JTF2 Fitness

Hey I am interested in joining the JTF2 and I have meet alot of other people that share that interest and they told me that they couldnt find the requirements so i did a little bit of research and i post this for them and other's that might have the same problem.References are at the bottom of this post. Enjoy

The minimum standards for employment with JTF 2 are as follows:

Special Operations Assaulter (SOA)

• 1.5 mile run - 9 min 45 sec or less
• Push ups (no rest stops) - min 40
• Sit-ups (1 minute) - min 40
• Over hand, straight arm pull-ups - min 5
• Bench press from chest to full arm extension - 1 press min 65 KG
• CF Swim Test

Support Personnel (SP) and Specialists (Spec)

Specialists

• 1.5 mile run - 11 min or less
• Push ups (no rest stops) - min 40
• Sit-ups (1 minute) - min 40
• Over hand, straight arm pull-ups - min 5
• Bench press from chest to full arm extension - 1 press min 65 KG

Support Personnel

• Successful completion of CF EXPRES, however, exempt is preferred.

Special Operations Coxswain (SO Cox'n)

• 1.5 mile run - 11 min or less
• Push ups (no rest stops) - min 40
• Sit-ups (1 minute) - min 40
• Over hand, straight arm pull-ups - min 5
• Bench press from chest to full arm extension - 1 press min 65 KG
• CF Swim Test (SO Cox'n only)

Note: The members must exert maximum effort during every exercise. Candidates must achieve a minimum score of 75 Pts. A JTF 2 physical fitness-training program has been developed and is available at PSP offices.

                                                                                                                                                                       

Also Found

Army Fitness Manual - http://www.army.dnd.ca/AEL/PUBS/300-008/B-GL-382/003/PT-001/B-GL-382-003-PT-001.pdf

(Before starting the JTF2 program you must have reached Level 4 of the Army Fitness Manual Standard, after that come Levels 5-7 of JTF2, and the JTF2 Standard is Level 6, and Level 7 is JTF2 advanced)

Aerobic:
2400m Run Std (min:s) L5=8:30-8:16 L6=8:15-8:00 L7=<8:00

8km Run Std (min:s) L5=37:30-35:01 L6=35:00-34:01 L7=<34:00

600M Swim Std L5=11:45-11:01 L6=11:00-10:15 L7=<10:15

Strength:
Upper Body
Bench Press Std
75kg L5=13-14reps L6=15-16reps L7=17+Reps
65kg L5=24-25reps L6=26-27reps L7=28+reps
55kg L5=33-34reps L6=35-36reps L7=37+reps
45kg L5=39-40reps L6=41-43reps L7=44+reps

Push-ups Std L5=50-52reps L6=53-54reps L7=55+reps

Chin-ups Std L5=12-14reps L6=15-17reps L7=18+reps

Pull-Ups Std L5= 9-11reps L6=12-13reps L7=14+reps

Lower Body
Squat Std
90kg L5= 9-11reps L6=12-14reps L7=15+reps
80kg L5=15-18reps L6=19-21reps L7=22+reps
70kg L5=18-21reps L6=22-25reps L7=26+reps
60kg L5=21-24reps L6=25-28reps L7=29+reps

Abdominal Core
Curl-ups Std L5=100-124reps L6=125-149reps L7=150+reps

Power & Speed
Long Jump Std L5=290-294cm L6=295-299cm L7=300+cm
2 Jump Std L5=525-532cm L6=533-539cm L7=540+cm
Vertical Jump L5=55-59cm L6=60-64cm L7=65+cm
40m Sprint L5=5.10-5.06s L6=5.05-5.01s L7=<5.00s
20m Sprint L5=3.00-2.81s L6=2.80-2.71s L7=<2.70s

Anaerobic Capacity
400m Run Std L5=1:15-1:11s L6=1:10-1:06s L7=<1:05s
800M Run Std L5=2:45-2:31s L6=2:30-2:21s L7=<2:20s

Reference:

http://www.jtf2.forces.gc.ca/ic-ci/index-eng.asp