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JW FORMOZA vs JW GROM

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

POLANDJednostka Wojskowa FORMOZA (JW 4026)Extended Selection for assault groups — fitness test (Selekcja Rozszerzona)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 FORMOZAJW GROM
Underwater swim (pływanie pod wodą)25 msame25 msame
400 m freestyle swim (400 m stylem dowolnym)8:30only this unit—
Pull-ups on a high bar (podciąganie na drążku wysokim)JW GROM: Pull-ups, strict (podciąganie na drążku siłowo)1418stricter
10 × 10 m shuttle run (bieg wahadłowy 10×10 m)30 s29.5 sstricter
Sit-ups in 2 min (skłony tułowia w przód)JW GROM: Sit-ups in 2 min (skłony tułowia)7080stricter
3,000 m run (marszobieg 3000 m)JW GROM: 3,000 m run (bieg 3000 m)12:3012:00stricter
200 m freestyle swim (pływanie stylem dowolnym 200 m)—4:30only this unit
100 m sprint (bieg 100 m)—14 sonly 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

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, 10×10 m, sit-ups, and run 3000.

Same minimum: underwater.

JW FORMOZA tests 6 events, JW GROM tests 11 events.

Pay

JW FORMOZA
PLN 10,357–PLN 10,507 / monthWhat a JW FORMOZA combat diver earns · Sierżant (bosman) · grupa uposażenia 5 · 6 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 FORMOZA or JW GROM harder to get into?

JW GROM sets the higher minimum in: pull-ups, 10×10 m, sit-ups, and run 3000. Same minimum: underwater. 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 FORMOZA and JW GROM fitness tests differ?

JW FORMOZA: 6 events (underwater, swim 400, pull-ups, 10×10 m, sit-ups, run 3000). 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 FORMOZA or JW GROM pay more?

JW FORMOZA: PLN 10,357–PLN 10,507/month (Sierżant (bosman) · grupa uposażenia 5 · 6 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 FORMOZA
JW GROM