OFFICIALlast verified 2026-10-18Marinejegerkommandoen (MJK) — Marinejeger
Marinejeger admission — physical minimums (fysiske minstekrav)
The Norwegian Naval Special Operations Command (Marinejegerkommandoen) tests applicants at its admission in Bergen: a 5000 m run with a 9 kg pack, pull-ups, push-ups, brutalbenk, a 400 m swim, 25 m underwater, a 30 km walk with 22 kg and a lifesaving test. The tests are done one after another with short breaks, so the 45 push-ups come after the run with the pack. The values are fixed minimums with no scoring scale; MJK says those who complete the training have around 20% more capacity than the minimums.
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Pay · free · minimum pay from 1 May 2024
What an MJK operator earns — Haakonsvern (Bergen)
- Risk allowance level 1 — parachute jump, diving (double rate below 39 m), helicopter hoist, boarding; once per day (risikotillegg nivå 1) provisionalNOK 400 per day
- Holiday pay: 12% of the previous year’s pay, paid in June, minus the holiday deduction (feriepenger, ferietrekk)12% of salary per year
Norway has had no state pay table since 1 May 2024: pay is agreed individually in kroner. Shown are Forsvaret’s minimum rates from the protocol of 21 Jan 2025 (default: oversersjant, OR 6), raised along the pay ladder — our calculation; the 2026 agreement abolished central minimums, so they may change. Not included: the 2025 settlement, the 2026 local negotiations (pool about 2.7%, deadline 31 Oct 2026) and working-time allowances; no public special-forces allowance has been found. In the first training year you receive the initial-service allowance plus some service-specific allowances; full pay starts in the second year.
provisional = official source with a provisional legal status, a secondary source or our own calculation; see the sources.
- Protokoll HTA 2.5.1 LO og YS 2024 — Forsvaret (21.01.2025), pkt 4 minstelønn (Oct 18, 2026) provisional
- Hovedtariffavtalen i staten 1.05.2026–30.04.2028 (LO Stat) — § 4 lønnsstige, lønnsplan 05.101 (Oct 18, 2026) provisional
- Forsvaret — Lønn og skatt (Oct 18, 2026)
- Særavtale om merutgiftsdekning, ulempe- og risikokompensasjon for Forsvaret (Kompensasjonsavtalen) 2022 — pkt 4.1.1 (Oct 18, 2026) provisional
- Forsvaret — Velkommen til grovopptak! (Marinejeger → Lønn) (Oct 18, 2026)
The test, event by event
| Event | Minimum (admission in Bergen) |
|---|---|
| 5000 m run with a 9 kg pack (løping med sekk) | 25:00 |
| Pull-ups, overhand (kroppshevning) | 8 |
| Push-ups, max 2 s pause (armhevninger) | 45 |
| Brutalbenk — hanging knee raises, elbows to knees | 14 |
| 400 m swim, no goggles (svømming) | 10:00 |
| 30 km walk with a 22 kg pack (gåing med sekk) | 270 min |
| Lifesaving test (livredningstest) | 4:30 |
Also required
- Norwegian citizenship; aptitude test (teoritest) score of 5 (good candidates with 4 can retest) and a mental-health score of 9; no glasses or contact lenses and normal colour vision; a clean record and security clearance.
- Also at admission: 25 m underwater swim (pass/fail, started in the water, whole body under water to the far wall) — it has no time limit, so it is not in the calculator.
- Path: two years of training in Bergen; the first year counts as initial service (førstegangstjeneste) for those who have not started it. No age limit for admission is published on the Marinejeger page. Application deadline: 15 April 2027.
- Minimum (admission in Bergen) — forsvaret.no — Marinejeger (oppdatert 08.09.2026); MJK treningsveileder 2026 (2026-09-08)
Questions
Are the tests the same at grovopptak?
No. Applicants without prior service who go through grovopptak 2026 (Sessvollmoen) do a slightly different set: 8 pull-ups, 45 push-ups, 40 sit-ups in 2 min, 20 back extensions (rygghev), a 7 km run with 22 kg in 45 min or less, the 30 km march with 22 kg in 4 h 30 min, a 400 m swim in 10 min, 25 m underwater and the lifesaving test in 4:30 — without the 5000 m with 9 kg and brutalbenk. MJK tells applicants to read their call-up letter carefully. The calculator uses the Bergen admission set.
Is the minimum enough to get in?
Usually not. MJK publishes the averages of those admitted in the last intake: 5000 m 21:13, 12 pull-ups, 51 push-ups, 17 brutalbenk, 400 m in 7:33, lifesaving test 3:30. These are averages, not a higher pass mark.
Where do the numbers come from?
From the forsvaret.no page "Marinejeger" (updated 8 September 2026), the service guide page "Marinejeger" (27 August 2026) and the "MJK treningsveileder 2026" (PDF, 5 May 2026), which give the same minimums. The grovopptak values come from the forsvaret.no page "Grovopptak" (24 August 2026).
What does MJK pay?
What an MJK operator earns: in the default scenario (Oversersjant · OR 6 (SKO 1566, lang lønnsstige) · år 0) NOK 520,000 gross per year, minimum pay from 1 May 2024. Some amounts are provisional — see the notes in the pay section. The pay calculator on this page lets you change rank, seniority and allowances. Main source: Protokoll HTA 2.5.1 LO og YS 2024 — Forsvaret (21.01.2025), pkt 4 minstelønn.
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