RAF Fitness Exam

[TokZik]

Hey All.
I just had a question regarding the fitness exam at the RAF.
could anyone inform me to what may happen and what they will be needing me to do ?

Many thanx :}
T.k.

[truckiebloke]

It will generally involve lots of people who are unfit, claim they are injured or give up halfway through due to false injury.....trying to reach a very easy level at shuttle runs.....And if you fail it, not a problem, doesn't go on any reports, no real comeback, just another unfit person in the airforce!!!

But dont worry, for the girls its even lower.

[Affirmatron]

Ah, the RAF Fatness test.

I take it from the question that you're not a member of HM's Armed Forces yet. I think it's a mandatory item to pass if you want to complete training (all ranks). The RAF got miffed at paying fat lazy gits to sit around during training complaining that their shins ached or they were about to have a heart attack and so made it a part of the selection process.

To pass the Fitness test you'll need to be avaragely fit (let's say a 7 minute mile, 30 sit-ups in a minute and 20 press-ups). If you're not able to do this, you'll be invited to stop eating all the pies and come back later when you're less of a burden on the fragile NHS.

[TokZik]

you'll be invited to stop eating all the pies and come back later

lol well im farely in shape i guess ... shouldnt be too much of a problem and yes im not currently enrolled in the A/F but i do hope to be soon.

[truckiebloke]

My advice to you tokzik is save yourself the trouble and dont enrol in the first place!

[TokZik]

what makes u say that trickiebloke ?

[johnfairr]

Oh dear, here we go again . . . .

[Talking Radalt]

"enrol" in the military. Interesting concept. :hmm:

[truckiebloke]

fair point there radalt....

tokzik, dont worry about my thoughts mate, just stay fit and you'll have absolutely no problems achieving the very basic level of fitness required for the airforce.

[Twonston Pickle]

I think he is refering to the new Pre-joining Fitness Test (PJFT) for all new potential entrants.

If you are in the age group I think you are, you need to complete a mile and a half run, on a treadmill, in 12 mins 11 secs or less. You only have 2 attempts to do so.

Next.......

[TokZik]

Yeah i did see that on their website but i thought there would be more to it.

If thats all there is i should be good to go.. LoL
Thanks
T.k.

[Talking Radalt]

See here:
http://ebaumsworld.com/2006/03/hottytreadmill.html
for latest results :uhoh:

[Confucius]

Ah, the RAF Fatness test.
... avaragely fit (let's say a 7 minute mile, 30 sit-ups in a minute and 20 press-ups).

I think my idea of average might differ slightly from the above!

[TokZik]

See here:
http://ebaumsworld.com/2006/03/hottytreadmill.html
for latest results :uhoh:

LoL!
If they are the latest results I guess ill have to get in shape quick.
Does anyone know of anything tha will increase my body mass to say 300kg in a week ??:{

[Twonston Pickle]

Tk,

That's all there is to the entrance test but you will still need to pass the RAFFT when you get in; it includes press-ups and sit-ups.

[TMJ]

It's a bleep test (or MSFT - Multi Stage Fitness Test) at OASC for P2 (ie officer and aircrew) candidates, the mile and a half on the treadmill for P3 (ie everyone else) candidates.

Pass levels, which are based on the theory that everyone's fitness will improve 10% under initial training, are:

Age MSFT 1.5-Mile Run
Male Female Male Female


<17 8 06 5 00 12:36 14:58

17-24 7 07 4 07 12:11 14:24
25-29 7 02 4 04 12:11 14:24
30-34 6 03 3 10 12:33 14:53
35-39 5 01 3 06 13:02 15:22
40-44 4 03 3 02 13:31 15:59
45-49 3 06 2 09 14:00 16:29
50-54 - - 14:34 17:06

(Please forgive the formatting; the forum won't let me use any nice tabular stuff for some reason.)

[TokZik]

Thanks for the info guys, was much help

I can currently run 2 and a half miles in 9min 22 sec and pushups and situps are not a problem at all .... is there anything else i should be aware of ??

I just want to make sure i have covered all the angles here lol

Is there anything else ??

T.k.

[k3k3]

2.5 miles in 9 mins 22 secs, is that on your bicycle?

[TokZik]

No ... I have been forced to go to the gym 3 times a week since I was 17 (I am now 22)... kinda sucked until i realised i was getting toned and it helps with the ladys lol im currently living in spain (mallorca) for the next few weeks. Man this island has a lot of tail to chase lol :E

[k3k3]

I don't believe you.

If you could run that fast everybody would have heard of you, and you'd have a chest full of Olympic medals.

[truckiebloke]

k3k3,

"I don't believe you.

