{"id":1017,"date":"2025-12-01T20:15:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/?page_id=1017"},"modified":"2025-12-01T23:10:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T22:10:10","slug":"soldier-test","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/en\/soldier-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldier Test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull flex has-main-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9164b713 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:100vh;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-68bc48c3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-962be591\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide width-100 wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-fe5e8ce1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-27e8e9b723198a0756df31583d6b00e8 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cfcbfce9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h2 style=\"--animation-duration: 1s; --animation-distance: 50px;\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-844303c24f133a400650731f02327105 ollie-animate ollie-animate-fadeInDown\">The soldier test<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained ollie-animate ollie-animate-fadeInUp\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);--animation-duration: 1s; --animation-distance: 50px;\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For tho\u00adse who are acti\u00adve in the Armed For\u00adces, the Home Guard, or any volun\u00adta\u00adry defence orga\u00adni\u00adsa\u00adtion, Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen offers the oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty to do the sol\u00addi\u00ader test. March 40 kilo\u00admetres with at least a&nbsp;10-kilo\u00adgram pack and demon\u00adstra\u00adte your abi\u00adli\u00adty. The Armed For\u00adces Sol\u00addi\u00ader Bad\u00adge is proof of your endu\u00adran\u00adce and your abi\u00adli\u00adty to march accor\u00adding to mili\u00adta\u00adry requi\u00adre\u00adments. 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src=\"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kntnt-logo-green.webp\" alt=\"Kntnt logo green\" class=\"wp-image-349\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<a class=\"wp-block__link ollie-group-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/partners\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow\" data-expand-click-area tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/div>\n<style>@media (max-width: 600px) {.ollie-grid-5 {grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr) !important;}}<\/style><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3b79f310 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained ollie-animation-preset-fade-in-right ollie-animate ollie-animate-fadeInRight 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The sol\u00addi\u00ader test invol\u00adves mar\u00adching 40 kilo\u00admetres with at least 10&nbsp;kg in your back\u00adpack if you are under 50&nbsp;years of age. It is not a&nbsp;walk in the park \u2013 it is a&nbsp;test of your phy\u00adsi\u00adcal abi\u00adli\u00adty and men\u00adtal endu\u00adran\u00adce. Do you pass the sol\u00addi\u00ader&nbsp;test?<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bild-10.webp\" alt=\"Bild 10\" class=\"wp-image-500 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\"><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained ollie-animation-preset-fade-in-left ollie-animate ollie-animate-fadeInLeft ollie-animate-on-scroll ollie-animate-once\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-image-fill-element\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bild-15.webp\" alt=\"Bild 15\" class=\"wp-image-505 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Soldier Badge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you pass the sol\u00addi\u00ader test and wear a&nbsp;Swe\u00addish uni\u00adform, you will recei\u00adve a&nbsp;bad\u00adge after pas\u00adsing the sol\u00addi\u00ader test. The sol\u00addi\u00ader bad\u00adge says \u201cSol\u00addat\u00adprov\u201d (sol\u00addi\u00ader test), \u201cFM\u201d (Swe\u00addish Armed For\u00adces) and the year in which you took the test. The sol\u00addi\u00ader bad\u00adge is a&nbsp;pin that you attach to your name tag or the left bre\u00adast poc\u00adket flap on your field jac\u00adket 90. Wear it with&nbsp;pride!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained ollie-animation-preset-fade-in-right ollie-animate ollie-animate-fadeInRight ollie-animate-on-scroll ollie-animate-once\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-image-fill-element\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Test your endurance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Men\u00adtal and phy\u00adsi\u00adcal endu\u00adran\u00adce is the abi\u00adli\u00adty to keep going when your body wants to stop. Mar\u00adching 40 kilo\u00admetres with a&nbsp;back\u00adpack builds pre\u00adci\u00adse\u00adly that abi\u00adli\u00adty. This is trai\u00adning that trans\u00adla\u00adtes direct\u00adly to your ser\u00advice. When you know you can make it through 40 kilo\u00admetres with a&nbsp;full back\u00adpack, you also know what you can hand\u00adle in the&nbsp;field.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bild-13.webp\" alt=\"Bild 13\" class=\"wp-image-503 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 33%\"><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained ollie-animation-preset-fade-in-left ollie-animate ollie-animate-fadeInLeft ollie-animate-on-scroll ollie-animate-once\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-image-fill-element\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bild-23.webp\" alt=\"Bild 23\" class=\"wp-image-519 size-full\" style=\"object-position:67% 33%\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Camaraderie that builds the defence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you march alongside both mili\u00adta\u00adry per\u00adson\u00adnel and civi\u00adli\u00adans, you build the coo\u00adpe\u00adra\u00adtion on which total defence rests. Here, pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal offi\u00adcers, home guard sol\u00addi\u00aders, mem\u00adbers of volun\u00adte\u00ader orga\u00adni\u00adsa\u00adtions, and civi\u00adli\u00adans come toget\u00adher in a&nbsp;sha\u00adred chal\u00adlenge that strengthens both defence and the society.