Royal Navy Career

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(2013-11-18 21:28)Louis Wrote:  So I am now 15 and 11 months (old enough to start my application) and I wish to follow in my Grandads footsteps as a naval officer.

I'm not really the sporty type and i need to pass the following fitness test:
2.4Km / 1.5 M in under 11 Mins 13 Seconds - My maths has failed me, at what mph would i need to set the treadmill at to achieve around 11 mins??

The fitness PDF is found HERE

Thanks anyone that may know

EDIT: My maths just unfailed me! It will take 8.18 mph, so a bit higher on the safe side would be good! Any advise for fitness of what is found in that PDF?

Hey Louis,

When I was 18, I passed my 4-week trial for the marine in the Netherlands. Unfortunately I could apply when I was 21 or over, I didn't go for it.
A simple running test is not the challenge that is on your path, here is a list of points that I have experienced in my 4-week trial that you may get issues with because you didn't know it.


Mental strength
You must reminder that your supervisors are bully's, they will make fun of you, act like they HATE you, yell at you, insult you, do everything to see you fall. This is a test, but it is a very hard test. You don't have time every day to let people know how you've been, cellphones are taken. 2-3 hours PER week is what you get to relax, have a drink and call home. The rest of the time, they will tell you, you don't need that phone. Make sure you will show confidence and no emotions of home-sick, painful insults or anything they will say or do. - Again, this is my experience, I don't know how your country will do this.

Condition
You got a 2.4km running test comming up, that is a warm-up test if you get in. They will test you on running with packed bags (20-35kg), see how far you will go in the fields, keep you awake for insanely long amounts.

Muscular strength
You must be able to do push-ups, sit-ups, self defence classes, place you in push-up stand (but not doing pushups) for 15 minutes straight if something went wrong. And they wont feel sorry for you, goes for the self defence class aswell.

Discipline
You HAVE TO ORGANIZE your closet EXACTLY like the instructions say, if you don't do that, or didnt put everything neat in your closet, they will 'clean ship' which means they will pull everything out and you must put it in PERFECTLY again. (Meanwhile your crew/peleton will be in push-up stand untill you are done) You must make up your bed when you leave the room aswell, or the same goes for your bed. Sleep is what you get at home, if they wake you up at 5.55am, you will stand dressed in the hall way at 6.00am, if not there is a punishment awaiting. And there are many, many more of these traps on discipline.

Eating pattern
EVERYTIME you get time to eat, make sure you will eat ALOT, including the morning which alot of people are not hungry yet and skip breakfast. If you do that, I wish you good luck in surviving till lunchtime. Eat healthy (which you have no choice of) and eat a lot. If you keep that up, you will gain muscles aswell in your trial period.

Will power
Last but not least, the power of will. Not everything can be done with muscular strength, mental strength or condition, sometimes you must have the will to continue, to push your limits to a higher level. Sometimes your buddy will be close to giving up, help him trough no matter what it will cost because they will do the same for you.

I'm pretty sure I did forgot to mention a few points, but as far as I can remember I or my team had the most struggles with these points. Keep those things in mind. If you WANT something, you will get there.

Good luck Louis, I hope my experience will help you out at some point!