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Finnish special forces requirements
Last year, the Armed Forces Special Forces course participants journeyed 80 miles to two days and were assessed by psychologists.
The highly trained special forces has increased the importance of the Ukrainian war broke out, when Russia used the special forces in the Crimea so-called hybrid war, Helsingin Sanomat reported on the weekend.
In this context, also arose the Armed Forces Special Forces course through which the armed forces recruiting special forces soldiers recruited.
The Armed Forces Special Forces course is held once a year, and 10 to 15 students chosen for the course of about a hundred aspirant from the crowd. Most of them have completed their military service as paratroopers or taistelusukeltajana, although it is not an actual entrance requirement.
Applicants are required to the fact that he has completed 347 days of sustainable military service and are aged less than 25 years old. In exceptional cases, the course can also be selected from 25 to 30-year-old candidate.
- The starting point is defined just because of that, if the applicant is selected for us, he has a chance to up to 15 years of service. Physics begins to go over the 35 years and in good physical performance is a prerequisite for Special Jaegers, says the Utti Jaeger Regiment commander, Colonel Petri Mattila.
The same experiment as the paratroopers
Entrance examination in a special series of the course is in two parts.
The first pääsykoeosio was held this year in January and the entrance exam is the same as for those who wish to complete his military service paratroopers.
In practice this means that in order to get a perfect score on physical tests, the applicant must be able to do 48 sit-ups per minute and jump in a standing long jump of 2.4 meters.
Entrance exams is also a backpack running inside the hall, which is run on ten kilos piggyback five kilometers. For the last three kilometer takes time and the maximum score is, if running three miles to 12 minutes.
Psychologists involved
If the applicant passes the first part, he's special forces to the custom, the entrance exam to the second part. The second section of about 50-60 applicants will be selected.
Colonel Mattila says that the entrance examinations to the second partition will last for four days and this year it will be held in March-April.
Applicants will begin a four-day riff on a psychological test which was developed specifically for the special force for the course. Replies are sent to the Armed Forces Research Institute psychologists analyzed.
80 kilometers in two days
Then, in front of at least two-day journey to march on foot or on skis, snow, depending on the situation. This two-day course candidates will go through a variety of control points, in order to test how clearly the applicants are able to operate under physical exertion and minimizing Sleep plays. These crosses seekers antics following except the Armed Forces personnel, including psychologists.
- Last year, the candidates went on foot, about 80 km two-day period. All shared a trip similar initial equipment package, which weighs about 30 pounds. Executable controls are kind of basic military training, related to the emergency room and progression of terrain.
- The controls are carried out in groups of 8-12, and performance is assessed on the basis of how well candidates work group and what role they take a group. In particular, the Special Forces man is of material importance and quality over quantity; there's a group interests must be their own interests.
In the end, the candidates selected 10 to 15 12-month special set of course. Selected pass the course in the contract soldiers, that is, their average salary without supplements is during the course of about 1 600 euros per month.
Not a single woman
This year, applicants will hear the end of April, was selected them in the course or not. Mattila emphasizes that all applicants are in good physical and mental condition, and the choice always on physically far the applicant.
- The most important thing is to choose from among us the most qualified candidates. The applicant's mental balance is a very significant role.
Special Forces physical requirements of the course, however, says it is something that no woman has ever passed the entrance exams. Airborne Ranger training has so far completed only one woman, and it took place in the mid-1990s.
- We have had some discussion about this, especially since the crisis management would benefit from if we had the female Special Jaegers. In those areas, however, are encountered in the female population.
- In Sweden, the issue is solved so that the special forces tried to women who have been physical tests somewhat easier. We have not done anything yet decisions, but such is indeed discussed.
The above video Finnish Special Forces have been published HSTV in 7.3
