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Jednostka Wojskowa Komandosów (JW 4101)
Combat team physical fitness exam (egzamin sprawności fizycznej ZB)

The JWK combat team exam has three graded core events — 3,000 m, strict pull-ups and a 200 m breaststroke swim — where grade 5 is required and a 4 is accepted in only one of them. On the day, 4 of 7 additional events are announced and every one must be passed, plus compulsory height skills such as a caving ladder. The exam can be taken at most three times.

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3,000 m run — core event (marszobieg 3000 m)–

minimum 13:00target 12:00

Strict pull-ups on a high bar (≥ 220 cm) — core event (podciąganie na drążku wysokim siłowo)–

minimum 13target 15

200 m breaststroke swim — core event (pływanie na piersiach 200 m)–

minimum 5:00target 4:30

Parallel bar dips (uginanie ramion na poręczach)–

minimum 18target 18

Kettlebell snatch 17.5 kg in 1 min, alternating arms (rwanie odważnika)–

minimum 24target 24

10 × 10 m shuttle run (bieg wahadłowy 10×10 m)–

minimum 29.6 starget 29.6 s

“Envelope” zigzag run (bieg zygzakiem „koperta”)–

minimum 23.6 starget 23.6 s

Sit-ups in 2 min (skłony tułowia w przód)–

minimum 70target 70

Running strength test — 50 m U-shaped course with 3 kg ball, kettlebells, pull-ups, roll, dips and vaults (Biegowy Test Siłowy)–

minimum 47 starget 47 s

Underwater swim (pływanie pod wodą)–

minimum 25 mtarget 25 m

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Pay · free · rates from 1 Jan 2026

What a JWK commando earns — Lubliniec

Pay grade

Years of service (wysługa lat)4 yrs

Gross · Kapral (mat) · grupa uposażenia 2 · 4 yrsPLN 9,374 per month, before tax · tax-free

Base pay grows with service — tap a bar

Not included in the total

Service allowance in JW 4101 / 4026, 3 to 6 years, NCOs and privates — instead of the amount above (§ 28 ust. 1 pkt 3)PLN 1,500 – PLN 1,650 per month
Service allowance in JW 4101 / 4026, more than 6 years, NCOs and privates — instead of the amount above (§ 28 ust. 1 pkt 3)PLN 1,800 – PLN 2,100 per month
Parachute allowance for more than 100 jumps (0.30–0.45 × 1,500 zł) — instead of the amount above (§ 18)PLN 450 – PLN 675 per month
Motivation allowance for an “exemplary” appraisal (once / twice in a row: 0.17 / 0.27 × 1,500 zł) — instead of the amount above (§ 33)PLN 255 – PLN 405 per month
Additional annual pay, “thirteenth salary”: 1/12 of the year’s basic pay with permanent allowances (dodatkowe uposażenie roczne, art. 442) provisional8.33% of salary per year
Holiday grant, at least 35% of the lowest basic pay per person, for the soldier and each family member (gratyfikacja urlopowa, art. 446) provisionalPLN 2,275 per year

Rates from the 2026 pay regulation (Dz.U. 2026 poz. 212, applied from 1 Jan 2026) and the consolidated allowances regulation (Dz.U. 2026 poz. 611); allowances are multiples of a fixed 1,500 zł. Pay depends on the pay group of the post, not on personal rank, and actual JWK posts are not public. The service allowance range is the statutory bracket set by the commander; the default is a corporal with 4 years of service, less than 3 in the unit, on a post with parachute jumps. JWK has no unit-specific special allowance: only the general ones (jumps, diving), and only the highest of them.

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

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The test, event by event

Event	Minimum — grade 4 in the core events (allowed in only one)	Grade 5 in all core events
3,000 m run — core event (marszobieg 3000 m)	13:00	12:00
Strict pull-ups on a high bar (≥ 220 cm) — core event (podciąganie na drążku wysokim siłowo)	13	15
200 m breaststroke swim — core event (pływanie na piersiach 200 m)	5:00	4:30
Parallel bar dips (uginanie ramion na poręczach)	18	18
Kettlebell snatch 17.5 kg in 1 min, alternating arms (rwanie odważnika)	24	24
10 × 10 m shuttle run (bieg wahadłowy 10×10 m)	29.6 s	29.6 s
“Envelope” zigzag run (bieg zygzakiem „koperta”)	23.6 s	23.6 s
Sit-ups in 2 min (skłony tułowia w przód)	70	70
Running strength test — 50 m U-shaped course with 3 kg ball, kettlebells, pull-ups, roll, dips and vaults (Biegowy Test Siłowy)	47 s	47 s
Underwater swim (pływanie pod wodą)	25 m	25 m

Also required

Polish citizenship, at least 18 years old, a clean criminal record; education: at least primary for privates, secondary for NCOs and a master’s degree for officers; basic English, checked for combat team candidates. Civilians can apply too, but after qualifying must complete basic training in the voluntary military service (DZSW). Recruitment runs all year; the unit’s page gives no upper age limit.
On the exam day the 4 additional events are chosen from the 7 and announced; compulsory height skills (including a caving ladder, in trekking clothing) are added. A medical certificate no older than 30 days is required (serving soldiers: periodic check-up). Exam dates in 2026: 12 Jan, 9 Feb, 2 Mar, 9 Mar, 7 Apr, 7 May, 1 Jun, 31 Aug and 7 Sep.
After the exam come a psychological assessment and a language check, then a 24-hour pre-selection (height work, caving, an endurance march, a water crossing) and the field selection. The unit publishes no standards for the selection marches (distance, pack weight, time).

Sources:

Minimum — grade 4 in the core events (allowed in only one) — JWK — Minimalne normy z WF do służby na stanowiskach służbowych w zespołach bojowych (Konkurencje i normy W-F ZB, PDF) (2026-03-11)
Grade 5 in all core events — JWK — Minimalne normy z WF do służby na stanowiskach służbowych w zespołach bojowych (Konkurencje i normy W-F ZB, PDF) (2026-03-11)

Questions

What do the two levels mean?

The core events are graded 5 or 4, and the required average is 5, so a 4 is accepted in only one of them; the minimum level shows grade 4 and the higher level grade 5. The additional events are simply passed or failed at one standard. With two 4s and all additional events passed, one or both core events can be retaken on another date; otherwise the whole exam starts again.

Have the standards changed?

Yes. The 2024 version asked for 16/14 pull-ups and allowed a technical (kipping) style; today it is 15/13, strict. Swimming was 50 m in 45/55 s instead of today’s 200 m breaststroke in 4:30/5:00, and the underwater swim was 20 m instead of 25 m. The caving ladder was added later.

Where do the numbers come from?

From the JWK document “Konkurencje i normy W-F ZB” (PDF of 11 March 2026), linked from the “Egzamin sprawności fizycznej ZB” page on jwk.wp.mil.pl and read on 18 October 2026; the 2026 dates come from the unit’s schedule PDF of 17 April 2026, the entry requirements from its “Zawodowa służba wojskowa” page.