Navy Introduces Combat Fitness Test for SEALs, Fleet Divers, Others

Navy SEALs and SWCC Are Getting a New Fitness Test in 2026, and It Is Built to Hurt

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Navy introduces combat fitness test for SEALs, fleet divers, others

Combat arms personnel in the U.S. Navy will need to complete the new test once a year, executing swims, runs, push-ups, and pull-ups.

Here is the Navy’s new fitness test for SEALs and other combat jobs

Navy SEAL trainees and other sailors hoping to join one of a handful of hard-charging Navy jobs have to pass many brutal fitness tests. But beginning this year, fully qualified SEALs and others in combat roles must now pass a specific, Navy-wide Combat Fitness Test every year to keep those jobs. Sailors in the Navy’s four combat-focused career fields must now take an annual swim test and then wear a 20-pound weight vest for both a run and a set …