Physical Fitness Requirements from the Turkish Special Forces

Turkey Bordo Bereliler Physical Fitness Test

Bordo Bereliler, Özel Kuvvetler Komutanlığı or also Maroon Berets is a highly qualified special unit of the Turkish Military. They are known to be one of the last to perform the Güven Atışı (Trust Shot) during one of the last phases of Training. It also has been reported that they occasionally will stand on an airport take-off lane and withstand the fear of being hit by an airplane that is about to be taken off. The plane misses the candidate by inches.

Motto: "Ölüm bizimle gelir"
Translation: Death comes with us

Established in: "1952"

To be able to join the unit, one must be a Turkish citizen. One must be an Army Officer or Non-Commissioned Officer. The applicant cannot live a married life without being married, and cannot have any previous conviction. The candidates' personal life will be analyzed before even joining the special force commando. Discipline is very important to this unit, as it is believed to save future problems by selecting very carefully from a pool of candidates.

Chart Standards P.F.T. Özel Kuvvetler Komutanlığı

#	Exercises	Pass	Alright	Ideal	Gold
1.	Pullups	+ 6 reps	+ 8 reps	+ 9 reps	+ 10 reps
2.	Sit-Ups in 2 min	+ 30 reps	+ 40 reps	+ 45 reps	+ 50 reps
3.	Pushups in 2 min	+ 20 reps	+ 30 reps	+ 35 reps	+ 40 reps
4.	2400 Meter Run	- 13:30 min	- 13:00 min	- 12:45 min	- 12:30 min

The candidates will be further screened. The candidate will go through interviews, psychological evaluations, personality tests before being selected into the training phase. The training phase is very intense. It usually lasts about 3.5 years and includes a hell month compared to hell week of Navy Seals. During the training phase they also will prove themselves fearless, by being dropped off 100 meters into the ocean with their hands and feet tied, and without any assistance need to make it back to the beach.

Physical Requirements from Other Units

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S.A.S.	Seal Team Six	Delta Force
K.S.K.	Spetsnaz	GRUMEC
JW Grom	Austrian Jakdo	Recces

They are also expected to endure daily fitness routines, various obstacle courses, hours on hours of martial arts classes, search and rescue, 100 KM with a 40kg ruck orienteering, and further testings. If you fail in any of the selection phases, you will not be permitted to retake the tests, unless for health reasons.

Bordo Bereliler Fitness Test Video

Bordo Bereliler - Alay Marşı

Annem beni yetiştirdi bu ellere yolladı
Al sancağı teslim etti, Allah'a ısmarladı
Boş oturma çalış dedi, hizmet eyle vatana
Sütüm sana helal olmaz, saldırmazsan düşmana
Arş ileri, marş ileri, Türk askeri dönmez geri!

Yastığımız mezar taşı, yorganımız kan olsun
Biz bu yoldan döner isek namus bize ar olsun
Ne şereftir ölmek bize bu güzel vatan için!
Yanar yürek yurt aşkıyla daima için için
Arş ileri, marş ileri, türk askeri dönmez geri.

Bordo Bereliler March

My mother raised me and sent me on the road.
She handed me the red flag and told me to trust in God.
She told me: Don't sit back, work, and Serve your Country.
I will not forgive you if you don't attack the enemy."
March forward, March forward, the Turkish Soldier never retreats.

The funeral stone is our pillow, and the blood is our bedsheet.
If we turn away from this path of honor, shame will be on us.
What an honor to die for our beautiful homeland.
Our souls always burn with the love for our country.
March forward, March forward, the Turkish Soldier never retreats.

My Experience with the Bordo Bereliler Test

Bordo Bereliler Facts

- During various international special forces competitions, Bordo Bereliler came in in first place.

- Bordo Bereliler does not receive their orders from other military units.

- They can be compared to the U.S. Green Berets. There is another more secretive organization besides Bordo Bereliler, called M.A.K. (Muharebe Arama Kurtarma), which can be compared to their counterpart Delta Force and Seal Team Six.

- Besides the formation in Turkey, Bordo Bereliler Candidates will also be trained abroad for about a year.