Prediction of performance on the RCMP physical ability requirement evaluation

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police use the Physical Ability Requirement Eval uation (PARE) for screening applicants. The pur poses of this in investigat ion were to identify those field tests of physical fitness that were associ ated with PARE performance and determine which most accurately classified s uccessful and unsuccessful PARE performers. The participants were 27 female and 21 male volunteers, Testing included measures of aerobic power, anaero bic power, agility, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and body composi tion. Multiple regression analysis revealed a three-variable model for male s (70-lb bench pr-ess, standing long jump, and agility) explaining 79% of t he variability in PARE time, whereas a one-variable model (agility) explain ed 43% of the variability for females. Analysis of the classification accur acy of the males' data was prohibited because 91% of the males passed the P ARE, Classification accuracy of the females' data, using logistic regressio n, produced a two-variable model (agility, 1.5-mile endurance run) with 93% overall classification accuracy,