Officer recruitment - the fitness test

Watch our fitness test video to see what is expected of student officers during the physical element of their training.

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• Police fitness test
• Kent Police
• Kent
• Police
• fitness
• test
• Police officer recruitment
• beoming a Police Officer
• recruitment process
• Police bleep test

[joys5487]

how tall , and what quliafactions do you need to become a police officer

[kentpolicevideos]

@joys5487 Recruitment for police officers is closed at the moment. But to answer your question, you don't need any formal qualifications to join the police service. However you should make sure that your application form is well written and presented as grammar and spelling is assessed. Please visit the National Policing Improvement Agency's recruitment website for more information.

[lordcutter61]

how old do you need to be for kent police work experience?

[kentpolicevideos]

@lordcutter61 - generally 16 or over. To find out if there are any opportunities near where you live call us on 01622 690690 and ask to speak to the work placement coordinator for your area.

[Morrell84]

Why is the bleep test only a 15 meter shuttle? Surely the standard 20 meter test would be more better?! What level do you need to reach if this is only 15 meters, as i managed 12.5 at my local gym recently running the 20 meter shuttle.

[kentpolicevideos]

@Morrell84 The decision to use the 15-metre bleep test was made by the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) following research carried out by Loughborough University and applies to all UK forces. Compared to the 20-metre test, it is shorter but the timings between the levels are too.

We encourage our student officers to put in their best effort when completing the test even if they successfully reach the pass mark of level 5.4.

Thanks for the questions - hope this information helps.

[CameraManSW]

Lmao only 35 kilos with the strength tests? The average man could atleast pull and push 50 kilos for 5 sets.

[Zildjian285]

Excellent video. I've always wondered what the fitness test was like and it's great to see an actual video of it.

Are you planning to make more videos of the officer recruitment?

I'd like to see what presentation, interview and medical test is like if that's allowed to be shown.

[studentafghan]

Great

[dpeasant3]

Strange, i thought i have to be tougher to become an officer. Here, in Russia, we have different tests. Like minimal 12 pull-ups, 3000 metres in 12.40 minutes and so on. riot police has much more difficult tests + sparring. Though idk about western test for riot police.

Anyway, interesting video.

[DigitalEmpires]

i soo want to join this . Training started

[cfundevil]

to be a police officer. and not carry a fire arm..

[SpecialCuntstable]

i did that 15 metre bleep test in college and got 18.8