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so the operational fitness test is used
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by the royal new zealand air force to
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measure the fitness of our personnel to
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make sure that they have the physical
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capacity to carry out their role
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whilst deployed
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so the operational fitness test involves
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two separate phases first the push-ups
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which is used to measure the upper body
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strength and muscular endurance of our
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personnel
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so the second phase is a five kilometer
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weighted march which is designed to
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measure the aerobic capacity of our
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personnel requires them to cover five
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kilometers with a 20 kilo weight and
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belt this weight is used to replicate
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what they might carry on deployment
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so our standards they depend on age and
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gender
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so for males under 30 for push-ups the
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minimum standard is 30 push-ups females
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16 push-ups for a 5-kilometer weighted
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march the minimum standard for a male
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under 30 is 44 minutes and for a female
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under 30 is 46 minutes 30.