police enrolment

[duckEgg]

does any have any specific information as to the fitness tests when joining the police force?? be grateful for any clues!

[Reverandfunk]

If you want to be a detective try your local forces website.

[Shadow Man]

It will be fairly easy.

First your medical record will be looked at and if satisfactory a simple pre-selection test will happen.

1) As many sit ups in a minute (around 25-30 is passable)

2) As many press ups in a minute (again 25-30 is passable)

3) Grip strenght (done on a kg pressure grip, if you are not a 7 stone weed, you will pass)

4) Standing long jump (feet together and spring into a leap, 3/4 of your body height will be passable)

5) Running test. Either 1 and a half miles in 12 minutes or 7 minutes on the bleep test (two cones in the gym hall running between them with an increasing audio bleep).

That's it.

As long as your bodyweight and height is not too far out and you don't smoke 40 a day, it is not tough.

Just work a little on CV work as the bleep test will test the REALLY unfit ones.

[Shadow Man]

PS may do a flexibility test. That is how far you go pass your fingers pass your toes with straight legs.

If you don't have a beer belly, easy.

[furrycheeky]

The Transport Police want level 5.4 of the 15m bleep test, and the ability to push/pull 35kg in a sustained manner on a machine.