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Armee-Aufklärungsdetachement 10 (AAD 10)
Pre-selection sports test (Sporttest Vorauswahl) — pass/fail minimums

AAD 10 is the professional unit of the Swiss Armed Forces Special Forces Command (KSK) in Ticino; its operators are specialist career officers and NCOs (Fachberufsoffiziere/-unteroffiziere). The 2-day pre-selection (Vorauswahl) combines psychological tests with a sports test: pull-ups, sit-ups, push-ups, a 5 km cross-country run, an 8 km speed march with at least 15 kg, a 300 m swim and a 25 km march with at least 25 kg. The values are pass/fail minimums with no scoring scale.

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What an AAD 10 operator earns — Ticino

Pay grade
Starting pay, no recognised experience (Anfangslohn)
Gross · Lohnklasse 17 — AAD 10 operator (Fachberufsunteroffizier / Fachberufsoffizier) · Starting pay, no recognised experience (Anfangslohn)CHF 6,974 per month, before tax
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Not included in the total
  • 13th instalment: federal pay is paid in 13 parts, so once a year one more monthly amount of base salary (range across the classes shown; Art. 41 BPV) provisionalCHF 5,828 – CHF 10,167.38 per year
  • First child: federal top-up of the cantonal family allowance to this level (ergänzende Leistungen, Art. 51 BPV)CHF 408 per month
  • Each further child: federal top-up to this level (CHF 294.50 if aged 15+ and in education)CHF 268.80 per month

From 1 Jan 2027 the new federal pay system applies (class minimum, target pay and maximum; the local supplement Ortszuschlag is abolished). AAD 10 operators are in pay class 17 and move up one class after 6 and after 12 years if the requirements are met. Starting pay is 100% of the class minimum plus 2.95% of it per year of relevant experience (years 1–5) — the 3/5/10-year steps are our calculation, and how many years the DDPS recognises is not known; officers get a somewhat higher starting pay (amount not published). Monthly = annual ÷ 13. The freefall allowance (CHF 13,755 a year) applies only once you are qualified, and its monthly split is our assumption; mission allowances are not published.

provisional = official source with a provisional legal status, a secondary source or our own calculation; see the sources.

The test, event by event

EventMinimum (pass)
Pull-ups, overhand, without a break, 2 min limit (Klimmzüge)10
Sit-ups, knees at 90°, without a break, 2 min limit (Rumpfbeugen)60
Push-ups to 6 cm above the floor, without a break, 2 min limit (Liegestütze)50
5 km cross-country run, sportswear (5-km-Geländelauf)24:00
8 km speed march, combat uniform and boots, at least 15 kg (8-km-Eilmarsch)58:00
300 m swim, freestyle (300 m Schwimmen)10:00

Also required

  • Completed 3-year vocational training (Berufslehre), Matura or equivalent; current or former member of the Swiss Armed Forces (any branch, cadre school not required); driving licence category B; clean criminal and debt-collection records (Betreibungsregister); a second national language; willingness to serve abroad. There is no fixed upper age limit.
  • Eyesight: glasses and contact lenses are not allowed in service; uncorrected distance vision of 1.0 in each eye and 1.5 binocular, normal colour vision. The pre-selection may be taken with glasses; laser correction is possible before employment (at your own cost).
  • Process: application → 2-day pre-selection (psychological tests and sports test) → medical examination at the Aeromedical Institute (FAI) → psychological selection → individual interview → 19-day practical selection course, usually 3–4 months after the pre-selection → 18-month basic training as a specialist career soldier (Fachberufsmilitär) with a 6-month probation period. Next pre-selection: 5–7 February 2027, documents by 5 December 2026.
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Questions

Why is the 25 km march not in the calculator?

On day 2, after the swim, candidates march 25 km over hilly terrain with at least 25 kg (water and food on top). The army gives only a guide time (Richtzeit) of 3.5 hours, not a limit, so there is no pass mark to compare against. Train for it anyway: it comes after a full first day of tests.

Is there a scoring scale above the minimums?

No scale is published: each event is simply passed or failed against the minimum, and the army's pages list a single set of values. Order matters — pull-ups, sit-ups and push-ups follow each other with 2-minute breaks, then about 30 minutes before the 5 km run and about 4 hours before the 8 km march.

Where do the numbers come from?

From the Swiss Armed Forces document "Durchführung Sporttest" for the AAD 10 pre-selection (dated 14 August 2026 on vtg.admin.ch) and the AAD 10 page on vtg.admin.ch (read 18 October 2026); the values match the earlier "Sportprüfung im Vorauswahlkurs AAD 10" and the 2018 brochure 82.105.d.

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