The South African Police Special Task Force is considered one of the world’s foremost elite special forces units because of the intense physical and mentally gruelling training candidates have to endure before they are selected.

The training itself takes two years to complete, and on average, only one percent of all candidates who apply to join the unit make it past the training.

Today (Thursday), the South African Police Service will welcome eleven newly trained Special Task Force members to the organisation’s elite unit.

Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said the National Commissioner would acknowledge the eleven, which include a 31-year-old female, as having undergone and successfully completed the 36th two-year Special Task Force Selection Training Programme.

What is a police special task force?

“The Special Task Force (STF) is a highly specialised unit whose members are responsible for only responding to high-risk incidents, which include hostage incidents, search and rescue missions, as well as specialised operations support,” she added.

The Special Task Force members stand out from the rest of the police units as they wear camouflage uniforms.

Candidates must also be under the age of 32.

Gruelling physical training

In order to be considered, candidates are put through gruelling physical fitness and strength tests and have to be able to complete:

A 3,2-kilometre run in boots, long trousers and with a rifle within eighteen minutes;
Five uninterrupted, consecutive pull-ups (palms forward);
Sixty sit-ups in two minutes;
Thirty-five consecutive and uninterrupted push-ups in one minute; and
Ten twenty-five metre sprints in sixty-five seconds.

Swimming

The following activity must be completed to demonstrate acceptable swimming competence:

• An unassisted 200 metre swim in dark water, such as dam water, adopting any swimming style.

Endurance

The following activity must be completed to demonstrate acceptable endurance capacity:

• A fifteen kilometre walk carrying fifteen kilograms in three hours.

And if you think that is hard, it is just the beginning.

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I do 100 sit up in 3 minutes,
I would do 60 in 1min 25 seconds,

That's my early morning ruiting

100 sit ups
100 press up

300 reps of dumbbell before taking my bath.

Sucre6:
I do 100 sit up in 3 minutes,
I would do 60 in 1min 25 seconds,

That's my early morning ruiting

100 sit ups
100 press up

300 reps of dumbbell before taking my bath.

How long have you been doing this and do you have noticable physical changes?

Jimmythewise:

How long have you been doing this and do you have noticeable physical changes?

Have been on this routine for more than 5 years and my physical appearnace says it all , I am bulked up and my tummy very flat, my triceps and biceps are big enough just the way I want them.

Sucre6:


Have been on this routine for more than 5 years and my physical appearnace says it all , I am bulked up and my tummy very flat, my triceps and biceps are big enough just the way I want them.

How do you do your sit-ups? Don't you feel back ache after a while?

Las las na white people go full am.

Sucre6:
I do 100 sit up in 3 minutes,
I would do 60 in 1min 25 seconds,

That's my early morning ruiting

100 sit ups
100 press up

300 reps of dumbbell before taking my bath.

hmmm AKIIKA

Two secs for each. That's looks too harsh.

There training gear, tidy environment and strict recruitment guidelines will surely make a professional!
Over here, it's an unfortunate Tales.

JohnnA1:
How do you do your sit-ups? Don't you feel back ache after a while?

Nope, not at all, if you continue with the routine for sometimes you get use to it

Why are Black South Africans lazy? Why am I seeing Whites everywhere? Are there no Blacks in SA again?

Even in sports outside football, you can hardly see Blacks.

Wow!!
I feel South Africa and other Northern African countries are a little ahead of the rest of the African countries

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Elliotwaveforec:
Why are Black South Africans lazy? Why am I seeing Whites everywhere? Are there no Blacks in SA again?

Even in sports outside football, you can hardly see Blacks.

Their blacks are in the street looking for trucks to loot.

The sit-up cops do here is sit-up from the chair where they're seated in the check points and collect bribe from motorists and others.


Pls... I've 2015 Facebook account for sell.Hunger wan shift my womb

Sucre6:


Have been on this routine for more than 5 years and my physical appearnace says it all , I am bulked up and my tummy very flat, my triceps and biceps are big enough just the way I want them.

Thank you for the feedback.

Jimmythewise:
Thank you for the feedback.

You welcome brother

Sucre6:


Have been on this routine for more than 5 years and my physical appearnace says it all , I am bulked up and my tummy very flat, my triceps and biceps are big enough just the way I want them.

please what exercise can I do for my stomach to be flat?

lymelyte:
please what exercise can I do for my stomach to be flat?

This is what u would do

1. Stop taking beer, soda, factory sugar, burger and sharwama. And don't eat bread before u sleep

2. Eat more fruit and vegetable

3. Sop eating heavy food late night.

4.Replace the sugar u add in your tea, pap and other things with original honey

Then do sit ups, start with 10, increase to 20 and u could stop at 50 so u don't go beyond your limit, be consistent u will get use to it, before February, u will look at the mirror and me super impressed of how good and healthy u will look, talking from experience

Sucre6:




This is what u would do

1. Stop taking beer, soda, factory sugar, burger and sharwama. And don't eat bread before u sleep

2. Eat more fruit and vegetable

3. Sop eating heavy food late night.

4.Replace the sugar u add in your tea, pap and other things with original honey

Then do sit ups, start with 10, increase to 20 and u could stop at 50 so u don't go beyond your limit, be consistent u will get use to it, before February, u will look at the mirror and me super impressed of how good and healthy u will look, talking from experience

Thanks boss.

All I know be say nothing go make me work out until I begin chop better food.

Sucre6:


Have been on this routine for more than 5 years and my physical appearnace says it all , I am bulked up and my tummy very flat, my triceps and biceps are big enough just the way I want them.

Let me see your picture

Fair enough for a job of it importance.


Na we be your best plug for everything Sexual enhancement tho

SA are lucky the Whites didn't leave earlier like other part of Africa. They would have been a sh****t hole

las las, just one bullet then they are gone

Greatdand007:


Let me see your picture

Are u kidding, so I should just send my picture to aniraland, when it's not a preweeding or anything, no way bro

Sucre6:

Are u kidding, so I should just send my picture to aniraland, when it's not a preweeding or anything, no way bro

You could crop your face. I guess he wanna see how ur body built is with the 100 sit ups and press ups ,you do daily. Could be motivation to many..

BigYash:
You could crop your face. I guess he wanna see how ur body built is with the 100 sit ups and press ups ,you do daily. Could be motivation to many..

Dm if you want to see, can't post any picture here

Sucre6:


Dm if you want to see, can't post any picture here

No need bro. I workout too.. You're blessed