Entrance tests Plan

Spanish Armed Forces officer and NCO physical tests: five tests and an academy ahead

Push-ups, plank, circuit, 2,000 metres and a 50 metre swim. The marks differ between the General Corps, the common corps and Medicine, and rise at the academy. The plan uses yours and shows you the ones that come next.

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Armed Forces (officers and NCOs)Exam in 62 daysRESULTPassPush-ups (2 min)24 · +6Plank1:10 · +26 sAgility-speed circuit14.6 s · +0.4 s2,000 m9:50 · +20 s50 m swim55 s · +5 s

What are the physical tests for officers and NCOs?

To join the officer and NCO scales of the Spanish Armed Forces, Order DEF/15/2026 (BOE of 21 January 2026) sets five tests: push-ups in two minutes, isometric plank, agility-speed circuit, 2,000 metres and a 50 metre swim. The first four go in that order and the swim is separate. All are pass or fail, but the marks depend on what you are applying for:

  1. Officers and NCOs (General Corps and Marines; also Guardia Civil officers by direct entry): 18 push-ups for men and 10 for women, a 44-second plank, 15.0 and 16.7 s in the circuit, 10:10 and 11:14 in the 2,000 m, and 1:00 and 1:08 in the swim.
  2. Supply, Engineers and the Common Corps (Legal, Audit, Medical Corps except Medicine without a degree, and Military Music): 9 and 6 push-ups, a 44 s plank, 15.6 and 17.0 s in the circuit, 11:38 and 12:02 in the 2,000 m, and 1:22 and 1:35 in the swim.
  3. Medicine without a prior degree: 14 and 7 push-ups, a 44 s plank, 15.6 and 16.9 s in the circuit, 10:42 and 11:46 in the 2,000 m, and 1:11 and 1:21 in the swim.

And a detail that gets forgotten: if the call requires a university or advanced vocational degree, you are asked for the marks of the year before the one you join, not the entry marks.

The first four are the same tests as for enlisted ranks, with different marks: push-ups down to the 10 cm pad with a single rest, a forearm plank (the second break in form ends it), and the 16 metre circuit with a seated start facing away, a seven-cone slalom, a tennis ball and a straight run back. The swim is any stroke, in a pool of at least 25 metres; you may start in the water, but you may not stop, hold the lane rope or the edge, or push off the bottom, and you must touch the wall at the turn. One attempt, with one false start allowed.

The marks rise during the academy. For Officers and NCOs, at the end of the first year they ask for 20 push-ups (12 for women), a 48 s plank, 14.8 s in the circuit (16.5), 9:54 in the 2,000 m (10:56) and 59 s in the swim (1:07).

The tests for Armed Forces · Officers and NCOs

Pass or fail at the entry marks. If the call requires a degree or higher technical diploma, you are held to the marks of the year before the one you join.

Order: Push-ups, plank, circuit and 2,000 m, in that order; the swim separately.

TestMenWomen
Push-ups (2 min)1810
Isometric plank44 s44 s
Agility-speed circuit15.0 s16.7 s
2,000 m continuous run10:1011:14
Water confidence: 50 m1:001:08

  • Push-ups (2 min)

    Attempts: Two attempts, spaced to recover.

    • As many as you can in two minutes at most.
    • A rep counts when the chin touches the 10 cm pad and you return to fully straight arms.
    • Hands under the shoulders, legs together, body straight from head to heels.
    • A single rest, in the top position; the second stop ends the test.

  • Isometric plank

    Attempts: Two attempts, spaced to recover.

    • Forearms and toes on the floor, elbows under the shoulders.
    • Body straight from head to heels, legs together.
    • The hips neither rise nor sag; the forearms stay put.
    • The first break in form earns a warning; the second ends the test.

  • Agility-speed circuit

    Attempts: Two attempts, spaced to recover.

    • Seated start, back to the course and hands on the knees; the start call comes from behind.
    • Out: slalom outside the seven cones, starting with the nearest; pick up the tennis ball.
    • Back: straight line, flat out; time stops when your chest crosses the line.
    • Repeated if you knock or move a cone, drop the ball or go wrong. One false start per attempt.

  • 2,000 m continuous run

    Attempts: One attempt.

    • Standing start.
    • A flat, firm, even loop of at least 300 m.

  • Water confidence: 50 m

    Attempts: One attempt; one false start allowed.

    • Any stroke, in a pool of at least 25 m; you may start in the water.
    • No stopping, no holding the lane rope or the edge, no pushing off the bottom.
    • You must touch the wall at the turn.

