{
  "schema_version": "1.0.0",
  "title": "Royal Navy and Royal Marines official webpage wording discrepancies",
  "snapshot": "2026-10-16",
  "mode": "manual public-web comparison, not live monitoring",
  "isLiveFeed": false,
  "records": [
    {
      "id": "rn-pjft-cpc",
      "label": "Royal Navy pre-joining fitness test (PJFT) format",
      "title": "Dated bleep-test change versus a CPC page still describing 2.4km",
      "sourceA": {
        "url": "https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers/joining-process/pre-joining-fitness-test",
        "name": "Dedicated official Royal Navy PJFT page",
        "summary": "Explicitly says from 1 October 2026 general RN candidates move from a 2.4km run to the 20m MSFT bleep test minimum 6.6; divers have a different higher requirement."
      },
      "sourceB": {
        "url": "https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers/joining-process/candidate-preparation-course",
        "name": "Official Royal Navy CPC information",
        "summary": "Continues to describe completing a 2.4km run during the CPC fitness assessment."
      },
      "caution": "Two official webpages have differing text; the detailed, dated PJFT page makes a later test-rule claim. This does not establish actual assessment used in each role.",
      "question": "For my specific Royal Navy role and after-1-October CPC date, do I take the MSFT or the 2.4km run?"
    },
    {
      "id": "rn-pjft-role",
      "label": "Royal Navy individual role recruitment pages",
      "title": "Dated general PJFT update versus an apprenticeship role journey still saying treadmill",
      "sourceA": {
        "url": "https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers/joining-process/pre-joining-fitness-test",
        "name": "Official Royal Navy general PJFT",
        "summary": "Sets out the October 2026 switch to the MSFT for RN candidates, with role-specific exceptions."
      },
      "sourceB": {
        "url": "https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers/roles/accelerated-apprentice-scheme-communications-information-systems",
        "name": "Accelerated Apprentice CIS joining journey",
        "summary": "Still includes a step describing a 2.4km treadmill fitness test at a nearby centre."
      },
      "caution": "A role listing may not have been updated, or a particular role/stage may differ. A candidate should confirm the actual invitation rather than extrapolate.",
      "question": "For my Accelerated Apprentice CIS route, which fitness test applies to my scheduled assessment?"
    },
    {
      "id": "rm-cpc-length",
      "label": "Royal Marines Candidate Preparation Course length",
      "title": "Dedicated CPC page says five days; joining overview says four",
      "sourceA": {
        "url": "https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers/royal-marines/joining-process/commando-royal-marine-candidate-preparation-course",
        "name": "Dedicated Royal Marines CPC page",
        "summary": "Describes the Candidate Preparation Course as a five-day course including fitness and swimming."
      },
      "sourceB": {
        "url": "https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers/royal-marines/joining-process",
        "name": "Royal Marines official joining overview",
        "summary": "Describes Royal Marines CPC as a four-day induction during the joining process."
      },
      "caution": "Different day-count conventions or publication versions may explain the wording. The webpages alone do not confirm an individual candidate's travel dates.",
      "question": "What are the actual reporting and departure dates on my Royal Marines CPC booking?"
    }
  ],
  "evidence_limits": [
    "Official source page text can change after this snapshot.",
    "A wording mismatch does not establish actual candidate testing errors.",
    "Role, assessment stage and exception requirements may differ.",
    "Use a recruiter's current written instructions for individual bookings."
  ],
  "canonical": "https://projectselection.co.uk/press/official-guidance-discrepancies/"
}