EGB vs 1st Airborne
Fitness test and pay side by side. The published minimum fitness standards of EGB and 1st Airborne, event by event, with pay where we have it. Higher levels are in the paid report.
GERMANYFallschirmjäger — Erweiterte Grundbefähigung (EGB), Spezialisierte Kräfte des HeeresEGB selection — test week limits (2023 procedure)APPROXIMATElast verified 2026-10-18Open the calculator →
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 →Minimum standards, event by event
| Event | EGB | 1st Airborne |
|---|---|---|
| 7 km march with 20 kg (combat boots, field uniform) | 52 minonly this unit | — |
| 200 m swim in uniform (Kleiderschwimmen) + undress in the water | 8:00only this unit | — |
| Obstacle course with helmet, weapon and goggles | 2:20only this unit | — |
| 10 km individual speed march (Eilmarsch) | 80 minonly this unit | — |
| Push-ups (腕立て伏せ) | — | 52only this unit |
| Bent-knee sit-ups (ひざ半屈腹筋) | — | 55only this unit |
| 3,000 m run (3000m走) | — | 13:39only 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.
EGB tests 4 events, 1st Airborne tests 3 events.
Pay
No pay data yet.
Amounts are in each country’s own currency and are not converted.
Questions
Is EGB or 1st Airborne 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 EGB and 1st Airborne fitness tests differ?
EGB: 4 events (march 7k, swim 200, obstacle, march 10k). 1st Airborne: 3 events (push-ups, sit-ups, run 3000).
Does EGB or 1st Airborne pay more?
We have pay data for EGB (€4,040/month, default scenario, gross) but not yet for 1st Airborne.
- Limit (2023 test week) — bundeswehr.de — Neues Auswahlverfahren für Spezialisierte Kräfte (2023-05-30)
- 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)