The bar rises afterwards: At the end of the first year

  • Push-ups (2 min): 20 (men) · 12 (women)
  • Isometric plank: 48 s (men) · 48 s (women)
  • Agility-speed circuit: 14.8 s (men) · 16.5 s (women)
  • 2,000 m continuous run: 9:54 (men) · 10:56 (women)
  • Water confidence: 50 m: 59 s (men) · 1:07 (women)

What else they ask for

  • Medical standards of Order PCI/6/2019: BMI between 17 and 30 and a urine test.

Source

Order DEF/15/2026 of 13 January (BOE of 21 January), annexes I and III. Repeals Order DEF/1078/2012.

BOE-A-2026-1379

Rules checked on 2026-09-23.

The tests for Armed Forces · Supply, Engineers and Common Corps

Pass or fail at the entry marks for these corps (annex III, sections three and four).

Order: Push-ups, plank, circuit and 2,000 m, in that order; the swim separately.

TestMenWomen
Push-ups (2 min)96
Isometric plank44 s44 s
Agility-speed circuit15.6 s17.0 s
2,000 m continuous run11:3812:02
Water confidence: 50 m1:221:35

  • Push-ups (2 min)

    Attempts: Two attempts, spaced to recover.

    • As many as you can in two minutes at most.
    • A rep counts when the chin touches the 10 cm pad and you return to fully straight arms.
    • Hands under the shoulders, legs together, body straight from head to heels.
    • A single rest, in the top position; the second stop ends the test.

  • Isometric plank

    Attempts: Two attempts, spaced to recover.

    • Forearms and toes on the floor, elbows under the shoulders.
    • Body straight from head to heels, legs together.
    • The hips neither rise nor sag; the forearms stay put.
    • The first break in form earns a warning; the second ends the test.

  • Agility-speed circuit

    Attempts: Two attempts, spaced to recover.

    • Seated start, back to the course and hands on the knees; the start call comes from behind.
    • Out: slalom outside the seven cones, starting with the nearest; pick up the tennis ball.
    • Back: straight line, flat out; time stops when your chest crosses the line.
    • Repeated if you knock or move a cone, drop the ball or go wrong. One false start per attempt.

  • 2,000 m continuous run

    Attempts: One attempt.

    • Standing start.
    • A flat, firm, even loop of at least 300 m.

  • Water confidence: 50 m

    Attempts: One attempt; one false start allowed.

    • Any stroke, in a pool of at least 25 m; you may start in the water.
    • No stopping, no holding the lane rope or the edge, no pushing off the bottom.
    • You must touch the wall at the turn.

The bar rises afterwards: At the end of training (one year)

  • Push-ups (2 min): 13 (men) · 7 (women)
  • Isometric plank: 50 s (men) · 50 s (women)
  • Agility-speed circuit: 15.4 s (men) · 16.9 s (women)
  • 2,000 m continuous run: 11:06 (men) · 11:46 (women)
  • Water confidence: 50 m: 1:19 (men) · 1:34 (women)

What else they ask for

  • Medical standards of Order PCI/6/2019: BMI between 17 and 30 and a urine test.

Source

Order DEF/15/2026 of 13 January (BOE of 21 January), annexes I and III. Repeals Order DEF/1078/2012.

BOE-A-2026-1379

Rules checked on 2026-09-23.

The tests for Armed Forces · Medical Corps, Medicine (no degree)

Pass or fail at the entry marks for Medicine without a previous degree (annex III, section four, point 4).

Order: Push-ups, plank, circuit and 2,000 m, in that order; the swim separately.

TestMenWomen
Push-ups (2 min)147
Isometric plank44 s44 s
Agility-speed circuit15.6 s16.9 s
2,000 m continuous run10:4211:46
Water confidence: 50 m1:111:21

  • Push-ups (2 min)

    Attempts: Two attempts, spaced to recover.

    • As many as you can in two minutes at most.
    • A rep counts when the chin touches the 10 cm pad and you return to fully straight arms.
    • Hands under the shoulders, legs together, body straight from head to heels.
    • A single rest, in the top position; the second stop ends the test.

  • Isometric plank

    Attempts: Two attempts, spaced to recover.

    • Forearms and toes on the floor, elbows under the shoulders.
    • Body straight from head to heels, legs together.
    • The hips neither rise nor sag; the forearms stay put.
    • The first break in form earns a warning; the second ends the test.

