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EGB vs Parachute Regiment

Fitness test and pay side by side. The published minimum fitness standards of EGB and Parachute Regiment, 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 →UNITED KINGDOMThe Parachute Regiment (British Army)Role Fitness Test (Entry) — ParatrooperOFFICIALlast verified 2026-10-18Open the calculator →

Minimum standards, event by event

EventEGBParachute Regiment
7 km march with 20 kg (combat boots, field uniform)52 minonly this unit—
200 m swim in uniform (Kleiderschwimmen) + undress in the water8:00only this unit—
Obstacle course with helmet, weapon and goggles2:20only this unit—
10 km individual speed march (Eilmarsch)80 minonly this unit—
Mid-Thigh Pull (MTP), peak force—76 kgonly this unit
Seated medicine ball throw, 4 kg (MBT)—3.1 monly this unit
2 km run—8:25only 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, Parachute Regiment tests 3 events.

Pay

EGB
€4,040 / monthWhat an EGB paratrooper (Fallschirmjäger mit Erweiterter Grundbefähigung) earns · Feldwebel (A 7) · Stufe 3 · default scenario, grosspartly provisional
PARACHUTE REGIMENT
£35,310–£37,407 / yearWhat a Paratrooper earns · OR3 · Lance Corporal · OR3-01 · default scenario, gross

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

Questions

Is EGB or Parachute Regiment 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 Parachute Regiment fitness tests differ?

EGB: 4 events (march 7k, swim 200, obstacle, march 10k). Parachute Regiment: 3 events (mtp, med ball, 2 km run).

Does EGB or Parachute Regiment pay more?

EGB: €4,040/month; Parachute Regiment: £35,310–£37,407/year (default scenarios, gross). The amounts are in different currencies and depend on taxes and cost of living, so we do not rank them.

Sources:
EGB
Parachute Regiment