If you could run that fast everybody would have heard of you, and you'd have a chest full of Olympic medals."

Thats not very nice mate. Two miles in 9 mins 22 is very very respectable, but also very achievable with a bit of effort at the gym. Its nowhere near olympic standard....

The world record is just under 8 mins for that distance.

[Flap62]

I think you'll find the claim is 2 1/2 miles in 9 mins 22 secs or 3 min 45 sec miles for 2 1/2 of them! It aint happening fella!!

2 1/2 miles is pretty close to 4000m and world champions tend to go through the 4000m mark in the 5k race at about 10 mins 15 secs so our keen chappie is cantering along quite nicely.

"And the winner of the mens 4000m is Mr Walter Mitty"

[Dogfish]

Here at Cosford we are now doing the brand new OFT. It has not been sanctioned yet but it is coming soon to a gym near you. Involves lots of pointless ****e like carrying sandbags and shoveling gravel through a hole three feet off the ground. Quite how any of this makes me a better technician I can't say. I also read today that the basic RAF fitness test is going to be upgraded. Does this mean that an 18 year old girl will now have to reach a higher standard than a 40 year old man?:ugh:

[scroggs]

Track and Field World Records:

2 miles 7:58.61 Daniel Komen (KEN) 19 Jul 1997 at Hechtel
5000 m 12:37.35 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 31 May 2004 at Hengelo

Our man here is doing a mile in 3:44.8 seconds for 2.5 miles.
The 2-mile world record holder ran at an average of 3:59.3 per mile.
The 5000m world record holder ran at an average of 4:02.3 per mile.

Our man is an undiscovered prodigy, it would seem. Agents step back; I saw him first...!

[truckiebloke]

oops...

Well instead of sticking up for young world champion tokzik, next time I'll read the lies he writes more carefully.....

Apologies to k3k3....winding my neck in...

[Always_broken_in_wilts]

A humble apology, bloody well done that man:D :D :D

all spelling mistakes are "df" alcohol induced

[Biggus]

IAAF world record website:

http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/records/gender=M/location=O/recordsType=WR/eventCatCode=/junior=N/area=/index.html

World record for 3000m (not steeplechase) = 7mins 20.67 secs
World reord for 5000m = 12mins 37.35 secs.

Assuming a linear relationship, a slight, but not unreasonable assumption, the world record for 4000m would be approx. 9mins 59.01 secs. Given that 2 1/2 miles is 4023m, our TokZik, at 9mins 22 secs, is about 37 secs ahead of a world record.

Either that or he is talking ................!!!!!! :=

[TokZik]

lol well well well .... i see this is bringin up a lot of chaos.hmmm
well i shall be taking my exam pretty soon ... "dont have the date yet"
but if u all really need to see me run 3 and a half kilometeres in 9.22 ill have the formal results very soon.

I will scan them in :)

[Number2]

Don't worry too much about it once you're in. There's a fat WRAF Sqn Ldr that got promoted and she's been medically unfit (i.e. too fat) to take the test ever since she failed in in the late nineties. Very little point having the 'test' if you don't need to take it. I'm sure the fact that her Father was a heroic Harrier pilot has absolutely nothing to do with it.

She certainly wouldn't be able to get into a Harrier without a crowbar!

[DON T]

TokZik

Admit it, you are going to be an accounts officer because your maths doesn't seem up to much. By the way to type a ½, hold down Alt and type 171.

[snowball1]

Here at Cosford we are now doing the brand new OFT. It has not been sanctioned yet but it is coming soon to a gym near you. Involves lots of pointless ****e like carrying sandbags and shoveling gravel through a hole three feet off the ground. Quite how any of this makes me a better technician I can't say. I also read today that the basic RAF fitness test is going to be upgraded. Does this mean that an 18 year old girl will now have to reach a higher standard than a 40 year old man?:ugh:

Not about being a better technician, its part of the soldier first, trade specialist second, someone should tell the high ups though, that we dont have soldiers in the airforce!, Lossie are introducing the 4 strikes and your out for the fitness test soon, fat knackers look out! cheap way of getting rid of people!

[Jobza Guddun]

How about , if 4 fat knackers pass their fitness test Lossie gets axed? Ho hum.

Be funny to see the first sexual discrimination lawsuit when someone gets the boot for failing then, given the disparity in male / female standards; hope the legal beagles have got this one sewn up.

If the RAF is serious about getting fitter, then we have to change our entire ethos - flying will not come first, soldiering skills and fitness will, with the appropriate training being part of the normal working day. Either do it properly or don't bother wasting all of our time with ****e like AFT / OFT / IDT / IRT.:ugh:

JG