- 1: Bench Press — 80% of your body weight, 6 repetitions minimum, no time limit
Each additional repetition above the minimum is worth 3 points
- 2: Pushups — 40 push-ups is the minimum, 1-minute time limit.
Each additional repetition above the minimum is worth 2 points
- 3 Sit-Ups — 40 sit-ups is the minimum, 1-minute time limit.
Each additional repetition above the minimum is worth 3 points
- 4: Pull-ups — 6 pull-ups are the minimum, no time limit.
Each additional repetition above the minimum is worth 3.5 points
- 5: Dips — 10 dips is the minimum, no time limit.
Each additional repetition above the minimum is worth 2.5 points
- 6: Rope Climb — climb a 20-foot rope while wearing a 20lb vest.
No time limit. Pass/Fail
- 7: Kipp Up — 6 Kipp Ups is the minimum, no time limit.
Each additional repetition above the minimum is worth 3.5 points
- 8: Shuttle Run — 25 meters shuttle run, done 4 times, 24 second time limit.
Each full 0.1 second under the maximum is worth 2 points.
- 9: 5 Mile Run/Ruck — 5-mile run, 40-minute time limit.
Every full 5-second increment under the maximum time is worth 2 points
or — 5-mile ruck, 75-minute time limit. 45-lb rucksack, not counting water.
Every full-time increment of 15 seconds under the maximum is worth 2 points.
As soon as an individual finishes one exercise, he must start the next exercise in no more than one minute.
There is only one common standard for all age groups.
A failure on any part of the test is a failure overall. The fact that there is no sliding scale for age groups is interesting in the fact that, when members are in the operational units, they are all expected to be able to do the same job regardless of one’s age.
Only one attempt is allowed per participant at each station
In order to pass the UBRR, participants must achieve the following:
Pass all of the events with at least the minimum score, and receive at least 1,100 total points from all the events combined. For the mathematically challenged, there is an online UBRR calculator that will figure out your score for you.
This is a much better indicator to measure an operator’s functional fitness and a much better physical fitness test for what special operators are required to do. And isn’t this part of being in SF? Having the ability to work harder and accomplish more than the average soldier, sailor, Marine or airman?
The bottom line is that if the candidates are ready to pass the UBRR, then the first gate on Day 1, passing the 3-Event PT test or the Combat Fitness Test, will be a walk in the park. Until October the Army is stuck with the antiquated PT Test. This fall, the Army will roll out the new test in which the standards are different depending upon the soldier’s MOS and unit.
Which brings us back to why we all chose SOF as a career field. We’re not hunting for minimums here. The goal should be to get 1,300-1,400 points in the UBRR. If that is achieved it will make the PT test a snap. And if candidates are in that kind of physical condition when they begin Selection, it increases their chances of succeeding in it. And for the troops in the operational units? This is a better overall test for SOF than the Combat Fitness Test.
I used to get a lot of emails from aspiring SOF candidates; they would always want to know the best way to prepare for Selection. My advice was to approach it head-on and treat it like the challenge that it is. Better yet, approach Selection like you are the third monkey on Noah’s Ark and it is beginning to rain.
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