Athlete Training
🇩🇪 Germany · Navy
KSM — Special Operations Medical Support Team (SOMST)
Special Operations Medical Support Team
SOMST provides medical support to Kampfschwimmer operations within the German Navy’s Special Forces Command (KSM). This is a distinct medical-support profile; Kampfschwimmer operator selection requirements do not apply here.
Reported PFV minimums (October 2026)
Reported by serving SOMST representative Tim; not independently confirmed official standards.
| Test | Requirement |
|---|---|
| 300 m clothed swim | Maximum 9 min |
| Clothed; specific clothing and equipment unspecified. | |
| 5 km run | Maximum 25 min |
| 7 km loaded run | Maximum 52 min |
| Load unspecified. | |
| 50 m dummy drag | Maximum 60 s |
| 70 kg dummy. | |
| Pull-ups | At least 5 repetitions |
| Controlled repetitions without swinging. | |
Sources
- [1] Unit profile sourceUnit profile
- [2] Recorded sourceReported PFV minimums (October 2026): 300 m clothed swim · Reported PFV minimums (October 2026): 5 km run · Reported PFV minimums (October 2026): 7 km loaded run · Reported PFV minimums (October 2026): 50 m dummy drag · Reported PFV minimums (October 2026): Pull-ups
Official identity source
Bundeswehr, 7 October 2021: identity and medical-support role only.
Reported PFV source — October 2026
NXTGEN, 8 October 2026, 50:21–51:10. Auto-generated German transcript; audio not independently checked.