Perfil físico dos militares do Grupo Especial de Retomada e Resgate (GERR) do Batalhão de Operações Especiais de Fuzileiros Navais: um estudo descritivo

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Comandos Anfíbios (ComAnf) are the Special Operations Troop of the Brazilian Marine Corps. Within the ComAnf structure, the Retake and Rescue Special Group (Grupo Especial de Retomada e Resgate – GERR) is responsible for operating in situations of facilities resumption and hostage rescue. Physical fitness is very important for subunit’s people to accomplish your tasks. This study aims to define the physical profile of the military components of this group. METHOD: Descriptive study, with a sample of 43 military personnel, in which four test batteries were performed, two in 2019 and two in 2020, where each battery consisted of 52 tests classified into seven categories (cardiorespiratory resistance, speed, apnea, strength, high intensity, agility and flexibility). Descriptive analysis of numerical data included mean and standard deviation and frequency distribution analysis was performed in tests which results were “fit” and “unfit”. RESULTS: The mean ± standard deviation results of the four bateries were: 5km running (min:s): 24:06±03:51, 1 km swimming (min:s): 23:52±03:50, 100m running (s): 20,40±1,95, 100m swimming (min:s): 01:38±00:15, static apnea (min:s): 01:38±00:25, dynamic apnea (m): 38±9,4, pull-up (rep.): 9,7±4,3, squat (rep.): 34,5±7,2, push-up (rep.): 35,1±7,5, deadlift (rep.): 42,1±11,3, sit-up (rep.): 48,1±5,2, wall climb (s): 4,45±2,79, vertical jump (cm): 55,7±6,3, ball throw (m): 4,6±0,5, horizontal jump (m): 2,5±0,2, five meter rope climbing (m): 4,2±1,2, vertical jump on box (m): 1±1,1, horizontal cable pull (s): 8,39±1,24, 10 horizontal jumps (m): 22,7±2,2, 10 tire turns (s): 17,79±3,17, 10 burpees (s): 20,79±3,54, high intensity (min:s): 17:09±08:39, shuttle run (s): 10,28±0,58, semo (s): 11,40±0,91, square run (s): 6,99±0,42, quadrant jump (rep.): 30,9±3,8. DISCUSSION: Studies on Special Operations troops are scarce, with only two studies on troops of the same nature being found to make comparisons. The vertical jump and horizontal jump tests were the only tests used to compare the physical profile of the troops. It can be observed that the physical tests performed by GERR are able to measure physical valences that the Annual Physical Evaluation Test does not assess, such as flexibility and agility. Studies also pointed to the importance of questionnaires for the military to verify the tactical activities more frequently and more difficult performed by the operators. CONCLUSION: The study allowed us to trace the physical profile of soldiers assigned to the GERR in 2019 and 2020.