One Easy Cheat Sheet to See if You’re Physically Ready for OCS
I challenge all candidates to achieve these minimum benchmarks before getting to OCS, and using them as training goals.
This will put you in decent standing, but not the top of your class if these are your max sets.
MALE
Pullups: Max set 18
Pushups: Max set 65
Run: 21:00 3-mile
Run: 880 meter sprint in 3:15 in boots (2:45 running shoes)
Flutterkicks: Max set 60 (30 flutters per leg)
Crunches: Max set 100
Ammo can lift: Max set 90 (35-lb can)
Four-mile hike with 40 lbs: 75 minutes (rucking at 3.2 mph)
Two-mile run in boots: 17 minutes (7 mph)
FEMALE
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