Selection Standard Policia de Panama

The National Police of Panama, considered part of the public force, is trained to fight drug and arms trafficking and money laundering. They perform community surveillance to promote a peaceful Panama to national and foreign citizens.


Motto: "Proteger y servir"
Translation: Protect and Serve


Established in: "1990"


To join, the applicant has to be a citizen of Panama, has to be at least 165 cm tall as for men and 160 cm for women. One cannot join with tattoos, nor gold teeth. One cannot be older than 27 years of age.

Prueba fisico atletica Policia Nacional
# Exercises Pass Good Great Gold
1 1 Mile Run - 6:03 min - 5:55 min - 5:45 min - 5:30 min
2 Sit-Ups + 50 reps + 54 reps + 56 reps + 58 reps
3 Pushups + 40 reps + 45 reps + 50 reps + 55 reps
4 Parcour -20.50 sec -20.00 sec -19.50 sec -19.00 sec
5 25 Meter Swim Pass / Fail. You need to swim 25 meters without break
Pre-Selection Test Policia Panama

This test involves 5 different exercises, which have to be taken in the listed order. It starts with a 1-mile run, followed by sit-ups in a minute, pushups in 2 minutes, an obstacle course, and a swim test consisting of swimming a lane. Once you pass this fitness test and pass some interviews, medical and psychological tests, one joins the police Academy in Panama.


Policia Nacional Fitness Test
Panama Police Workout

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