“Are you tactically fit?” is a recently popular question.
Crossfit games, “invented by a former Navy SEAL”, there is a stamp of authentication (not as much of an endorsement abroad, by the way, only the USA in my experience demonstrates this level of pride for their military and are thankful for it, at least in democracies).
What does this Dirty Dozen Tactical Fitness Challenge mean? It’s a combination of all-around athletic performance drills ranging from strength, swimming, agility and speed.
I used a site that appealed to me from explaining what it is, to providing the scorecard to assess my “tactical fitness”. Click HERE.
Comparing it to the scorecard from Georges Hébert, it’s a different set of standards, where throwing,climbing, fighting have more importance, whereas I speculate that marksmanship, weapon handling or fighting might be part of the military’s specialized training, thus only covering fitness per se, conditioning.
Tactical Fitness Challenge Test Scorecard:
| Exercise | Pass / Fail Criteria |
| 4 mile ruck (50lbs) | 1 hour maximum time |
| 25# Pullups max reps | 2 – 10 reps |
| Bench press (bodyweight) | Pass or fail 1 rep: 5 reps — 15 reps for extra points |
| Dead Lift (1.5x bodyweight) | Pass or fail — 1 rep (2–5 reps for extra pts) |
| Fireman Carry (P/F) | 100yds of equal bodyweight |
| 400m sprint | 60–80 seconds |
| Shuttle run 300yds | 60–80 seconds |
| Plank pose (P/F) | 1 minute minimum / 5 min max |
| 3 mile run (P/F) | 18 minutes to 23 minutes for extra points |
| IL Agility Test | <15 secs to >19 sec |
| Swim – can you swim? (P/F) |
Yes / no |
| Swim 500m timed | 6 minutes – 11 minutes |
| Swim – Buddy Tow | Pass/fail – 25m rescue swim |
Now, I only did a portion of the tests today, not being able to logistically go to a swimming pool, carry a buddy for the fireman carry, or time to do the rucking, so I will split things up to test things (normally to be done in 2 sessions max, arranged however you wish), but here goes, half-dozen: