Last verified against MILPERSMAN 1220-410 and PRP Guide-5B.
Navy Divers face two fitness tests at different points in a career. To get a diver contract, a candidate passes the Physical Screening Test, which has two standards: second class diver (M2DV) candidates swim 500 yards in 12:00 and run 1.5 miles in 11:30, while first class diver (M1DV) candidates have 12:30 for each. Both need 50 push-ups, 50 curl-ups and 6 pull-ups. Once serving, Fleet Divers are combat arms Sailors under DoW Instruction 1308.03: they pass a Combat Fitness Test once a year and need a combined score of at least 70 on the Navy’s Physical Readiness Test (PRT), with one table for men and women.
The Navy Diver Physical Screening Test
MILPERSMAN 1220-410 sets these minimums, and candidates must keep meeting them through the training pipeline. The five events run in one session in this order, with rests of 10, 2, 2 and 10 minutes between them. The swim has no overhand recovery: side stroke or breaststroke only.
| Event, in test order | Second class (M2DV) | First class (M1DV) |
|---|---|---|
| 500-yard swim, side stroke or breaststroke | 12:00 | 12:30 |
| Push-ups in 2 minutes | 50 | 50 |
| Curl-ups in 2 minutes | 50 | 50 |
| Pull-ups, no time limit | 6 | 6 |
| 1.5-mile run | 11:30 | 12:30 |
Source: MILPERSMAN 1220-410, CH-77, 3 December 2021, para 1b(3) and (4).
MILPERSMAN 1220-410 says the minimums can change and that candidates should aim well above them. The Navy rate requirements page lists every program’s minimums.
The EOD and Fleet Diver Combat Fitness Test
DoW Instruction 1308.03 lists Diver First Class, Diver Second Class, Master Diver and the Chief Warrant Officer Diving Officer as combat arms. The Navy runs two fitness cycles a year, January to June and July to December, and active-duty divers take the Combat Fitness Test in the second. It has four events in one session: an 800-meter swim with fins, then push-ups, pull-ups and a 1-mile run, each done wearing 20 pounds. Men and women use the same table, adjusted for age, and failing one event fails the test. Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians share the table, which shows the lowest passing result in each event for each age group.
| Age | 800 m swim with finsSwim, fins | Push-ups, 20 lbPush, 20 lb | Pull-ups, 20 lbPull, 20 lb | 1 mile run, 20 lbRun, 20 lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-24 | 17:30 | 30 | 6 | 15:00 |
| 25-29 | 17:30 | 30 | 6 | 15:00 |
| 30-34 | 17:30 | 30 | 5 | 15:30 |
| 35-39 | 17:30 | 30 | 4 | 16:00 |
| 40-44 | 18:00 | 20 | 4 | 16:30 |
| 45-49 | 18:30 | 20 | 3 | 16:30 |
| 50-54 | 18:30 | 14 | 3 | 16:30 |
| 55+ | 18:30 | 14 | 3 | 16:30 |
Source: PRP Guide-5B (June 2026), Section 5, the Pass row of each EOD and Fleet Diver age table.
The top of the scale, 100 points, is an 11:20 swim, 54 push-ups, 17 pull-ups and a 10:00 run for ages 17 to 29. Against the SEAL and SWCC table, divers need fewer pull-ups and get more time on the run. A failure in the July to December 2026 cycle, the first year of the test, is recorded and puts the Sailor in the Combat Arms Fitness Enhancement Program, the Navy’s remedial training program, but brings no administrative action.
The Physical Readiness Test for serving divers
In the January to June cycle, active-duty divers take the standard Navy Physical Fitness Assessment: body composition and the Physical Readiness Test. As combat arms Sailors they need a combined score of at least 70 on the test’s three events, scored by age with one table for men and women. Guide-5B prints no separate table for combat arms Sailors; the Navy PRT standards page has the standard tables by age and sex.
Sources
- MILPERSMAN 1220-410, SEAL/EOD/SWCC/Diver/AIRR Physical Screening Testing Standards and Procedures U.S. Navy (BUPERS-3), CH-77, 3 December 2021.
- PRP Guide-5B, Policies and Fitness Testing for Combat Arms Occupations U.S. Navy (MyNavy HR, N171 Physical Readiness Program), June 2026.
- DoW Instruction 1308.03, DoW Physical Fitness/Body Composition Program Office of the Under Secretary of War for Personnel and Readiness, 31 August 2026.
- NAVADMIN 264/25, Navy Physical Readiness Program for Calendar Year 2026 Chief of Naval Operations, 30 December 2025.
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