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Sunday, April 23, 2006

Civil Servant Fit Club, some follow up

HPD physical fitness test for hiring.
Starting Point
(Counter Clockwise)
The Physical Agility Test consists of two separate timed events.
The first event is a timed obstacle course that must be completed within 90 seconds or less. The course consists of an 800 foot run (6 total laps). During the first lap, the applicant must pull himself/herself up and look over a 7 and one-half foot wall for 10
seconds, complete a 5’3” running jump, and climb a 3’6” wall.

Immediately upon completion of the obstacle course the applicant must do 6 push-ups and 30 sit-ups within 120 seconds. Should the applicant fail any of the events, the entire test must be retaken. Two additional attempts may be given after a failure; should the third attempt fail, the applicant must wait 30 days before retaking the test.

At the current time, I have not found any information on how often fitness is evaluated after entering the force.

It looks like HFD applicants have a little tougher requirements for qualification.
Starting Point
(Counter Clockwise)
The Physical Agility Test consists of two separate timed events.
The first event is a timed obstacle course that must be completed within 90 seconds or
less. The course consists of an 800 foot run (6 total laps). During the first lap, the
applicant must pull himself/herself up and look over a 7 and one-half foot wall for 10
seconds, complete a 5’3” running jump, and climb a 3’6” wall.
Immediately upon completion of the obstacle course the applicant must do 6 push-ups
and 30 sit-ups within 120 seconds.
Should the applicant fail any of the events, the entire test must be retaken. Two
additional attempts may be given after a failure; should the third attempt fail, the
applicant must wait 30 days before retaking the test.

1 Comments:

  • It seems it would benefit the department to require fitness tests on an annual basis, and offer/require fitness training to help them maintain a level of fitness.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:47 AM  

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