It is a German military award that demonstrates ... a timed 100-meter swim while dressed in military uniform, an 11x10-meter sprint, a chin-up test, a 1,000-meter sprint, and an eight-mile ruck ...

Being able to swim in uniform demonstrates being ready to ... A former scholastic competitive swimmer, Herren heard about the German military skills badge in college, where his ROTC detachment ...

The swim test was a 100-meter swim in their combat uniform with the physical fitness ... than you could do just do on your own.” said German Army 1st Lt. Jakob Burger, Regional Command-East ...