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As of 1 July 1995, the Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training (MBLEOST) required all Mississippi law enforcement training academies to administer an ENTRY LEVEL FITNESS TEST to those recruits reporting to the ten (10) week basic training program. We will give this examination immediately upon reporting for training whether a recruit can remain at the academy for the ten (10) week program.

Students must achieve a passing score of 50% on this examination. Should a recruit fail any portion of this pre-enrollment examination, we will ask that he or she leave the academy. They may, however, resubmit their application to attend a future class. The test consists of four components: flexibility, agility run, pushups, and a 1.5 mile run. This will be the same test administered at the end of the ten (10) week basic training program. We will give a recruit only one opportunity to pass the pre-enrollment examination.

Please pay close attention to the chart below to learn what MBLEOST will require of each recruit:

AGE GROUPS
20 - 29
30 - 39
40 +
MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
1.5 Mile Run
70% minimum requirement to graduate
14:3017:1815:3018:3016:3019:42
1.5 mile run
50% pre-entrance requirement
18:1021:3819:1022:5020:1024:02
Agility Run
50% pre-entrance requirement
20:4023:3020:9024:4021:8526:05
Agility Run
70% minimum requirement to graduate
18:6021:1019:1022:2020:0523:85
Trunk Flex Inches
60% pre-entrance requirements
342312
Trunk Flexion Inches
70% minimum requirement to graduate
11121011910
Push Ups17-21 yrs22-26 yrs27-31 yrs32-36 yrs37-41 yrs42-46 yrs47-51 yrs52+ yrs
70% min. to graduateM - 52
F - 28
M - 50
F - 26
M - 48
F - 24
M - 43
F - 22
M - 42
F - 18
M - 36
F - 17
M - 32
F - 13
M - 26
F - 12
50% min. for Pre-entranceM - 32
F - 13
M - 30
F - 11
M - 28
F - 10
M - 23
F - 9
M - 22
F - 8
M - 18
F - 7
M - 17
F - 6
M - 12
F - 6