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A. SELECTION
REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL FORCES
- One-year military service (first year MSD)
- Proficient in reading, writing and speaking English
- Successful completion of the Special Forces Entry Tests and Operationally Deployable
SPECIAL FORCES ENTRY TEST
- 40 push-ups without breaking rhythm
- 67 sit-ups within two minutes
- 175-metre fireman’s-lift run within 65 seconds
- 5-kilometre run within 24 minutes
- 40 six-metre shuttle-runs within 95 seconds
- Water training test
- Psychometric test, achieve an above-average score
- Personal interview
Do note that all actions on a selection course follow a course syllabus and are strictly monitored by instructors who evaluate students against a desired standard. It is not easy by any stretch of the imagination and students are continuously tested on various levels whilst the selection is progress. This includes physical to the extreme, mental, psychological, personality tests, tasks under duress and many more. A team of instructors, medical personnel, psychologists and evaluation personnel accompany the group and they are checked at predetermined points.
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