Physical Fitness Requirements from the U.S. SWAT

Miami S.R.T. Requirements

The Miami S.R.T., Special Response Team, considered also a S.W.A.T. Unit, is one of the toughest elite police units in the world, engaging their job in one of the most hostile environments of the United States, Miami Dade in Florida. Members of this unit are highly specialized and considered highly trained professionals. They are considered the last line of defense in Miami and they see action regularly.

Sayings: On the Streets of Miami, it is cheaper to buy an AK47 then a PlayStation"

To be considered for the selection course, one must have successfully gone through the 6-month police academy and spend a year as a police officer. One must also have satisfactory scores on yearly and monthly evaluations.

The selection course is 3 weeks long, intense, and internationally known. It attracts members of different units from around the globe to participate and learn from the selection course. They do incorporate some of the drills found in Navy Seals Buds training. The attrition rate is very high.

Chart Standards Police Special Response Team

#	Exercises	One Event Fail means Automatic Disqualification
1	Wall Climb	Jump and Climb over a 2-meter wall.
2	Rope Climb	Climb up a 10-meter high rope.
3	Rope Hold	Don't use your legs at all while hanging for 45 seconds.
4.	100 Yard Sprint	Your time needs to be less than 15 seconds.
5.	100 Yard Firemen Carry	Don't slow down, full sprint.
6.	1.5-mile run	needs to be accomplished in less than 12 minutes
7.	400 Yard Swim	Not timed, but not allowed to stop.
8.	Tower jump	On-Command you need to jump from a 10-meter tower into water.
9.	Tread Water	Keep your head above water for 10 minutes
10.	Benchpress	Bench your Bodyweight + 25 lbs at least once.
11.	Pullups	Dead Hang Pull-ups with 25 lbs at least 5x.
12.	Pushups	at least 42 reps in 1 min
13.	Sit-Ups	at least 39 reps in 1 min
14.	Hack Squat	1 max rep with 100 lbs over bodyweight

Physical Requirements S.W.A.T.

This test involves 14 different exercises, which have to be completed in the listed order. Furthermore, all events follow each other right away. The only break the candidates get is when they are driven from the track to the swimming pool. They also do get a break when they head to the gym part of the selection test. The break is in both cases 15 min. The candidates will also be evaluated on accuracy. Proper form when climbing the wall for example is essential to the staff. There are other events that a candidate will have to go through, which is for one, a shotgun drill. It happens right after the Rope isometric hold exercise. The shotgun drill is a Parcours, where the candidate has to run with the shotgun, shoot, crawl, and climb. This is combined with a little twist where a situation will be simulated where the candidates have to quickly put on a gas- mask and throw a tennis ball into the "room". The tennis ball most likely mimicking a teargas grenade. The staff will see how quickly you can operate after you just ran parkour. The last event after the physical portion is a shooting skills test, where the candidates have to shoot successfully from a 25-yard distance. If they further pass this test, they will be invited into an oral interview. After the interview, the candidates for SWAT School are selected.

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Miami SWAT School

Miami SWAT School lasts 3 weeks. The candidates will share their time in between classrooms, in the gym and outdoors to go through various scenarios such as hostage rescue, active shooter training, and barricade subject training. Every morning starts with physical fitness from 7 to 11 o'clock. Training consists of lots of calisthenics and long-distance runs. The staff usually wants to exhaust the candidates to see how they perform completely exhausted.

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Miami SWAT School (Continued)

At the end of SWAT school week 2, candidates will go through the shooting qualification course. It consists of the shotgun, pistol, ar-15, and rifle testing. Candidates, if they fail will be allowed another 2 attempts. If the candidate cannot meet the standards on the third attempt, they will be dismissed from the course.

Week 3 of SWAT School becomes even more intensive. Candidates will get to know the elements of water a little better. Physical Fitness Training will consist of calisthenics wearing swimming gear such as goggles and fins. Candidates will go through drown proofing, ocean swims, and various water exercises. They learn how to water cast, go through night swims, tactical shooting, Rappelling, chemical agents. Before being able to graduate, candidates must succumb to their fear of heights, and jump from the 5th floor onto a jump cushion.

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S.W.A.T. S.R.T. Facts and Information

Recently, the first Female Officer officially made it through the training course. No Woman has ever made it in 20 years.

The preferred characteristics of a SWAT Member of Miami are... mental toughness, detail-oriented, physical top shape, good decision-making while under pressure, and comradeship.