FSB Decides to Lower Physical Fitness Standards for Contract Service Candidates
The FSB wants to lower the passing scores for physical fitness for candidates for contract military service in security agencies and those entering departmental universities. "Verstka" drew attention to the relevant draft order of the special services. What will change. The document, which is to replace the current FSB order of 2016, proposes to lower the minimum physical fitness requirements and introduce a new age scale. The current male categories "up to 20 years" and "20-24 years" will be merged into one - "up to 25 years". After it, as now, the group "25-29 years" will follow. The "over 30 years" category has been decided to be broken down into several, the oldest of which will be "50 years and older." Women will have more age groups. The youngest will be considered "up to 25 years", and the oldest - "45 years and older" instead of the current "25 years and older". For younger groups, physical fitness requirements will practically not change, while for older groups they will become significantly lower, "Verstka" noted. New FSB physical fitness requirements. Screenshot from the FSB draft order. Men up to 25 years old will need to score at least 120 points, aged 25-29 - 110 points, 30-34 - 100, and 35-39 - 90. The reduction will be within 28-36%, journalists calculated. For men aged 40-44, the requirements will be 80 points (42.9% less than now), for those aged 45-49 - 70 points (50%), and for men aged 50 and older - only 60 points (57.1%). Similar changes are planned for women. For young groups, the minimum physical fitness score will decrease by 16-25%, and for older groups - by 33-50%, "Verstka" noted. How physical fitness is tested. The physical fitness test for the main category of candidates will include one exercise each for strength, speed, and endurance. Men may be assigned pull-ups on a horizontal bar or bench press, a 100-meter run or shuttle run, as well as a one or three-kilometer run or a five-kilometer ski race. Women are offered torso forward bends, push-ups or a combined strength exercise, a 60 or 100-meter run or shuttle run, as well as a one-kilometer run or a three-kilometer ski race.
FSB Decides to Lower Physical Fitness Standards for Contract Service Candidates The FSB is proposing to reduce the minimum physical fitness scores required for individuals seeking contract military service and enrollment in its educational institutions. This initiative, detailed in a draft order, aims to update existing standards from 2016 and introduces new, more segmented age categories for both men and women. Notably, the proposed changes include substantial reductions in the required scores for older candidates.
- The FSB plans to lower physical fitness passing scores for contract service candidates and those entering its universities.
- New age categories will be introduced, and existing ones will be adjusted.
- Significant reductions in physical fitness requirements are proposed for older age groups, with decreases of up to 57.1% for men and 50% for women.
- The physical fitness test typically includes exercises for strength, speed, and endurance, with specific options listed for men and women.
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