Kofi Ampeah Woode
Headquarters, Southern Command (S/COMD) has commenced Basic Fitness Test (BFT) for eligible candidates of the 2025 Officers Promotion Examination (PROMEX) in the command Area of Responsibility (AOR), at the Command Headquarters, Kpeshie Ridge, Accra.
The four-day event which runs from Tuesday 1 April to Friday 4 April, is to conduct a physical fitness assessment of Officers in 1, 2, 5, and 7 Garrisons, as part of the basic requirement for Officers’ promotion and career progression.
Candidates are expected to participate in three physical training disciplines, including Push-Ups, Sit-Ups and a 3.2km run or a 4km alternative aerobic event for those who are excused from running.
Each individual candidate is expected to attain a certain number of repetitions in the push-up and sit-up disciplines within a stipulated time of 2 minutes, as well as complete the 3.2km run also in a stipulated time, according to gender and age.
Candidates are grouped in two categories of Level B and Level A, with B candidates being Officers in Captain rank seeking progression to Major, and A candidates being Officers in the Lieutenant rank seeking progression to Captain.
Practical and written examinations will be conducted to complete the final score for the 2025 PROMEX.
The exercise is under the keen supervision of the General Officer Commanding, S/COMD – Brigadier General Samuel Yeboah Asare; Command Logistics Officer – Colonel (Col) Franklin Gyamerah-Amoako and the Deputy Command Operations Officer – Lieutenant Colonel Prince Owusu, along with physical training instructors from 5 Garrison and General Headquarters Training.
Credit: S/COMD PR
