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== Selection and training ==
[[File:PI2G 5F.jpg|thumb|AGIGN sniper during a training exercise in 2015]]
Candidates undertake a one-week pre-selection screening followed by, for those accepted, a fourteen-month training program.<ref name="Gendinfo"/> Mental ability and self-control are important, in addition to physical strength. Similar to most special forces, the training is stressful with a high rate of failure, especially in the initial phase; only 7–8% of the volunteers complete the training process. AGIGN candidates undertake a one-week pre-selection screening followed by an eight-week training program.<ref name="GIGN 3.0"/>

GIGN training consists of:
* Weapon handling
* Combat shooting and marksmanship training
* Airborne courses, such as HALO or HAHO jumps, paragliding, and heliborne insertions
* [[Frogman|Underwater combat]], swimming, diving, and [[naval boarding]]
* [[Hand-to-hand combat]] training
* Undercover surveillance and stalking (investigative cases support)
* Infiltration and escape techniques
* [[Bomb disposal|Explosive ordnance disposal]]
* [[CBRN defense|Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear]] device neutralization
* Survival and warfare in tropical, arctic, mountain and desert environments
* Diplomacy and negotiation skills

The GIGN trains alongside other counterterrorist units from [[NATO]] countries, including the American [[Hostage Rescue Team|FBI HRT]], British [[Special Air Service|SAS]], Australian [[Specialist Protective Services|SPS]], German [[GSG 9]], and Irish [[Garda Síochána|Garda]] [[Garda Emergency Response Unit|ERU]].