  • Agility-speed circuit

    Attempts: Two attempts, spaced to recover.

    • Seated start, back to the course and hands on the knees; the start call comes from behind.
    • Out: slalom outside the seven cones, starting with the nearest; pick up the tennis ball.
    • Back: straight line, flat out; time stops when your chest crosses the line.
    • Repeated if you knock or move a cone, drop the ball or go wrong. One false start per attempt.

  • 2,000 m continuous run

    Attempts: One attempt.

    • Standing start.
    • A flat, firm, even loop of at least 300 m.

  • Water confidence: 50 m

    Attempts: One attempt; one false start allowed.

    • Any stroke, in a pool of at least 25 m; you may start in the water.
    • No stopping, no holding the lane rope or the edge, no pushing off the bottom.
    • You must touch the wall at the turn.

The bar rises afterwards: At the end of the first year

  • Push-ups (2 min): 15 (men) · 8 (women)
  • Isometric plank: 48 s (men) · 48 s (women)
  • Agility-speed circuit: 15.4 s (men) · 16.8 s (women)
  • 2,000 m continuous run: 10:26 (men) · 11:30 (women)
  • Water confidence: 50 m: 1:10 (men) · 1:20 (women)

What else they ask for

  • Medical standards of Order PCI/6/2019: BMI between 17 and 30 and a urine test.

Source

Order DEF/15/2026 of 13 January (BOE of 21 January), annexes I and III. Repeals Order DEF/1078/2012.

BOE-A-2026-1379

Rules checked on 2026-09-23.

How the plan works

Your AI-generated plan

You choose the Armed Forces and your scale (Officers and NCOs, Common Corps or Medicine), your sex, the date, your marks and your level in the water. The app tells you which tests you pass today, which are close and how far you are from the academy bar.

A five-day week has strength, an easy run, the circuit, a swim and intervals for the 2,000 m, with push-ups and the plank spread over several sessions. The split follows the risk: whatever is a fail comes first, then whatever is close, and comfortable tests are maintained.

The circuit is trained in parts: the seated start turning towards the first cone, the slalom with short steps at each cone and the straight run back; then full reps with the BOE diagram. Push-ups and the plank, from your step, with one max set on a two-minute clock at the end of each peak week. The water, from your level: from learning to breathe and kickboard kicks to 25 and 50 m repeats at your target time and turns touching the wall.

Every five weeks, a mock test with the four tests in order and the swim separately, and in exam week, the taper.

From today to the exam, week by week

With the exam date, the plan counts backwards: base, development, exam pace and taper. Every five weeks, a deload with a mock test under the official protocol.

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  • Base
  • Development
  • Specific
  • Taper
  • Exam week

Mock test· Exam

  • Base: learn the tests and build the engine. Easy runs and aerobic intervals, the circuit in parts, and bar or push-up progressions from your rung.
  • Development: aerobic power and speed. Long intervals at 3K pace, the full circuit flat out and more reps to the board's standard.
  • Specific: exam pace. Intervals at your target pace, the circuit under exam conditions and bar sets like the board's.
  • Taper. Less volume, same intensity: arrive fresh without losing the edge.
  • Exam week. Short activation, rest the day before and everything ready for test day.

Without an exam date, the plan moves through base, development and exam pace, with a mock test every five weeks, and reshuffles the phases as soon as you set the date.

Who is this plan for?

  • Officer and NCO candidates for the General Corps and the Marines, and Guardia Civil officer candidates by direct entry, who take these same tests.

  • Candidates for Supply, Engineers, Legal, Audit, the Medical Corps or Military Music, with more accessible entry marks but the same five-test exam.

  • Candidates for Medicine without a prior degree, with six years ahead: it pays to get in with a margin.

  • Those joining with a degree: you are asked for the marks of the year before the one you join, higher than the entry marks. The app shows you your scale's academy bar so you know how far you are.

Work out your physical test score

Enter your marks the way the board would time them. Longer times in minutes and seconds (3:24).

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How each test is done

The same drawings you see in the app, with the BOE measurements: the circuit route and what the board checks on every rep.

