HOW TO PASS the RAF Fitness Test 

If you can crack your fitness before you start basic training you will find it so much easier. That’s the best advice I could give you.

All of this is exactly what we do for PE warm-ups

Men and women who decide to come into this path deserve all our respect and gratitude. They know in advance how sacrifice this career will be, very far from home and risky situations, so all our recognition and big THANK YOU!

How to pass the RAF fitness test..............Turn up!

This really helps!! I would like to be in the RAF band when I am older! When I was little I used to say to my dad (who was in the army) that I wanted to be in the military when the time comes and now 8 years later (I'm 14) I have made my decision to be in the RAF!!! I'm going to use this information to make myself stronger! :) Edit: 16 almost 17 now. I have not joined the RAF, but I am joining the British Army! I have my assessment centre in 9 days. Hopefully I get in as a musician, although I haven't heard about an audition at all. I will update after I go through the assessment centre. Update: I'm starting British Army Basic Training in September at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate. I'll be training there for 5 months, then I'll go to Portsmouth for my phase 2 training as a musician! Update: I started phase 2 last week, currently its been the best fuckin fun I've had in a long time. Phase 1 was shite, but the bonds you make with the people are incredible. I urge anyone to join the British Army! Its been amazing so far, and im less than a year in!

im irish but every year i go to the airshow in ireland and the raf planes are in it and its amazing

Are you alive? Yes You’re in!

Man I have some training to do. Got 2 years of high school, 2 years of air college and this to get through.

Very informative, thank you!

This is really unfair how men have a way higher fitness standard than women. Women say that they want equality well explain this

At the time of writing May 2024 my grandson is at RAF Halton starting his second week of the ten week basic. They have lost a few guys already, only those getting above 80% but fail get another go, below 80% and you are out, some guys left after day three days, get as fit as you can before you arrive, just up to standard is not enough.

My old Flight Sergeant use to do his bleep tests in his mobility scooter. Got up to level 9 and that was it full speed straight through the fire exit, turn right down the road and into The Spar shop, for well deserved snacks.

The run test in school was hell

Update as if August 2022. You now only need to pass the diversity test and you're in. This country is done for.

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Equality they say. Female are stronger they say

Number 9 needs to learn how to run with correct form.

That is a lot of 'sit-ups.' And they are the gut-wrenching haul-your-carcass-off-the-mat type not just crunches.

I sleep well at night knowing that the raf have got my back. 👀

How to pass... just knowing where the gym is normally is suffice and that’s even a mystery to some.

today while at my fitness test i passed everything apart from the sit ups as my instructor did not understand that she should stand on my feet while i’m doing them, i failed because of that and found it very unfair :/

As someone who is skinny and has terrible fitness I am now training for this

Wow, what an informative video. Who knew the RAF had a fitness test!

I’ve got 2 year of high school and then RAF here I come

Oh hey cool, i passed it. I got a score of 11 on the beep test, i got 35 on the push up test and i got 49 on the sit up tests

I would die straight away

Really wish i joined the raf when i was younger love my history and war planes

;p time to get fit lads.

No one: HM Military: *THE FITNESSGRAM PACER TEST IS-*

The fitness test was a lot harder when I was in. As LACs the SWO insisted that we do the beep test over the three lanes of the Westbound M4 corridor, in our pants! Couldn't get away with that now, but was seen as character building back then!

Love coming back to old videos like this and seeing all the comments from the knuckle dragging Army bods trying to poke fun at the RAF’s fitness standards, it’s funnier now because since covid the Army’s fitness standards are worse than the RAF’s, even the RAF Reg’s requirements are harder than the Army’s infantry standards these days 😂

9.10 on the bleep test Jesus that’s higher then the one for infantry in the army

Hold on I thought gender was a social construct?

RAF fitness test 1 press up half sit up and walk 100 meters all this in 2 days 😂😂

I'm really good a pushups and sit-ups, really need to work on the bleep test though

Im in the Raf regiment and passed this not long ago the best tip is to stop all exercise a year before signing up and make sure you eat as much junk food as possible

Bleep oof I love that

Step 1: Learn how to sit down Step 2: ...that’s it...

I want to try get in the army but the only problem is I’m way overweight for my age. My stamina is terrible and I can’t do one push-up or sit-up. I’m gonna try to lose all this excess weight tho

Thanks for the video. Hoping to join the Regt. Gunners. These videos have been great help.

