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RAF fitness test: know your level, then beat it.
The RAF uses the 20 metre multistage fitness test as the aerobic element of its fitness test, with pass levels set by age and sex — and retested annually throughout your career.
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The requirement
What you're being asked to do
The RAF publishes current thresholds by age and sex — check the level for your bracket, then make a couple of levels above it your training target. Training to a margin, not to the line, is what makes the annual test routine.
Use the VO₂max calculator to see what your target level means in fitness terms, and retest yourself weekly on the exact audio.
- Test: 20 metre multistage fitness test
- Pass levels: set by age and sex — check current RAF thresholds
- Fitness is retested annually in service
- Train a margin above your threshold, not to it
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Ready for assessment day
Every purchase includes all four tests — both shuttle distances and both cadence tests — in both audio versions.
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- All four tests — 20m, 15m, sit-up, press-up
- Both versions: with and without call-outs
- Every beep verified to ±5 ms
- On your phone in two minutes
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- Everything in the download, on CD
- MP3 download included
- Same-day dispatch before 3pm
- Royal Mail First Class
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Questions
RAF test FAQs
What level do I need?
It depends on your age and sex — the RAF publishes the current thresholds. Find your bracket, then train a couple of levels above it.
Is it the 20m or 15m version?
The RAF uses the 20 metre multistage fitness test. Both versions are included with every purchase.
Your assessment date is set.
Be ready for the exact beeps you'll hear in the hall.