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Forsvarets spesialkommando (FSK) — Spesialjeger
Spesialjegeropptak — physical requirements (fysiske krav)

Selection for the Norwegian Armed Forces Special Command (spesialjegeropptak) lasts three weeks in June. Week 1 is physical testing — hang-ups, push-ups, sit-ups, back extensions, the 10-minute Rundeløp course, a 30 km field march with about 28 kg and a 400 m swim — followed by navigation marches with 20–30 kg and group exercises. The published values are fixed minimums with no scoring scale, the same for every applicant.

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minimum 8
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minimum 45
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minimum 50
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minimum 25
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minimum 32
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minimum 280 min
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minimum 11:00

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What an FSK operator earns — Rena

Pay grade
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Gross · Sersjant 1. klasse · OR 5+ (SKO 1565, kort lønnsstige) · år 0NOK 470,000 per year, before tax
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Not included in the total
  • Risk allowance level 1 — parachute jump, diving (double rate below 39 m), helicopter hoist, boarding; once per day (risikotillegg nivå 1) provisionalNOK 400 per day
  • Holiday pay: 12% of the previous year’s pay, paid in June, minus the holiday deduction (feriepenger, ferietrekk)12% of salary per year

Norway has had no state pay table since 1 May 2024: pay is agreed individually in kroner. Shown are Forsvaret’s minimum rates from the protocol of 21 Jan 2025, raised along the pay ladder (short: +1.1% a year for 10 years; long: then +0.55% for 6 years) — our calculation; the 2026 agreement abolished central minimums, so they may change. Not included: the 2025 settlement (+1.5% and a fixed amount), the 2026 local negotiations (pool about 2.7%, deadline 31 Oct 2026) and working-time allowances; no public special-forces allowance has been found.

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

The test, event by event

EventMinimum
Hang-ups, overhand (kroppsheving)8
Push-ups (armhevninger)45
Sit-ups in 2 min (magebøyinger)50
Back extensions (rygghev)25
Rundeløp — laps in 10 min (Polititesten)32
30 km field march, about 28 kg (feltmarsj)280 min
400 m swim, first 25 m underwater (svømming)11:00

Also required

  • Norwegian citizenship; at least 10 months of initial service (førstegangstjeneste) before selection; general aptitude score at sesjon of 5 or more (a retest at selection is possible with 4) and a mental-health score of 9; a clean record and security clearance; no permanent medication.
  • Medical: visual acuity above 0.8 in each eye without glasses or contact lenses (laser correction allowed) and normal colour vision; lungs PEF above 500 l/min, vital capacity above 50 ml/kg, FEV above 75%. Asthma or moderate to severe allergy, hernia, epilepsy, unstable joints, scoliosis and back pain beyond the occasional are disqualifying.
  • Path: three-week selection in June (week 1 physical tests; week 2 navigation marches with 20–30 kg over 15–50 km; week 3 group and individual exercises), then one year as a special-forces student (spesialjegerelev) and a probationary year in a squadron. Passing the training gives the right and obligation to a permanent post until age 35 (T35).
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Questions

Is there a scoring scale above the minimums?

No. FSK does not use the Forsvaret 1–9 grading scale; it publishes only fixed minimums, and its pages give the same values for all applicants. FSK itself states that following its training programme is no guarantee of passing.

Is there an age limit?

No age limit for admission is published on the Spesialjeger page. Applicants must first complete at least 10 months of initial service, which Forsvaret accepts from 18 to 28 (with exceptions). Graduates are employed on T35, a permanent post until age 35 that can be extended by up to 3 years.

Where do the numbers come from?

From the forsvaret.no page "Spesialjeger" (updated 15 September 2026); the same values appear in FSK's "Treningsprogram for spesialjegeropptak" (PDF, 20 August 2024). The medical criteria come from the FSK document "Spesialjeger helseinformasjon" (May 2025).

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