I am very much interested to join in RAF as a nursing officer , Well , I am bit nervous about this fitness test . But I will do my best 👍

yikes cant even do one press up

Lol This is what I have to do because I wanna join the RAF

This is a warm up compared to the army fitness test lol😂

How difficult is the fitness test? I pretty much do 30km of cycling a week, alot of walking and lot of lifting and DIY work.

I thought it was gender equality lol.

I went through this when I joined the RAF. It was really difficult 😂

Thank you for this!

It's no longer a best effort test, now they stop each recruit once they reach their required standard.

Anyone help me here, it says this video came out 2 months ago but peoples comments are from 5 months ago.

so basicaly its a 165 year old pe lesson warm up but under more pressure : )

As a female, I completely agree that women should be allowed to join all roles of all services IF they can meet the same fitness requirements as men. I don't understand the logic of making it easier in the name of "equality" an I'm sure plenty of women would be able to match the men in their test.

So I won't need to swim lol 😂😂i was stressing

Thanks for this helped me learn more and makes me want to join the RAF more

Sittin’ here eatin my pizza. Delicious.

What does the score for the Multi Stage Fitness Test Correlate to? Mine says 7.02. What does that mean?

Wait so you need to get level 9.10 in the bleep test but didn’t they say it was a best effort exercise ?

my biggest fear / issue is the pushups. i can barely do 5 and its stressing me out, i've got my aptitude test on the 9th of this month, i know i've got plenty of time to work on pushups as the fitness test wont be for a few months yet but i'm struggling quite a bit. has anyone got any tips on how i can work on that aspect?

how to pass there RAF fitness test..ha ha turn up boom...

If you do this, it doesnt mean that you are in. The test is across 12 weeks and its consists of 2k runs, swims, circuits, jogs, sit ups and push ups.

I want to be in the RAF but I'm probably going to fail

Is LASIK/PRK surgery allowed and any instructions on that?

What no women?!?

This is why I can’t join

I’m 14 now and am considering joining the RAF in 3 years, that’s well enough time to get this down haha.

For the logistics driver role do you still have to do all this ?

I'm only thirteen and I would like to be a Regt. Gunner (obviously when I'm sixteen) but I need to shape up >^< ya know what I might come back to this comment in 3 years and reply and tell people how I did

Will the fitness test be conducted within an environment like this or within a gym with a PT

Guys help: i wanna join the pharmacy field of RAF: do I still expect all this and can anyone help with interview, this is what i have to know: initial recruit training phase 1 specialization training phase 2 training RAF stations in the UK and overseas RAF operations in the last 12 months NATO And what the pre joining fitness test entails it would be highly appreciated to receive some help, thanks

Shame that this is unlisted, this is a great video.

what abouit if someone would be good at computers but has a bad back

exactly what i do in school pe warm ups,

When demonstrating the press ups the participants weren't sat in numerical order.

where is the NAFFI????

If you do this you can be in the raf with the also c to a in GCSEs is there anymore type of thing you need to be able to do

do u have to have a buzz cut

Didn't know they had a fitness test

There is not many chicks around is there? Answer, because even this somple test beats them and makes them cry.

I am interested in physiotherapy, do you have any careers in the RAF for a physiotherapist

If you join the RAF just get used to biting a lot of pillows.

What do you mean by a best effort test? 1:07

35 sit-ups in a minute is hard

Just turn up.

The RAF Fitness test: 'An Airman must be able to check in to a Hilton in under 7 minutes'

Only 20 push up ??? Surely not

Will you pass if you complete the press ups the multistage fitness test but not the sit-ups?

Guess US and Royal Marines still has the hardest PFT and basic training... EDIT: 3:00

I just passed my pjft test today first attempt. It’s very hard and needs a lot of practice and endurance.

In 1971 all you had to do was drink 7 pints 🍺!

Hey if a transgender person wanted to join, would they be measured as their biological gender? There's no wrong or offensive answer, I just need to know which criteria I'm aiming for. Thanks!

Any minimum height requirements for joining?

I have a BMI of about 29 due to having lots of muscle mass. Would I be deemed overweight as its over the required 28?

aw damn, theres a test?

Do you still get buzz cut when you join raf?

Geez, the female standards are so much lower than the male ones, how disheartening

How to pass the RAF fitness test? From my experience just don’t turn up drunk or hungover and you’ll be fine.

What level does the bleep test go up to?

I've a bit of training to do

Got this today lol

this helps