Running fitness
Build a consistent aerobic base and controlled faster efforts so fitness testing is a checkpoint, not the full ambition of your preparation.
Navy fitness preparation UK
Navy fitness prep.
Prepare for Royal Navy selection and initial training with structured running, strength, conditioning, mobility and accountable weekly coaching.
NavyService-specific preparation
We The EliteCorrect programme route
£16/monthStructured online coaching
In personPrep weekends available
Selection route
From application to HMS Raleigh.
The Royal Navy joining process tests more than fitness. Prepare your body, service knowledge and daily standards before Candidate Preparation Course and initial training.
01
Application
Choose your profession, check eligibility and submit the Royal Navy application. Your chosen role shapes the aptitude score and later training requirements.
02
DAA and interview
Complete the Defence Aptitude Assessment, then show clear motivation, service knowledge and suitability during the formal selection interview.
03
Four-day CPC
Royal Navy ratings normally complete the four-day Candidate Preparation Course, including medical and fitness assessments, before a training offer is confirmed.
04
Initial training
Successful ratings begin initial training at HMS Raleigh. Officer and specialist routes differ, so prepare against the instructions issued for your exact profession.
Use the Royal Navy joining-process page and your candidate instructions for current role-specific stages, standards and dates.
Royal Navy joining process →Preparation priorities
Build more than the minimum.
Strength and mobility
Develop bodyweight control, useful whole-body strength, core capacity and mobility that carries into repeated training days.
Service readiness
Know your chosen profession, organise your kit, manage recovery and practise the standards expected when living and training with others.
Proven military preparation
Coached from experience.
Complete Commando was founded by Sam Logan after more than ten years across the Royal Marines and Royal Marines Reserve, including operational deployments. The wider team includes a current Army PTI and serving or former Royal Navy, Army and Royal Marines instructors.
Candidate results
Hundreds of Royal Marines candidates have progressed through Complete Commando programmes and weekends to earn the Green Beret.
Across services
Clients have progressed into the Parachute Regiment, British Army, Royal Navy, RAF, Royal Marines and Canadian Armed Forces.
Officer routes
Candidates have succeeded at RAF and Royal Navy pilot officer selection, including after previous unsuccessful attempts.
Your programme
We The Elite.
We The Elite is the Complete Commando route for Royal Navy candidates. It combines progressive running, strength, bodyweight work, conditioning, mobility and community accountability for £16 a month.
Questions
Navy preparation, made clear.
Which Complete Commando programme is best for Royal Navy candidates?
Join We The Elite. It is the service preparation route for Royal Navy, British Army, Parachute Regiment and RAF candidates. Royal Marines candidates have a separate Royal Marines Prep programme.
What should I prepare besides fitness?
Prepare for the Defence Aptitude Assessment, learn your chosen profession, practise interview answers and build reliable organisation, sleep and recovery habits.
Do Royal Navy officers follow the same route as ratings?
No. Officer and specialist routes differ from the typical rating route shown here. Use the linked Royal Navy page and your candidate instructions for the current process attached to your profession.
Start now
Arrive prepared.
Build the fitness, habits and confidence before your assessment date forces the issue.