SEAL AND SWCC PST STANDARDS - CONTRACT QUALIFYING AND EXIT TEST
Find out the speeds, reps and distances of each SEAL or SWCC PST. If you can blow the PST standards out of the water you just might be good enough to earn a SEAL or SWCC contract. Find out if you have what it takes to join a team.
By: Naval Special Warfare
Posted: May 5, 2022
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SEAL AND SWCC CONTRACT QUALIFYING - PST STANDARDS
To qualify for a Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) or Special Warfare Combat Crewmen (SWCC) contract, and before you ever get to the Naval Special Warfare Preparatory School (NSWPREP), you have to meet the minimum Physical Screening Test (PST) standard. If you fail your PST, your dream of becoming a SEAL or SWCC will be over.
ENLISTED SEAL CONTRACT QUALIFYING - PST STANDARDS | ||||
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Exercise | Time | Rest | Average | Minimum |
Swim 500 yards (breast or sidestroke) | Unlimited | 10:00 min. | 9:30 | 12:30 |
Push-up | 2:00 min. | 2:00 min. | 75 | 50 |
Curl-up | 2:00 min. | 2:00 min. | 75 | 50 |
Pull-up | 2:00 min. | 10:00 min. | 15 | 10 |
Run 1.5 miles | Unlimited | Event over | 9:30 | 10:30 |
SEAL OFFICER CONTRACT QUALIFYING - PST STANDARDS | ||||
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Exercise | Time | Rest | Average | Minimum |
Swim 500 yards (breast or sidestroke) | Unlimited | 10:00 min. | 9:00 | 12:30 |
Push-up | 2:00 min. | 2:00 min. | 85 | 50 |
Curl-up | 2:00 min. | 2:00 min. | 85 | 50 |
Pull-up | 2:00 min. | 10:00 min. | 20 | 10 |
Run 1.5 miles | Unlimited | Event over | 9:00 | 10:30 |
SWCC CONTRACT QUALIFYING - PST STANDARDS | ||||
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Exercise | Time | Rest | Average | Minimum |
Swim 500 yards (breast or sidestroke) | Unlimited | 10:00 min. | 10:00 | 13:00 |
Push-up | 2:00 min. | 2:00 min. | 70 | 50 |
Curl-up | 2:00 min. | 2:00 min. | 70 | 50 |
Pull-up | 2:00 min. | 10:00 min. | 10 | 06 |
Run 1.5 miles | Unlimited | Event over | 10:00 | 12:00 |
SEAL AND SWCC EXIT TEST - PST STANDARDS
The end of NSWPREP has a mandatory pass or fail PST. Graduates of NSWPREP move on to Naval Special Warfare Orientation (NSWO). Those who don’t pass the NSWPREP PST test are reassigned elsewhere in the Navy.
ENLISTED SEAL AND SEAL OFFICER EXIT TEST - PST STANDARDS | ||||
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Exercise | Time | Rest | Pass | |
Swim with fins (breast or sidestroke) | 20:00 min. or less | 10:00 min. | 1K | |
Push-up | 2:00 min. | 2:00 min. | 70 or more | |
Curl-up | 2:00 min. | 2:00 min. | 60 or more | |
Pull-up | 10:00 min. | 2:00 min. | 10 or more | |
Run (with pants and shoes) | 31:00 min. or less | Event over | 4 miles |
SWCC EXIT TEST - PST STANDARDS | ||||
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Exercise | Time | Rest | Pass | |
Swim with fins (breast or sidestroke) | 22:30 or less | 10:00 min. | 1K | |
Push-up | 2:00 min. | 2:00 min. | 50 or more | |
Curl-up | 2:00 min. | 2:00 min. | 60 or more | |
Pull-up | 2:00 min. | 10:00 min. | 7 or more | |
Run (with pants and shoes) | 31:00 min. or less | Event over | 3 miles |