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Jagdkommando vs CTOE

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

AUSTRIAJagdkommando (Österreichisches Bundesheer) — OperatorSportliche Limits AWV 2027 — OperatorOFFICIALlast verified 2026-10-18Open the calculator →PORTUGALCentro de Tropas de Operações Especiais (CTOE) — Operações EspeciaisSpecial Forces prerequisites — physical tests (pré-requisitos, provas físicas)OFFICIALlast verified 2026-10-18Open the calculator →

Minimum standards, event by event

EventJagdkommandoCTOE
8 km speed march with 20 kg (Eilmarsch)60:00only this unit—
300 m swim in clothes (Kleiderschwimmen)11:00only this unit—
Pull-ups (60 s)CTOE: Pull-ups on a bar (flexões de braços na barra)6stricter5
Squats (Kniebeugen, 120 s)48only this unit—
Push-ups (Liegestütze, 120 s)CTOE: Push-ups (extensão de braços no solo)3132stricter
Sit-ups (120 s)CTOE: Sit-ups in 1 min (abdominais)2540stricter
Alternating squat jumps (Hock-Wechsel-Sprünge, 60 s)CTOE: Squat jumps (flexão e extensão de pernas com salto)1935stricter
2,400 m run12:00only this unit—
2,500 m run (corrida)—12:00only this unit
15 km march, armed, equipped, 10 kg load (marcha)—120 minonly 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

Jagdkommando sets the higher minimum in: pull-ups.

CTOE sets the higher minimum in: push-ups, sit-ups, and squat jump.

Jagdkommando tests 8 events, CTOE tests 6 events.

Pay

JAGDKOMMANDO
€2,755 / monthWhat a Jagdkommando operator earns · Wachtmeister – Vizeleutnant, z. B. Stabswachtmeister (M BUO) · GS 4 · default scenario, gross
CTOE
€2,199 / monthWhat a Special Operations soldier earns · Segundo-sargento · Sargentos (níveis TRU 16–17) · 1.ª posição · default scenario, gross

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

Questions

Is Jagdkommando or CTOE harder to get into?

Jagdkommando sets the higher minimum in: pull-ups. CTOE sets the higher minimum in: push-ups, sit-ups, and squat jump. 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 Jagdkommando and CTOE fitness tests differ?

Jagdkommando: 8 events (march 8k, swim 300, pull-ups, squats, push-ups, sit-ups, jumps, run 2.4k). CTOE: 6 events (run 2500, push-ups, pull-ups, squat jump, sit-ups, march 15k).

Does Jagdkommando or CTOE pay more?

Jagdkommando: €2,755/month (Wachtmeister – Vizeleutnant, z. B. Stabswachtmeister (M BUO) · GS 4); CTOE: €2,199/month (Segundo-sargento · Sargentos (níveis TRU 16–17) · 1.ª posição) (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:
Jagdkommando
CTOE