Editing GSG 9 (section)

==Recruitment and training==
Members of the ''[[Federal Police (Germany)|Bundespolizei]]'' and other German police services under the age of 34 with at least two years of service can apply for the GSG 9 selection process. However, members can serve in GSG 9 only until the age of 45.

===Selection===
Candidates for GSG 9 undergo a five-day assessment to be accepted into the training cycle. The tests include medical examinations, psychological assessments, marksmanship training with a pistol and submachine gun, oral interviews, and a physical test which includes:<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundespolizei.de/Web/DE/05Die-Bundespolizei/04Einsatzkraefte/GSG9-neu/02-Der-Weg/EAV/eav_node.html|title = Bundespolizei - das Eignungsauswahlverfahren}}</ref>

* [[Cooper test]]
* [[100 metres]] sprint
* [[Standing long jump]]
* A minimum of ten [[Pull-up (exercise)|pull-ups]]
* [[Bench press]]: Minimum of ten repetitions of 75% of the candidate's body weight
* Obstacle course
* Agility test
* Resistance test against vertigo<ref name="auto1"/>

Approximately 10-15% of all candidates pass the selection phase and are accepted into the basic training section.

===Basic training and specialisation===
The subsequent 4.5-month training period includes both basic and specialized training.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundespolizei.de/Web/DE/05Die-Bundespolizei/04Einsatzkraefte/GSG9-neu/02-Der-Weg/Ausbildung/ausbildung_node.html|title = Bundespolizei - Ausbildung}}</ref>
During the basic training section, candidates undergo vigorous preparation for their tasks as operators in GSG 9. The training includes marksmanship, tactical courses, close-quarter combat, land navigation, climbing, rappelling, and medical training. The basic training concludes with a final week of rigorous testing, where candidates must demonstrate their skills under enormous stress.

On successful completion of all training stages, the candidate is awarded the GSG 9 badge and assigned to one of the operational units as a "Special Operations Officer".<ref name="auto"/>

Upon successful completion of basic training, candidates undergo various additional qualifications tailored to their specializations for special operational situations. These may include parachuting, maritime operations, advanced marksmanship, advanced medical skills, surveillance (police investigation), [[frogman|operational diving]], diving and skydiving in military freefall (training and further education take place at the Airborne and Air Transport School), or [[Bomb disposal|EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)]] techniques.

Individual GSG 9 officers have also participated in training courses conducted by the German Army's [[Kommando Spezialkräfte|Special Operations Forces Command]] (KSK). These courses, held between 2007 and 2012, included specialized training in parachuting and demolition.

Further training often involves cooperation with other allied counter-terrorism units, such as [[Israel]]'s [[Yamam]], [[France]]’s [[GIGN|Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale (GIGN)]] or National Gendarmerie Intervention Group, and the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]'s [[Hostage Rescue Team]] from the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Nationale und internationale Kooperation|trans-title=National and international cooperation|website=Bundespolizei |url=http://www.bundespolizei.de/DE/06Die-Bundespolizei/Organisation/BPOLP/GSG9/Berichte/40-jahre-gsg9.html |access-date=2013-09-08 |language=de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102085725/http://www.bundespolizei.de/DE/06Die-Bundespolizei/Organisation/BPOLP/GSG9/Berichte/40-jahre-gsg9.html |archive-date=2014-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://special-ops.org/gsg-9-grenzschutzgruppe-9/ |title=GSG 9 – To protect the Fatherland |publisher=special-ops.org|date=22 September 2013|access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref>