Royal Marines Fitness Tests - Royal Navy PDev Portal

Royal Marines Fitness Tests
INTRODUCTION
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Aim. The Fitness Tests are designed to ensure that irrespective of age or rank Royal
Marines personnel are physically fit enough to carry out their military duties.
Need. This requirement is to be achieved as follows:
a. Basic Fitness Test. Eligible personnel are to pass the RM BFT according to
their age.
b. Vocational Fitness. Eligible personnel are to pass the CFT and RM BST
according to their current employment role.
Title. The Royal Marines Fitness Tests.
Range. All serving Royal Marines personnel are to comply with the Fitness Tests.
(not withstanding Exclusions and Exceptions)
Objective. Every member of the Royal Marines is to be able to display appropriate
levels of fitness/ability as follows:
a. Personal fitness. The level of physical fitness required to:
1. Afford protection from injury.
2. Reduce the risk of hypo kinetic disease (disease resulting from inactivity).
3. Reduce the likelihood of psychological stress.
4. Enhance the quality of life.
5. Reduce the risk of premature death.
b. Vocational Fitness. Vocational Fitness is the level of personal fitness
required to complete a specific job safely, under normal working conditions.
c. Combat Fitness. Combat fitness is the minimum level of individual physical
fitness linked to the physical demands associated to the role, within service in
an operational environment.
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