Physical Testing

There is a physical fitness test that you have to pass in order to qualify for Bold Eagle.  It is consists of 4 parts.  After your application is in, and you have been contacted, there will be an appointment made for you to do the physical test.

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1)  Sandbag Lift 

30 consecutive lifts of a 20 kg sandbag from the floor above a height of 1.0 m.
The member alternates between left and right sandbags separated by 1.25 m. 
To be completed in 3 minutes and 30 seconds.

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2) Intermittent Loaded Shuttles

10 consecutive shuttles (1 shuttle = 20 m there, 20 m back), alternating between
loaded shuttles with a 20 kg sandbag and unloaded shuttles, totaling 400 m. 
To be completed in 5 minutes and 21 seconds.

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3) Sandbag Drag

Carry one 20 kg sandbag and pull a minimum of four on the floor over 20 m
without stopping. Number of sandbags being dragged depends on the type of floor.​

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4) 20 Metre Rushes

Starting from the prone position, complete two shuttle sprints (1 shuttle = 20 m there,
20 m back) dropping to the prone position every 10 m for a total of 80 m. 
To be completed in 51 seconds or less.