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SFG vs Jægerkorpset

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

BELGIUMSpecial Forces Group (SFG) — Special Forces OperatorSOF admission tests and cadre tests de combat (SF operator candidate)OFFICIALlast verified 2026-10-18Open the calculator →DENMARKJægerkorpset — Operatør (jægersoldat)Fysisk test niveau 5 + 2nd selection minimumsOFFICIALlast verified 2026-10-18Open the calculator →

Minimum standards, event by event

EventSFGJægerkorpset
Pull-ups (tractions)Jægerkorpset: Pull-ups, overhand (kropshævninger), 3 sets (reps per set)5same5same
Toes to bar, right after the pull-ups1only this unit—
Sit-ups (sit-up)40only this unit—
8 km run (endurance)40:00only this unit—
Rope course in combat uniform with jacket and boots (piste de corde)2:20only this unit—
Obstacle course in combat uniform with jacket and boots (piste d’obstacles)4:15only this unit—
Fireman’s carry, 200 m with jacket, boots, webbing and weapon (porter homme)1:20only this unit—
16 km speed march with jacket, boots, webbing and weapon (speed marche)100 minonly this unit—
12-minute run (12-min løbetest)—2,900 monly this unit
Split squat, 3 × 15 per leg — added load—20 kgonly this unit
Dips, 3 sets (reps per set)—5only this unit
Burpees in 2 minutes—35only this unit
30 km march with 20 kg (hours)—6 honly this unit
1,000 m breaststroke (brystsvømning)—25:00only this unit
Underwater swim (undervandssvømning)—25 monly 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

Same minimum: pull-ups.

SFG tests 8 events, Jægerkorpset tests 8 events.

Pay

SFG
€4,173 / monthWhat a Special Forces Group operator earns · Sergent / sergeant (Sgt) · annexe A, tableau 7 · 4 yrs · default scenario, grosspartly provisional
JÆGERKORPSET
DKK 479,843 / yearWhat a Jægerkorpset operator earns · Sergent (CS, basisløngruppe 2) · bl.gr. 2 · default scenario, grosspartly provisional

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

Questions

Is SFG or Jægerkorpset harder to get into?

Same minimum: pull-ups. 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 SFG and Jægerkorpset fitness tests differ?

SFG: 8 events (pull-ups, toes2bar, sit-ups, run 8k, rope, obstacles, carry 200, march 16k). Jægerkorpset: 8 events (run 12min, split sq, dips, pull-ups, burpees, march 30k, swim 1k, uw swim).

Does SFG or Jægerkorpset pay more?

SFG: €4,173/month; Jægerkorpset: DKK 479,843/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:
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Jægerkorpset