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Jægerkorpset — Operatør (jægersoldat)
Fysisk test niveau 5 + 2nd selection minimums

Candidates for the Danish Jægerkorpset operator course take Forsvaret's physical test at niveau 5 twice: at the 2-day 1st selection and again as a stop test at the 5-day 2nd selection in Aalborg. The 2nd selection also requires a 30 km march with 20 kg in at most 6 hours, 1,000 m breaststroke in at most 25 minutes and a 25 m underwater swim. Prior military training is a precondition.

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minimum 2900 m
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minimum 20 kg
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minimum 5
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minimum 5
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minimum 35
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minimum 6 h
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minimum 25:00
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minimum 25 m

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What a Jægerkorpset operator earns

Pay grade
bl.gr. 2
Gross · Sergent (CS, basisløngruppe 2) · bl.gr. 2DKK 479,843 per year, before tax
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Not included in the total
  • Pay during training: 22,400 kr. a month or more, depending on grade and terms of employmentDKK 22,400 per month
  • Parachute jump allowance per day of ordered jump flights (udspringstillæg, Jæger- og Frømandskorpset) provisionalDKK 378.80 per day
  • Special standby duty, at least 24 h (særlig beredskabstjeneste) provisionalDKK 2,336.23 per day
  • Overseas mission allowance, missions over 28 days (FN-tillæg) provisionalDKK 92,179.97 per year
  • Employer pension contribution on top of gross pay: basic pay + pensionable allowances (CS)17.7% of salary per year

Annual amounts calculated by us: the 2012 base amounts in the OK26 agreements (in force from 1 Apr 2026) multiplied by the regulation rate of 27.3204% from 1 Aug 2026; the next adjustment is due on 1 Apr 2027. The default assumes an operator serving as a sergent under the CS agreement, because Forsvaret does not publish the grade or agreement after training. The employer pension contribution is paid on top and is not included in the total.

provisional = official source with a provisional legal status, a secondary source or our own calculation; see the sources.

The test, event by event

EventMinimum (niveau 5 + 2nd selection)
12-minute run (12-min løbetest)2900 m
Split squat, 3 × 15 per leg — added load20 kg
Dips, 3 sets (reps per set)5
Pull-ups, overhand (kropshævninger), 3 sets (reps per set)5
Burpees in 2 minutes35
30 km march with 20 kg (hours)6 h
1,000 m breaststroke (brystsvømning)25:00
Underwater swim (undervandssvømning)25 m

Also required

  • Prior military training is required: Army at least MBU, HRU or sergeant course; Navy, Air Force or Emergency Management Agency at least the sergeant course; Home Guard the basic patrol course. Also Danish citizenship, security clearance “Yderst hemmeligt” and at least grade 02 in Danish, mathematics and English (folkeskole).
  • Minimum age 21 at the start of training (under 31 preferred, not a limit); health category “Egnet C”; vision at least 6/6 in each eye without glasses or lenses; BMI up to 30 as standard; no dependence on daily medication.
  • Selection: 1st selection (2 days, niveau 5 test), 2nd selection at Jægerkorpset (5 days: niveau 5 as a stop test, the march and swimming minimums, plus day and night orienteering and marches, swimming in uniform, water, endurance and stress exercises, team tasks and confidence tests), 3rd selection (1 day, interview with a psychologist). Serving NCOs and officers are exempt from the 1st selection.
  • Training: aspirant course of 16 weeks (basic module 2, patrol module 8, special module 6), followed by the 1-year Jæger basic course (Jæger basisuddannelse).
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Questions

Do the standards depend on age or sex?

No. The niveau 2–5 table has no age or sex columns, so the same values apply to everyone. Note that the Danish test contains no push-ups or sit-ups; strength is tested with split squats, dips, pull-ups and burpees. Dips and pull-ups are required in 3 sets of 5, entered here as reps per set.

Can I get into Jægerkorpset through conscription?

There is a conscript patrol platoon (Patruljedelingen) at Jægerkorpset, with its own test in week 2 of service: physical test niveau 2, a Cooper test of at least 2,400 m, burpees (at least 20 in 2 minutes), split squats 3 × 15 with 5 kg, maximum tests in pull-ups, dips, 300 m breaststroke and underwater swimming, a head-first dive from a 3 m board and a 10 km march without a pack. It is a separate track, not the operator course.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Forsvaret's official career site: the page "Operatør ved Jægerkorpset" (march, swimming and underwater minimums) and "Fysisk test niveau 1–5" (niveau 5 values), both read on 18 October 2026. The niveau 2–5 table is published as an image; its values match the ranges stated in the page text.

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