1st Airborne vs ROK SWC
Fitness test and pay side by side. The published minimum fitness standards of 1st Airborne and ROK SWC, event by event, with pay where we have it. Higher levels are in the paid report.
JAPAN1st Airborne Brigade (第1空挺団) — JGSDFJGSDF common fitness test — grade 5 pass line (ages 15–24)APPROXIMATElast verified 2026-10-20Open the calculator →
SOUTH KOREAROK Army Special Warfare Command (특수전사령부)ROK Armed Forces fitness test (체력검정) — men up to 25APPROXIMATElast verified 2026-10-20Open the calculator →Minimum standards, event by event
| Event | 1st Airborne | ROK SWC |
|---|---|---|
| Push-ups (腕立て伏せ)ROK SWC: Push-ups in 2 min (팔굽혀펴기) | 52stricter | 48 |
| Bent-knee sit-ups (ひざ半屈腹筋)ROK SWC: Sit-ups in 2 min (윗몸일으키기) | 55 | 62stricter |
| 3,000 m run (3000m走)ROK SWC: 3 km run (3km 달리기) | 13:39stricter | 15:36 |
Events in the same row are similar but not identical — read the event names.
Higher levels (e.g. competitive or elevated standards) and your gap to each are in the paid report.
Where the bar is higher
1st Airborne sets the higher minimum in: push-ups and run 3000.
ROK SWC sets the higher minimum in: sit-ups.
1st Airborne tests 3 events, ROK SWC tests 3 events.
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Questions
Is 1st Airborne or ROK SWC harder to get into?
1st Airborne sets the higher minimum in: push-ups and run 3000. ROK SWC sets the higher minimum in: sit-ups. These are only the published fitness minimums; selection itself, medical and other requirements differ, and passing the minimum does not guarantee selection.
How do the 1st Airborne and ROK SWC fitness tests differ?
1st Airborne: 3 events (push-ups, sit-ups, run 3000). ROK SWC: 3 events (push-ups, sit-ups, run 3000).
Where do the 1st Airborne and ROK SWC numbers come from?
1st Airborne: 情本総第511号（28.4.21）「情報本部における陸曹候補生選抜業務…実施要領（通達）」付紙第3 体力検定実施要領 — 体力検定基準(試行)(陸幕教訓計第105号, 28.3.31) による. ROK SWC: 국방부 공공데이터 — 연도별 장병 체력검정 기준 정보 (OA-9490; data.go.kr 15083050, file 20240618). Every number on this page links to its source.
- GSDF fitness test, grade 5 — men 15–24 — 情本総第511号（28.4.21）「情報本部における陸曹候補生選抜業務…実施要領（通達）」付紙第3 体力検定実施要領 — 体力検定基準(試行)(陸幕教訓計第105号, 28.3.31) による (2016-04-21)
- Grade 3 (lowest pass) — men up to 25 — 국방부 공공데이터 — 연도별 장병 체력검정 기준 정보 (OA-9490; data.go.kr 15083050, file 20240618) (2024-06-18)
- Special grade (특급) — men up to 25 — 국방부 공공데이터 — 연도별 장병 체력검정 기준 정보 (OA-9490; data.go.kr 15083050, file 20240618) (2024-06-18)