General and internal rules
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Tweedaagse Militaire Prestatie Tocht (TMPT)
1. Announcement regarding the 75th TMPT 2026
The Dutch Armed Forces Reservists Federation (NRFK) will organise the 75th Two-Day Military Performance Tour (TMPT) on 12 and 13 May 2026 (under the auspices of the Royal Association of Reserve Officers – KVNRO).
This performance tour, on and around the General Winkelman Barracks (Harskamp), is open to professional, reserve and post-active military personnel from all branches of the armed forces.
Military personnel from non-Dutch branches of the armed forces are also welcome.
Completing this challenge entitles participants to the KVNRO Cross, known as the TMPT Cross. This award may be worn on the uniform. The TMPT is a duo achievement. This means that the achievement must be accomplished as a team of two military personnel (buddies). Both team members must therefore provide each other with maximum support.
The basic principle is that participants register as a team. Regardless of whether they are male or female. The TMPT is an achievement and definitely NOT a competition!
To be eligible for the TMPT Cross, the team must meet the requirements set out in the regulations. A team in which one or both team members exceed the available time of 10 hours on either of the two days will be disqualified and will not be eligible for the TMPT cross.
2. General Terms and Conditions for participation in the TMPT.
The following conditions must be observed when participating in the 75th Two-Day Military Performance Tour (TMPT), which is organised by the Royal Association of Dutch Reserve Officers (KVNRO/NRFK) in collaboration with the LO/Sports Organisation of the Royal Netherlands Army.
Participants must comply with the rules and regulations as drawn up by the organisation. Registration by the participant is strictly personal and non-transferable.
Participation in the TMPT is at your own risk and responsibility. Participants must be in good physical condition and sufficiently trained to participate in the TMPT in a responsible manner. In case of doubt, a medical examination is recommended. Participants must be at least a basic marksman with the weapon they will be using for the shooting test. Foreign participants are required to take part in a weapon familiarisation programme on the day of arrival.
The organisation is not liable for any damage and/or injury that a participant may suffer as a result of participating in the TMPT. The organisation is not liable for any damage that third parties may suffer as a result of the TMPT taking place. Participants must be insured against (legal) liability. All participants in the TMPT will be provided with government accommodation.
f the TMPT is cancelled or postponed due to force majeure, the registration fee paid will not be refunded, but will be used for participation in a subsequent edition of the TMPT.
3. Age categories
The TMPT has a Senior (S) and Veteran (V) course, with the requirements for the V course being less demanding.
The following may participate in the V course:
Two men aged 45 or older;
One man aged 45 or older together with one woman;
Two women.
When registering a combination of two ladies aged 45 or older, a third category will be added: V+. All other combinations will automatically follow the S course. A V and V+ team is allowed to participate in the S course. They must, however, make this wish known to the organisation.
4. Registration
Registration for participation as a team – including IDEAL payment – can only be done online via the website at the following internet address: https - registration is not yet open
Registration is possible from 1 March to 27 April. After submitting the digital registration form and receiving the IDEAL payment, the team will be listed on the TMPT site as a registered team and will also receive a confirmation email. The registration is then final and the status of the team will be updated on the TMPT website.
Professional soldiers who wish to participate in the TMPT will be granted special leave to participate in the event, subject to the approval of their commander.
Reservists participate in the TMPT on a voluntary basis. The reservist's commander may, upon request by the reservist, grant the latter permission to participate in the TMPT. In that case, he may call up the reservist for active duty without pay, so that the reservist can claim free medical care and submit his travel expense claim.
5. Costs
The registration fee is €197.50 per team.
This amount consists of the following components: €97.50 registration fee for two people €100 for all basic meals for two people Hot meals on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Breakfast on Tuesday and Wednesday, and a packed lunch to prepare yourself.
If you cancel before May 12th, this registration fee will be refunded, minus € 6 in administration costs.
If you cancel after this date, the registration fee will not be refunded. Until 12 May, you can change teammates or update your personal details at no cost.
This can only be done via the confirmation email you received (so keep it safe). After this date, an administration fee of €12.50 will be charged. If a team on the reserve list is still able to participate after 12 May, the normal registration procedure will apply, including IDEAL payment.
6. Registration of participants
On the day prior to the first day of the TMPT, participants must register between 15.00 and 20.00 h on Monday, 11 May 2026.
Registration location: Building 127 (Meeting Point – behind the dining hall) Legerplaats Harskamp, Otterloseweg 5, 6732 BR Harskamp.
