time as opposed to a one time completion...mental strength is equally important as physical requirements

Also, I completely agree that Special Ops training aint no joke...My comments were limited to that of the basic schools.

 

[Faiez]

Are you sure we talking about the same thing?

1 mile run in 6 mins (basically 10m/hr run on a treadmill-quite easy), 10 pull ups, Balance beam (with no time limit) and rope jumping a 9 foot ditch is not much by any standard, let alone for the army..
Spartan run and bootcamp are more intense than this and Ive seen people with least athletic abilities complete those...

Also, the poster I replied to clarified that this is for the IMA and NDA, basic military schools..

dont believe the % dropout as a result was mentioned in his post when I replied...please clarify.

It's not easy. Go to a treadmill and try it out first. The usual treadmills don't even have that high a speed on them....
10miles/hr is ~16km/hr.

1 mile in 5:40 (the highest score) is about 17km/hr. That's really fast. For comparison, Usain Bolt would do about 1.7 miles in 5:40 using his best 400m times (and that's a short sprint).

 

[Koovie]

Are you sure we talking about the same thing?

1 mile run in 6 mins (basically 10m/hr run on a treadmill-quite easy), 10 pull ups, Balance beam (with no time limit) and rope jumping a 9 foot ditch is not much by any standard, let alone for the army..
Spartan run and bootcamp are more intense than this and Ive seen people with least athletic abilities complete those...

Also, the poster I replied to clarified that this is for the IMA and NDA, basic military schools..

dont believe the % dropout as a result was mentioned in his post when I replied...please clarify.

And @
Thəorətic Muslim
1.) Yes, the IA`s requirements are abysmal.

2.) Those requirements are for non officer ranks.

3.) The SF selection process is not related to the requirements posted by the guy in the first page of this thread.

 

[Peshwa]

It's not easy. Go to a treadmill and try it out first. The usual treadmills don't even have that high a speed on them....
10miles/hr is ~16km/hr.

1 mile in 5:40 (the highest score) is about 17km/hr. That's really fast. For comparison, Usain Bolt would do about 1.7 miles in 5:40 using his best 400m times (and that's a short sprint).

Yes they do my friend.
I can run at 8.0 m/hr for 10 mins without breaking a sweat...I wouldnt think it would be massively different to increase the speed that much...
Although I haven't done the exact excercise here...i dont find it herculian...

I actually agree with theocratic muslim that its the mental strength that is the differentiating factor..

 

[Thəorətic Muslim]

So its being able to sustain a lifestyle of the nature on a daily basis for a period of time as opposed to a one time completion...mental strength is equally important as physical requirements

Yes.

Any disciplined soldier can work towards the Physical Requirements for Selection, but its the psychological mentality of the candidate that set apart a true Operator Generals who are willing to sacrifice a few for the greater good are looking for.

@Koovie General Infantry and Spec Operators are two different things. The IA Infantry requirements are what the top brass think the Army is good enough with. Its not up to me to degrade any individual who is willing to sacrifice his/her life for their country, based on the Physical requirements set by the top brass.

 

[jhungary]

dont know about Special Force, but I would bave to say PT is not everything, not even important during Army Ranger training.

What Ranger look for is presistence, not just physically fits.

You will need to able to perform task while you are in the extreme , like sleep deprived, hungry, thristy and extreme cold and extreme heat.

They train you to be a soldier and fight on no matter what throw at you, PT is not really looked at and in fact, almost all trainee after completing Ranger course is deemed Physically not fit for service and it will take anywhere between 2 weeks to 1 month for that trainee to get back to status after the abuse in ranger course...

Physically fit does not equal to strong, and i personally see how physically strong people give up....

But thats just US Army Ranger, dont know about SF and IA

 

[Koovie]

It's not easy. Go to a treadmill and try it out first. The usual treadmills don't even have that high a speed on them....
10miles/hr is ~16km/hr.

1 mile in 5:40 (the highest score) is about 17km/hr. That's really fast. For comparison, Usain Bolt would do about 1.7 miles in 5:40 using his best 400m times (and that's a short sprint).

Its not easy for the average sedentary person... but running 1.6 km in 5:40 is not an olympic achievement.
I got 3.1 km in the Cooper test (12 mins), therefore, running half the distance in half the time should not be a problem. Getting below the 5:40 mark will require some preparation though.

But the problem with the IA`s requirements is not the running part, but the lack of emphasis on upper body strength. Getting the max number of points by only performing 10 pull ups is pretty low standard while major muscle groups like the chest muscles and abdominal muscles are totally neglected.

 

[Star Wars]

Found this on the net

 

[Faiez]

Its not easy for the average sedentary person... but running 1.6 km in 5:40 is not an olympic achievement.
I got 3.1 km in the Cooper test (12 mins), therefore, running half the distance in half the time should not be a problem. Getting below the 5:40 mark will require some preparation though.

But the problem with the IA`s requirements is not the running part, but the lack of emphasis on upper body strength. Getting the max number of points by only performing 10 pull ups is pretty low standard while major muscle groups like the chest muscles and abdominal muscles are totally neglected.

you are clearly very well above the "average". you are quite athletic, infact.

the low upper body strength requirements are because the country(and neighbouring pakistan as well) is just not well fed, not enough protein in diet (a big grass eater population), means not enough muscle on the body. So increasing upper body strength requirements is simply unaffordable for these guys.

 

[Rajput Warrior]

you are clearly very well above the "average". you are quite athletic, infact.

the low upper body strength requirements are because the country(and neighbouring pakistan as well) is just not well fed, not enough protein in diet (a big grass eater population), means not enough muscle on the body. So increasing upper body strength requirements is simply unaffordable for these guys.

I beg to differ if it's about body type/ethicity or diet. Do check out meat per capita consumption of Pakistani and compare it to all regional,neighbouring countries.
And this:

P.A.C.E.Shysical Agility and Combat Effenciey System.

 

[COLDHEARTED AVIATOR]

@Peshwa

For the Indian Army regulars:-

5 kms in 25 mins with 10 kgs load.

40-50 pushups in super slow mode(makes it more difficult)

20 chinups if you want a excellent ranking.

For Special Forces towards the end of training:-

70 kms in under 10 hours with 22 kg back pack.

2 kms sprint with full battle load in 9 mins.

50 pushups.

30 chinups.

40 kms in 6 hours with load.

a week without food on a long range patrol in dense forests.

 

[anilindia]

1. India controls the highest battlefield in the world, the Siachen glacier, at 5000 metres above Mean Sea Level (MSL).
2. Indian soldiers are considered among the very best in high altitude and mountain warfare.- The Indian army’s High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) is one of the most elite military training centers in the world. U.S Special Forces trained at HAWS before their deployment during the invasion of Afghanistan.