  • Armed Forces agility-speed circuit diagram: seated start, seven-cone slalom and straight run back
    Armed Forces agility-speed circuit diagram: seated start, seven-cone slalom and straight run back
  • Armed Forces push-ups: chin to the 10 cm block
    Armed Forces push-ups: chin to the 10 cm block
Sample plan

Your first weeks, in detail

Week 12

Armed Forces (officers and NCOs), man, advanced, 5 days: development, load week (exam in 9 weeks)
DaySession typeDetailDuration
MondayStrengthBack squat 4×5, Romanian deadlift 3×8, Weighted step-ups 2×8 per leg, Exam push-ups: 10 cm pad 8×15, Backpack push-ups 3×8, Exam-standard plank 4×58 s, Side plank 2×30 s per side, Calf raise 2×12, Tibialis raise 2×1563 min
TuesdayEasy runEasy run 50 min, Exam push-ups: 10 cm pad 3×1465 min
WednesdayAgility circuitSeated start facing away 4×1, Cone slalom 3×1 out, Armed Forces agility-speed circuit 7×1 flat out45 min
ThursdayRestRecovery—
FridaySwimEasy continuous swim 200 m, Swim repeats 8×25 m, Swim repeats 4×50 m, Touch turn 3×136 min
SaturdayRunning intervalsHigh-knee skips 2×20 m, Butt kicks 2×20 m, Intervals 6×1000 m, Exam-standard plank 2×45 s62 min
SundayRestRecovery—

Week 19

Armed Forces (officers and NCOs), woman, intermediate, 3 days: specific, deload and mock test (exam in 2 weeks)
DaySession typeDetailDuration
MondayEasy runEasy run 24 min, Exam push-ups: 10 cm pad 2×7, Incline push-ups (hands on a bench) 2×12, Exam-standard plank 2×39 s, Side plank 2×30 s per side, Exam-standard plank 2×30 s46 min
TuesdaySwimKickboard kick 2×25 m, Freestyle breathing every 3 strokes 4×25 m, Swim repeats 2×50 m, Touch turn 2×1, Exam push-ups: 10 cm pad 2×5, Back squat 2×5, Romanian deadlift 2×8, Plank 2×30 s36 min
WednesdayRestRecovery—
ThursdayMock testThe tests in order, under the official protocol: Push-ups (2 min), Isometric plank, Agility-speed circuit, 2,000 m continuous run, Water confidence: 50 m86 min
FridayRestRecovery—
SaturdayRestRecovery—
SundayRestRecovery—

These examples are real extracts from the EntrenAI planning engine. Your personal plan adjusts to your level, equipment and availability.

Equipment needed

EntrenAI automatically substitutes any exercise if you don’t have the gear.

  • A track or a flat loop of at least 300 metres for the 2,000 m
  • Seven cones and a tennis ball for the circuit, in a 16 by 2 metre lane
  • A 10 cm block or pad for the push-ups
  • A pool of at least 25 metres, goggles and a cap
  • A mat for the plank and a weighted backpack for weighted push-ups
  • The stopwatch on your phone
Common mistakes

What most people get wrong (and how to avoid it)

  1. 1

    Looking at another scale's marks

    Between the General Corps and the Common Corps there are nine push-ups of difference for men and almost a minute and a half in the 2,000 m. And if you join with a degree, you are asked for the marks of the previous year. Check which ones are yours: the app uses them throughout the plan.

  2. 2

    Leaving the swim for the end

    One minute for 50 metres can't be improvised. Even if you can start in the water and swim any stroke, you may not stop or hold on, and the turn requires touching the wall.

  3. 3

    Stopping twice in the push-ups

    There is only one rest, at the top. A second stop ends the test. The plan trains the max set on a two-minute clock so you know where to take that rest.

  4. 4

    Letting the hips sag in the plank

    The second break in form ends it. With a 44-second minimum, the plank is not the hard test, but it is lost on posture.

  5. 5

    Getting in by the skin of your teeth

    At the end of the first year they ask for more in every test. Getting in with a margin means not reaching the academy with homework.

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Frequently asked questions

Five: push-ups in two minutes, isometric plank, agility-speed circuit, 2,000 metres and a 50 metre swim. They are those of Order DEF/15/2026.

No. Officers and NCOs of the General Corps and the Marines have the most demanding ones; Supply, Engineers and the common corps the most accessible; and Medicine without a degree, somewhere in between. The full tables are on this page.

50 metres any stroke in a pool of at least 25 metres. You may start in the water. You may not stop, hold the lane rope or the edge, or push off the bottom, and you must touch the wall at the turn. One attempt, with one false start allowed.

If the call requires a university or advanced vocational degree, you are asked for the marks of the year before the one you join, which are higher than the entry marks.

Yes: direct entry to Guardia Civil officer uses the Armed Forces officer tests, with the same marks.

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