United Kingdom · marines

Royal Marines

3 Commando Brigade

Amphibious assault, commando operations, maritime special operations. 32-week recruit training pipeline at CTCRM Lympstone.

Force type
Marine
Branch
Marines
Country
United Kingdom
Classification
Tier 2

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Requirements

Physical standards

Recorded entry, selection or ongoing service standards.

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Ongoing

Basic Fitness Test (BFT)

Pull-ups, sit-ups and 2.4km run conducted as a battery. Must pass twice annually.

Exerciseminimumstandard
Pull-upsstrength · male_under_29Official sourceEvidence for Pull-ups · bootcampmilitaryfitnessinstitute.com5 reps4 reps (age 30-34)
Sit-upsstrength · male_under_2950 reps in 2 min40 reps (age 30-34)
2.4km Runrun · male_under_29under 11:30under 12:00 (age 30-34)
Selection

Primary PFT

ExercisePassGoodGreatGold
2400 Meter Runrun · Warm-up run has to be accomplished under 12min 30Warm-up run has to be accomplished under 12min 30
2400 Meter Runrun- 11:15 min- 10:00 min- 9:30 min- 9:00 min
Shuttle Run VO2run+ 10.5+ 12+ 13+ 13.5
Press-upsstrength+ 30 reps+ 40 reps+ 60 reps+ 65 reps
Sit-Upsstrength+ 60 reps+ 70 reps+ 85 reps+ 90 reps
Pullupsstrength+ 3 reps+ 12 reps+ 16 reps+ 20 reps
Pool Testswim · Pass / Fail Event. Jump from a tower and 4x25 meter breaststroke. Water object retrievalPass / Fail Event. Jump from a tower and 4x25 meter breaststroke. Water object retrieval
Ongoing1 days

Combat Fitness Test (CFT)

Exercisepass
12.8km Loaded Marchruck · all · 25kg load including weapon and equipment. Minimum 4.8km off tarmac.under 2 hours
Selection5 days

Commando Tests

Four tests conducted over final weeks of 32-week training. All tests in full kit.

Exercisepass
Endurance Coursecomposite · allunder 72 min (recruits) / 70 min (officers)
9-mile Speed Marchruck · all · In full fighting orderunder 90 min
Tarzan Assault Coursecomposite · allunder 13 min (recruits) / 12:30 (officers)
30-mile Yompruck · all · 48.3km across Dartmoor in full kitunder 8 hours
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