WEBVTT 00:04.963 --> 00:06.256 Hello and welcome to 00:06.256 --> 00:10.802 the Homeland Security Investigations Physical Fitness Test overview video. 00:10.802 --> 00:15.223 Serving as a HSI agent is a physically demanding job. 00:15.223 --> 00:20.020 HSI Special Agents are often placed in situations that are tense, uncertain, 00:20.020 --> 00:24.065 and rapidly evolving, making great demands on their physical abilities. 00:24.065 --> 00:26.860 Physical fitness is often the factor that can mean the difference 00:26.860 --> 00:30.196 between success, failure and even life and death. 00:30.196 --> 00:34.576 The HSI physical fitness standard ensures that candidates are qualified to perform 00:34.576 --> 00:39.581 the duties of a Special Agent safely, effectively and efficiently without undue 00:39.581 --> 00:44.127 risk, hazard or a liability to themselves or the agency. 00:44.127 --> 00:46.212 All Special Agent selectees are required 00:46.212 --> 00:49.507 to pass a pre-employment HSI Physical Fitness Test, 00:49.507 --> 00:51.342 also known as the PFT, 00:51.342 --> 00:54.220 and having a valid passing score no more than 90 days old 00:54.220 --> 00:57.474 prior to attending the HSI Basic Training Program at the 00:57.474 --> 01:00.685 Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, also known as FLETC. 01:01.046 --> 01:04.012 The HSI Basic Training Program consists of two courses 01:04.473 --> 01:06.494 The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center's 01:06.495 --> 01:08.490 Criminal Investigator Training Program 01:08.491 --> 01:09.990 or CITP 01:10.000 --> 01:13.389 and the subsequent HSI Special Agent Training Program 01:13.390 --> 01:15.600 or HSISAT. 01:15.617 --> 01:17.827 During the HSI Basic Training Program, 01:17.900 --> 01:23.500 all Special Agent trainees are again required to take and pass the HSI PFT to graduate. 01:23.750 --> 01:27.350 The PFT consists of four individually-timed events. 01:27.587 --> 01:33.927 To pass these events, a Special Agent selectee must meet or exceed each event's minimum standard. 01:34.803 --> 01:38.093 Performing 32 or more sit-ups in one-minute or less. 01:38.598 --> 01:44.408 Completing the 220-yard sprint in 47.73 seconds or less. 01:44.646 --> 01:47.546 Performing 22 push-ups in one minute or less. 01:48.108 --> 01:53.108 And completing the 1.5-mile run in fourteen minutes and 25 seconds or less. 01:53.363 --> 01:56.533 These events must be performed correctly, in sequence, 01:56.533 --> 01:59.620 and with no more than five minutes between exercises. 01:59.661 --> 02:04.231 Failing to attain the designated minimum standard for any of the PFT events 02:04.232 --> 02:06.969 constitutes failing the entire PFT. 02:07.339 --> 02:10.659 If the selectee fails their first attempt at the PFT, 02:10.672 --> 02:14.759 they must retest within 45 days to continue the hiring process. 02:14.760 --> 02:18.138 If the selectee does not pass their second attempt at the PFT, 02:18.138 --> 02:20.186 they will be removed from the hiring process. 02:20.807 --> 02:23.685 The PFT will be administered at a local facility, 02:23.685 --> 02:27.438 based on weather conditions near an HSI field office. 02:27.438 --> 02:31.901 Selectees should bring the HSI Pre-Employment Physical Fitness Test Consent 02:31.901 --> 02:35.947 and Release and Self-Assessment forms, as well as the medical release 02:35.947 --> 02:40.326 document filled out by a physician as a part of the pre-employment process. 02:40.326 --> 02:44.289 Selectees must also bring government issued photo identification, 02:44.289 --> 02:46.833 such as a driver's license or passport. 02:46.833 --> 02:49.752 If a selectee fails to bring the required documentation 02:49.752 --> 02:51.129 to the testing site, 02:51.129 --> 02:52.881 the Selectee will not be allowed to take 02:52.881 --> 02:56.400 the PFT and will be scored as having failed the PFT. 02:56.885 --> 03:00.805 The HSI PFT is administered according to strict protocols. 03:01.181 --> 03:06.181 Selectees will not receive credit for repetitions performed that do not meet the established protocols. 03:06.644 --> 03:10.857 Up to ten minutes will be given to warm up and stretch before the test starts. 03:10.899 --> 03:16.487 Sit-ups measure muscular endurance of the abdominal musculature and trunk strength. 03:16.905 --> 03:20.325 Selectees must complete a minimum of 32 proper sit-ups, 03:20.326 --> 03:25.133 and the event is scored according to the number of proper sit-ups completed within one minute. 03:25.622 --> 03:30.376 Selectees will lie on their back with the tops of their shoulder blades and buttocks 03:30.376 --> 03:31.878 touching the floor, 03:31.878 --> 03:34.130 arms held across the chest. 03:34.130 --> 03:36.299 The selectee’s knees are to be bent 03:36.299 --> 03:40.637 at a 90 degree angle and their feet placed flatly on the floor. 03:40.637 --> 03:43.473 A partner may hold the selectee’s feet in place 03:43.473 --> 03:49.062 at the tongue of the selectee’s shoes and/or with the knees on the selectee’s toes. 03:49.062 --> 03:51.481 Selectees then raise their upper body 03:51.481 --> 03:55.318 until the base of the neck is in line with the base of the spine and their back 03:55.318 --> 03:58.947 is perpendicular with the floor before returning to the starting position 03:58.947 --> 04:02.367 with the tops of both shoulder blades touching the floor. 