OFFICIALlast verified 2026-10-18Royal Marines Commando
Royal Marines Fitness Test (RMFT)
The RMFT is taken in the first two weeks of main training at CTCRM Lympstone, after the two-week Recruit Orientation Phase: multi-stage fitness test (bleep) to level 11, 5 overhand pull-ups, 40 push-ups and 50 sit-ups, plus a weapon-handling test. Earlier, the 5-day Candidate Preparation Course requires at least 30 press-ups, 40 sit-ups and 4 pull-ups. All time and distance standards are the same for men and women.
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What a Royal Marine earns
- Parachute pay (RRP Parachute)£7.40 per day
- Mountain leader pay, initial–enhanced (RRP Mountain Leader)£22.78 – £27.26 per day
- Separation allowance by days away, levels 1–16 (Longer Separation Allowance)£9.58 – £43.77 per day
Salaries are annual and already include the 14.5% X-Factor. Which trade supplement (1–4) applies to Royal Marines is not public, so pay is shown as a range from supplement 1 to 4. There is no separate “Commando pay”. Rank names follow the AFPRB tables; a trained Marine starts at OR2.
provisional = official source with a provisional legal status, a secondary source or our own calculation; see the sources.
- AFPRB 55th Report 2026 (CP 1567), Appendix 1 and 3 (Oct 18, 2026)
- MOD — Armed Forces’ pay round 2027, remit letter (15 Jul 2026): 2026/27 award accepted (Oct 18, 2026)
- royalnavy.mod.uk — Royal Marines pay and benefits (Marine = OR2; page shows 2025 rates) (Oct 18, 2026) provisional
The test, event by event
| Event | Minimum |
|---|---|
| Multi-stage fitness test (bleep), level | 11 |
| Pull-ups (overhand) | 5 |
| Push-ups | 40 |
| Sit-ups | 50 |
Also required
- Swim test (CPC, ROP, OSC): jump from 3 m, two lengths (about 150 m) of breaststroke without touching walls or bottom, no time limit; 2 minutes treading water; exit the pool without a ladder; no goggles.
- Weapon-handling test alongside the RMFT.
- Age 16–32 at the start of initial training (application from 15 years 9 months); BMI 28 or less (exceptions with waist under 94 cm); minimum 65 kg or BMI 23; minimum height 145 cm.
- Minimum — royalnavy.mod.uk — Commando Recruit Orientation Phase (2026-10-18)
Questions
Are the standards the same for women?
Yes. The Royal Navy states that all criteria tests (time and distance) share exactly the same standards and calls it a gender-free training programme.
What comes before the RMFT?
The Pre-Joining Fitness Assessment (bleep test to level 10.8, then press-ups, sit-ups and pull-ups to the bleep, can be retaken) and the 5-day Candidate Preparation Course, where the minimum is 30 press-ups, 40 sit-ups and 4 pull-ups. The site adds: never aim for the minimum.
What are the later Commando Tests?
In the final phase of the 32-week training: Endurance Course (73 min), 30-miler on Dartmoor (8 h), plus the 9-mile speed march (90 min) and Tarzan Assault Course (13 min) — the last two from an archived official page from 2016. Officers face tighter limits: 71 min, 90 min, 12 min and 7 h.
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