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JW AGAT vs JW GROM

Fitness test and pay side by side. The published minimum fitness standards of JW AGAT and JW GROM, event by event, with pay where we have it. Higher levels are in the paid report.

POLANDJednostka Wojskowa AGAT (JW 3940)Fitness exam for combat and assault teams — category I (egzamin sprawności fizycznej, kategoria I)OFFICIALlast verified 2026-10-18Open the calculator →POLANDJednostka Wojskowa GROM (JW 2305)Combat team selection — Stage I fitness test (sprawdzian fizyczny)OFFICIALlast verified 2026-10-18Open the calculator →

Minimum standards, event by event

EventJW AGATJW GROM
5,000 m run (marszobieg 5000 m)23:00only this unit—
Strict pull-ups on a high bar (≥ 220 cm) (podciąganie siłowe na drążku wysokim)JW GROM: Pull-ups, strict (podciąganie na drążku siłowo)1218stricter
Sit-ups in 2 min (skłony tułowia w przód)JW GROM: Sit-ups in 2 min (skłony tułowia)7580stricter
100 m swim, any stroke, dive start or start in the water (pływanie 100 m)2:00only this unit—
200 m freestyle swim (pływanie stylem dowolnym 200 m)—4:30only this unit
Underwater swim (pływanie pod wodą)—25 monly this unit
100 m sprint (bieg 100 m)—14 sonly this unit
3,000 m run (bieg 3000 m)—12:00only this unit
Parallel bar dips (uginanie ramion na poręczach)—25only this unit
Rope climb, any technique (wejście na linę)—10 sonly this unit
Wall ball, 4 kg ball, 1 min (wall ball)—38only this unit
1.5 m wall crossings in 3 min, throwing an 8 kg ball over (przejścia przez ścianę 1,5 m)—22only this unit
10 × 10 m shuttle run (bieg wahadłowy 10×10 m)—29.5 sonly this unit

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

JW GROM sets the higher minimum in: pull-ups and sit-ups.

JW AGAT tests 4 events, JW GROM tests 11 events.

Pay

JW AGAT
PLN 8,324–PLN 8,624 / monthWhat a JW AGAT operator earns · Kapral (mat) · grupa uposażenia 2 · 4 yrs · default scenario, gross
JW GROM
PLN 11,532–PLN 11,682 / monthWhat a JW GROM operator earns · Starszy sierżant (starszy bosman) · grupa uposażenia 6 · 8 yrs · default scenario, gross

Amounts are in each country’s own currency and are not converted.

Questions

Is JW AGAT or JW GROM harder to get into?

JW GROM sets the higher minimum in: pull-ups and 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 JW AGAT and JW GROM fitness tests differ?

JW AGAT: 4 events (run 5000, pull-ups, sit-ups, swim 100). JW GROM: 11 events (swim 200, underwater, pull-ups, sprint 100, sit-ups, run 3000, dips, rope, wall ball, wall 1.5 m, 10×10 m).

Does JW AGAT or JW GROM pay more?

JW AGAT: PLN 8,324–PLN 8,624/month (Kapral (mat) · grupa uposażenia 2 · 4 yrs); JW GROM: PLN 11,532–PLN 11,682/month (Starszy sierżant (starszy bosman) · grupa uposażenia 6 · 8 yrs) (default scenarios, gross). The default scenarios use different ranks and seniority, so this is not a like-for-like comparison — set the same rank in the pay calculator on each unit page.

Sources:
JW AGAT
JW GROM