04:02.367 --> 04:05.578 The selectee’s feet and buttocks must maintain contact 04:05.578 --> 04:08.581 with the floor, and their arms must be held across the chest 04:08.581 --> 04:13.117 for the exercises entire range of motion to receive credit for the repetition. 04:14.548 --> 04:16.673 Selectees may rest in the “up” position, 04:16.673 --> 04:19.550 which is when their back is perpendicular with the floor. 04:19.550 --> 04:23.263 Common errors seen when performing sit-ups include the following: 04:23.263 --> 04:25.723 Not going all the way up 04:25.723 --> 04:27.934 Back not perpendicular 04:27.934 --> 04:30.603 Elbows not near knees 04:30.603 --> 04:32.855 Not going all the way down 04:32.855 --> 04:36.192 Just the small of the back touching, not the shoulder blades 04:36.192 --> 04:40.738 All the way up and down, but buttocks leave the ground getting momentum 04:40.738 --> 04:43.533 All the way up and down and buttocks on the ground, 04:43.533 --> 04:46.077 but arms break away from the chest. 04:46.077 --> 04:48.579 The event is stopped when the time expires. 04:48.579 --> 04:51.958 Selectees rest in the “down” position, which is when the back is in 04:51.958 --> 04:55.420 contact with the floor or when selectees can not continue. 04:55.420 --> 04:58.089 No restarts of the event are authorized. 04:58.089 --> 05:00.550 The 220-yard sprint is designed to measure 05:00.550 --> 05:05.388 a selectee’s anaerobic power and takes place on an outdoor track. 05:05.388 --> 05:08.516 Selectees start the event from a standing position 05:08.516 --> 05:13.229 running 220 yards, which is half of a lap on a quarter-mile track. 05:13.688 --> 05:19.527 Selectees must complete the 220-yard sprint in 47.73 seconds or less 05:19.527 --> 05:22.405 or it will constitute a failure for the event. 05:22.405 --> 05:25.158 Push-ups measure upper body strength and muscular endurance. 05:25.158 --> 05:30.705 Selectees must complete a minimum of 22 proper push-ups, and the event is scored 05:30.705 --> 05:34.625 according to the number of proper push-ups completed within one minute. 05:34.625 --> 05:39.213 Selectees start in the extended, or “up”, position with their hands on the floor, 05:39.213 --> 05:44.761 fingers face forward and spaced 1 to 2 hand widths beyond the shoulders. 05:44.761 --> 05:48.014 Selectee’s elbows must be pointed away from the body, 05:48.014 --> 05:50.975 arms fully extended, and their bodies held straight 05:50.975 --> 05:55.188 with the feet no more than three inches apart and the toes touching the floor. 05:55.188 --> 05:59.108 A completed push-up is defined as flexing the arms and lowering the body 05:59.108 --> 06:00.318 until the upper arms 06:00.318 --> 06:03.946 are at least parallel to the floor and returning to the start position. 06:03.946 --> 06:07.950 If the selectee does not lower the body all the way to the point at which 06:07.950 --> 06:10.620 the upper arms are at least parallel to the floor 06:10.620 --> 06:13.873 or fails to achieve full extension with the arms at the top, 06:13.873 --> 06:16.584 they will not receive credit for the repetition. 06:16.584 --> 06:20.004 Similarly, if the selectees do not maintain the body 06:20.004 --> 06:21.547 straight by sagging the back 06:21.547 --> 06:24.801 or raising the buttocks during the performance of the exercise, 06:24.801 --> 06:27.845 they will not receive credit for the repetition. 06:27.845 --> 06:31.849 Selectees may rest in the start position, and while the waist may 06:31.849 --> 06:36.104 raise or sag in the rest position, the knees must remain rigid. 06:36.104 --> 06:37.814 Selectees must return to 06:37.814 --> 06:41.818 and pause in the correct starting position before starting the next repetition. 06:41.818 --> 06:45.571 Common errors seen when performing push-ups include the following: 06:45.571 --> 06:47.448 Not going all the way down 06:47.448 --> 06:49.617 Not lowering the body all the way to the point 06:49.617 --> 06:52.954 at which the upper arms are at least parallel to the floor, 06:52.954 --> 06:57.041 Not going all the way up, failing to achieve full extension of the arms 06:57.041 --> 06:59.001 returning to the start position. 06:59.001 --> 07:03.589 Not maintaining a straight body, sagging the back or raising the buttocks. 07:03.589 --> 07:06.676 The exercise is stopped when time expires, 07:06.676 --> 07:10.179 the selectee raises either hand or foot from the ground, 07:10.179 --> 07:14.559 the selectee rests in the “down” position, or the selectee’s knees 07:14.559 --> 07:17.311 bend at any point or touch the floor. 07:17.311 --> 07:20.440 No restarts of the event are authorized. 07:20.440 --> 07:24.610 The 1.5-mile run is designed to measure a selectee’s aerobic capacity, 07:24.610 --> 07:27.572 and takes place on an outdoor track. 07:27.572 --> 07:32.743 Selectees must run 1.5 miles, which is six laps around a quarter mile track. 07:32.994 --> 07:35.520 Selectees must complete the 1.5-mile run in 07:35.521 --> 07:38.582 fourteen minutes and twenty-five seconds or less 07:38.583 --> 07:41.252 or it will constitute a failure for the event. 07:41.252 --> 07:45.173 The requirement to pass the HSI Physical Fitness Test is not a standard 07:45.173 --> 07:46.674 to be taken lightly. 07:46.674 --> 07:49.385 However, with commitment and proper training, 07:49.385 --> 07:52.935 selectees will be best prepared to pass the PFT.