Physical Screening Standards
When you join the Navy, and are classified into the Navy Challenge Program, you shall be made aware that these programs involve strenuous conditioning and requires you to successfully pass the Navy Challenge Physical Standards Test (PST) prior to classification into a Naval Special Warfare (NSW)/Naval Special Operations (NSO) rate.
Men and women interested in the Rescue Swimmer program will be assigned to the following Navy source rating; Aviation Warfare Systems Operator (AWO). Air Rescue Swimmer (AIRR) must pass a rating specific PST within 90-days of entering the Delayed Entry Program.
You must also successfully pass the PST within 14-days prior to shipping to remain qualified for any of the Challenge Program ratings. Failure to successfully pass the PST makes you ineligible to remain in the program and requires a mandatory reclassification into another program. PST requirements are as follows:
Physical Screening Test Chart
| Physical Screening Requirements | Special Warfare Operator (SO) SEALS (see additional requirement below) | Special Warfare Boat Operator (SB) | Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) / Navy Diver (ND) / SeaBee Diver (UCT) | Aircrew Rescue Swimmer (AIRR) |
| 500 yard swim | 12:30 |
13:00 |
14:00 |
13:00 |
Ten Minute Rest |
| Push-ups (Within 2 minutes) | 42 |
42 |
42 |
35 |
Two Minute Rest |
| Sit-ups (Within 2 minutes) | 50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
Two Minute Rest |
| Pull-ups (No time limit) | 6 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
Ten Minute Rest |
| 1.5 mile run | 11:00 |
12:30 |
12:45 |
12:30 |
Note: For 500-yard swim, use the sidestroke, breaststroke or combination of both (AIRR may also utilize American crawl/freestyle)
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Determining the Eligibility of a Special Warfare Operator (SO) Candidate
The Computerized Special Operations Resilience Test (C-SORT) in combination with Physical Screening Test (PST) scores are required to classify Special Warfare Operator (SO) candidates into FY-2010 and beyond. Testing is accomplished online and is expected to take approximately one hour per test. A Navy Recruiting District Zone Supervisor will be required to administer the C-SORT. The C-SORT, along with PST, must be administered to all SO applicants prior to being classified/contracted.
The C-SORT, when combined with the PST run and swim (run time and swim time added together) is predictive of success of a candidate in the training pipeline. The band scores (scaled from one to four) are added together. The two band scores added together have to be four or greater to be eligible for SO classification. The candidate still must meet the basic PST requirements and program requirements, in addition to the combined C-SORT/PST band score. If a candidate does not meet all requirements, he should be told “NOT NOW” and encouraged to improve his PST Score. The C-SORT cannot be re-taken. If a candidate does not qualify, he should be considered for classification into one of the other Warrior Challenge ratings.
Navy Challenge Program Vision Requirements
- Special Warfare Operator (SO)/Special Warfare Boat Operator (SB)
- Normal color perception. Uncorrected vision can be no worse than 20/40 in best eye and 20/70 in worst eye. Corrected vision must be 20/25 worst eye. No color deficiency waivers authorized.
- Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
- Normal color perception. Uncorrected vision can be no worse than 20/200 in each eye. Both eyes must correct to 20/25. No color deficiency waivers authorized.
- Navy Diver (ND)
- Uncorrected vision can be no worse than 20/200 in each eye. Both eyes must correct to 20/25. Lack of adequate color vision is disqualifying. Color deficiency waivers will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
- Seabee UCT Diver
- Uncorrected vision in the better eye can be no worse than 20/100, the worse eye no more than 20/200. Both eyes must correct to 20/20. No color deficiency.
- Aircrew Rescue Swimmer AIRR.
- Normal depth and color perception. Uncorrected vision no worse than 20/100. Vision must be correctable to 20/20 in both eyes.