Col Moschin vs NOCS
Fitness test and pay side by side. The published minimum fitness standards of Col Moschin and NOCS, event by event, with pay where we have it. Higher levels are in the paid report.
ITALY9° Reggimento d'assalto paracadutisti "Col Moschin" (Esercito Italiano)Army VFI 2026 — Special Forces track tests (comparto Forze Speciali)OFFICIALlast verified 2026-10-18Open the calculator →ITALYNOCS — Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza (Polizia di Stato)Test examples from the official NOCS page (2013) — not a full current standardAPPROXIMATElast verified 2026-10-18Open the calculator →Minimum standards, event by event
| Event | Col Moschin | NOCS |
|---|---|---|
| 2,000 m run (corsa piana 2.000 metri) | 10:00only this unit | — |
| Hanging knee raises to chest, 1 min (sollevamento ginocchia al petto) | 15only this unit | — |
| Push-ups, 2 min (piegamenti sulle braccia) | 20only this unit | — |
| Pull-ups, overhand, 2 min (trazioni alla sbarra) | 4only this unit | — |
| Parallel-bar dips, 1 min (piegamenti alle parallele) | 7only this unit | — |
| Sit-ups, feet held, 1 min (piegamenti addominali – sit up) | 20only this unit | — |
| 5,000 m run (corsa 5.000 metri) | — | 20:00only this unit |
| 100 m sprint (100 metri) | — | 14 sonly this unit |
| High jump (salto in alto) | — | 1.35 monly this unit |
| Long jump (salto in lungo) | — | 4.5 monly this unit |
Higher levels (e.g. competitive or elevated standards) and your gap to each are in the paid report.
Where the bar is higher
The two tests have no directly comparable events, so the minimums cannot be ranked against each other.
Col Moschin tests 6 events, NOCS tests 4 events.
Pay
Amounts are in each country’s own currency and are not converted.
Questions
Is Col Moschin or NOCS harder to get into?
The two tests have no directly comparable events, so the minimums cannot be ranked against each other. 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 Col Moschin and NOCS fitness tests differ?
Col Moschin: 6 events (run 2k, knees, push-ups, pull-ups, dips, sit-ups). NOCS: 4 events (run 5k, sprint 100, high jump, long jump).
Does Col Moschin or NOCS pay more?
Col Moschin: €3,021/month (Sergente Maggiore (parametro 121,50) · standard); NOCS: €2,709/month (Assistente (parametro 112,00) · standard) (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.
- Minimum (men) — Bando VFI Esercito 2026 (Decreto DGPM M_D AB05933 REG2025 0450550, 09.10.2025), Allegato G, Appendice 2 (2025-10-09)
- Examples from the NOCS page (2013) — Polizia di Stato — NOCS, Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza (poliziadistato.it) (2013-05-10)