France · police

GIGN

Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale

French Gendarmerie's elite counter-terrorism and hostage rescue unit. Approx 19 candidates selected per year from the Gendarmerie.

Force type: Special Forces
Branch: Police
Country: France
Classification: Tier 1

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Requirements

Physical standards

Recorded entry, selection or ongoing service standards.

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Selection

Physical and Shooting Selection

Physical tests and shooting tests conducted in combination. Swim tests are a significant filter.

Exercise	pass
8km TAP Endurance Runruck · all · With 11kg load and weaponNeeds verification	under 60 min
7m Rope Climb (Arms Only)strength · allNeeds verification	pass
100m Freestyle Swimswim · allNeeds verification	under 2 min
50m Freedivingswim · allNeeds verification	pass
50m Swim Fists and Feet Tiedswim · allNeeds verification	pass
10m Diving Board Jumpcomposite · allNeeds verification	pass

Selection

Primary PFT

Exercise	Pass	Good	Great	Gold
Parcourother · Time criteria is given	Time criteria is given
Hand-2-Hand Combatother	2 rounds of 2 min with boxing gloves	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sit-Upsstrength · A minimum of 300 is required	A minimum of 300 is required
Pushupsstrength · A minimum of 100 is required	A minimum of 100 is required
Pullupsstrength · A minimum of 25 is required	A minimum of 25 is required
Rope Climbstrength · A 5 Meter Climb without using the legs required.	A 5 Meter Climb without using the legs required.
100 Meter Swimswim · has to be completed within 2:00 min	has to be completed within 2:00 min
Distance Diveswim	50 Meters are required	N/A	N/A	N/A
F&H Tiedother · Swim 50 meters with your feet and hands tied	Swim 50 meters with your feet and hands tied
Tower jumppower · Jump from 10 Meters Height	Jump from 10 Meters Height
8K Run w/ 20 KG Ruckrun · has to be completed within 60:00 min	has to be completed within 60:00 min

References

Links and sources

Wikipedia backgroundBackgroundBackground overview of GIGN · en.wikipedia.org