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained ollie-animation-preset-fade-in-right ollie-animate ollie-animate-fadeInRight ollie-animate-on-scroll ollie-animate-once\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-image-fill-element\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Purpose of Elfsborgsmarschen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen is orga\u00adni\u00adsed by the Par\u00adtil\u00adle Home Guard Asso\u00adci\u00ada\u00adtion with the pur\u00adpo\u00adse of strengthe\u00adning par\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpants\u2019 phy\u00adsi\u00adcal and men\u00adtal abi\u00adli\u00adti\u00ades, as well as strengthe\u00adning the ties between the mili\u00adta\u00adry and soci\u00ade\u00adty by bringing toget\u00adher mili\u00adta\u00adry and civi\u00adli\u00adan par\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpants in a&nbsp;joint challenge.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bild-16.webp\" alt=\"Bild 16\" class=\"wp-image-506 size-full\" style=\"object-position:78% 33%\"><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-tertiary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-33711d9a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained ollie-animate ollie-animate-pulse ollie-animate-on-scroll ollie-animate-once\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);--animation-duration: 0.8s; --animation-scale: 1.05; --scroll-offset: -50px;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8048763c wp-block-group-is-layout-flow has-background\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large);padding-bottom:0;background-image:url('https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dots.webp');background-position:50% 2%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:contain;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3e0831d5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"letter-spacing:0px\"><mark style=\"background-color:#fff200\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Inspiration and tips delivered straight to your&nbsp;inbox<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sub\u00adscri\u00adbe to our news\u00adlet\u00adter to recei\u00adve reports, trai\u00adning advice, and long-distan\u00adce hiking tips deli\u00adve\u00adred straight to your inbox. Six times a&nbsp;year, we send out news\u00adlet\u00adters with sto\u00adri\u00ades from the trail and inspi\u00adra\u00adtion for your next adven\u00adtu\u00adre. In Swe\u00addish&nbsp;only.<\/p>\n\n\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/wp-json\/ws-form\/v1\/submit\" class=\"wsf-form wsf-form-canvas\" id=\"ws-form-1\" data-id=\"3\" method=\"POST\" data-instance-id=\"1\" data-wsf-style-id=\"1\"><\/form><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-base-font-size\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:100px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;min-height:606px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-143 size-full\" alt=\"K\u00e4ngor\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kangor.webp\" style=\"object-position:55% 50%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"55% 50%\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#8d936d\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained ollie-animation-preset-fade-in-1s-up-80px ollie-animate ollie-animate-fadeInUp ollie-animate-on-scroll ollie-animate-once\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Soldier Badge shows what you are made&nbsp;of<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You have read about the requi\u00adre\u00adments: 40 kilo\u00admetres with a&nbsp;10-kilo\u00adgram pack. You know that the Sol\u00addi\u00ader Bad\u00adge is not given away\u2014it must be ear\u00adned. At Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen, you will have the oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty to take the test in an orga\u00adni\u00adsed and con\u00adtrol\u00adled manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is not a&nbsp;regu\u00adlar hike. It is proof of your basic mili\u00adta\u00adry fit\u00adness, your endu\u00adran\u00adce, and your men\u00adtal resi\u00adli\u00adence. It is ruc\u00adking with a&nbsp;clear mili\u00adta\u00adry purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More than a&nbsp;physical achievement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pas\u00adsing a&nbsp;sol\u00addi\u00ader test pro\u00adves that you meet the basic phy\u00adsi\u00adcal requi\u00adre\u00adments of a&nbsp;sol\u00addi\u00ader. It is about being able to move your\u00adself and your equip\u00adment over long distan\u00adces and still be combat-ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you walk the 40-kilo\u00admet\u00adre rou\u00adte at Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen, you do it toget\u00adher with like-min\u00added peop\u00adle. You march side by side with com\u00adra\u00addes from the Home Guard, col\u00adle\u00ada\u00adgues from the Armed For\u00adces, and mem\u00adbers of other volun\u00adta\u00adry defence orga\u00adni\u00adsa\u00adtions. The com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty along the rou\u00adte and the sha\u00adred effort are an impor\u00adtant part of the experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Build resilience and community<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen is orga\u00adni\u00adsed by the Par\u00adtil\u00adle Home Guard Asso\u00adci\u00ada\u00adtion spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adcal\u00adly to strengthen the ties between the defence for\u00adces and civil soci\u00ade\u00adty. By par\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adting and ear\u00adning your sol\u00addi\u00ader\u2019s bad\u00adge here, you acti\u00advely con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adte to that spi\u00adrit. You show your com\u00admit\u00adment, test your abi\u00adli\u00adti\u00ades, and build the resi\u00adli\u00adence requi\u00adred in your&nbsp;role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And when you\u2019\u00adre done? Then you won\u2019t just have a&nbsp;bad\u00adge on your uni\u00adform. You\u2019ll have concre\u00adte proof, dated 2026, that you have what it takes. If you choo\u00adse to walk both days, you can also secu\u00adre Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen\u2019s own&nbsp;medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The task is set. Show your ability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sign up for Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen and take the sol\u00addi\u00ader&nbsp;test.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sol\u00addi\u00ader test For tho\u00adse who are acti\u00adve in the Armed For\u00adces, the Home Guard, or any volun\u00adta\u00adry defence orga\u00adni\u00adsa\u00adtion, Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen offers the oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty to do the sol\u00addi\u00ader test. March 40 kilo\u00admetres with at least a&nbsp;10-kilo\u00adgram pack and demon\u00adstra\u00adte your abi\u00adli\u00adty. 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