Reporting on Tuesday and Wednesday at the start of the TMPT: building 127: (Meeting point – behind the dining hall)
Reporting time: see the list on the notice board in building 113.
Briefing: On Monday evening, there will be an opportunity to attend a general briefing and ask questions. This briefing will take place in building 126 at approximately 20.30 h.
7. Parking vehicles and bicycles
Private vehicles belonging to TMPT participants must be parked exclusively in the designated parking areas. Parking is only permitted in the designated spaces. Parking elsewhere (i.e. along the roads) will result in a fine from the Military Police!
Bicycles must be parked within the area marked by red and white barrier tape opposite the large car park on the lawn near the restaurant, including during both TMPT days. It is strictly forbidden to park bicycles anywhere other than the location specified here, including in or against buildings (your bicycle will be removed if you do so).
8. Accommodation
The organisation will request accommodation. Please do not do this yourself! After registering on Monday, participants will receive their accommodation details.
Due to circumstances, accommodation is not provided in standard accommodation buildings. Please be aware that accommodation may be in sports buildings and similar facilities.
You may be accommodated at:
• Harskamp military base or;
• Stroe military base
Please bring your own:
Sleeping bag and sleeping mat/stretcher A (padlock)
Under no circumstances may you deviate from your assigned accommodation; this includes, for example, locating participants in case of urgent need at home. There are sufficient changing facilities, so please do not reserve accommodation if you are not staying overnight and only want to use the accommodation to change.
On Wednesday, your accommodation must be vacated and cleaned as soon as possible, but certainly before 7 p.m. Participants who are staying until Thursday will move to a building to be designated later, after consultation with the secretariat/day room, before 7 p.m. There is no breakfast on Thursday.
9. Meals
All meals are eaten by participants in the restaurant (building 127). The restaurant is open:
Monday from 16.30 to 19.00 h.
Tuesday and Wednesday from 16.30. to 18.30 h.
In the morning from 06.00 to 08.00.
Packed lunches must be prepared by the participants themselves at breakfast, including fruit. The TMPT organisation will endeavour to provide water at some checkpoints. However, we cannot guarantee that this will be possible. Please bring your own water bottle and/or camel bag, which you can fill up before departure and along the way. There will be a mobile sales point during the march (at the shooting range).
The (basic) costs for food (breakfast, lunch and dinner) are paid upon registration. When reporting on Monday, participants will receive a waterproof food wristband with their team number. You must wear this during the event. Participants are free to provide their own food elsewhere at their own expense. For example, there is an Echos Home (ECHOS Home “Baan Zulu”) just outside the Harskamp Army Base. Further details regarding food will be provided on 11 May when you report. Please do not leave any litter lying around, even during the transfers!
10. Telephone numbers
The TMPT secretariat will be located in building 113 from 15.00 on 11 May until 20.00 h on 13 May.
Telephone number (also for emergencies) +31 (0)6 45 89 48 32 (only to be used on 11, 12 and 13 May).
Accidents outside a barracks In the event of an accident, call 112 for emergencies. Non-emergency police number: 0900 8844
Accidents at a barracks Central control room: (0889) 51 13 13
Royal Netherlands Marechaussee telephone number: +31 (0)800 1814 In all cases, the TMPT secretariat must also be informed as soon as possible. +31 (0)6 45 89 48 32.
Premature termination of the TMPT If, due to circumstances, the team decides to terminate the TMPT prematurely, this must always be reported to the TMPT secretariat.
11. Medical care
For accidents at the shooting range, an AMV is available at the Gzhc Harskamp. If you need urgent medical attention outside of accidents at the shooting range, please contact: Huisartsenpost Gelderse Vallei: 0318- 200860 The location and times for sports massage will be announced via the TMTP secretariat.
12. Uniform
Participants are required to wear the combat uniform.
View a few photos here.
Only the following components:
Obstacle course
Survival course
Speed march
Orientation course
may be completed without a base jacket.
The beret must be worn on the barracks grounds! Equipment (e.g. rucksacks, camel bags, footwear, etc.) must also be exclusively “military”. Uniforms will be checked. All participants in the TMPT must wear their military uniform correctly and in accordance with the regulations at all times. If a check reveals that a participant is not complying with the uniform regulations, the TMPT committee may exclude him or her from further participation. For your own safety, it is very important to bring and wear your reflective tape!
13. Bicycles
Participants must provide their own bicycle. A “bicycle” is defined as a city bike, with gears if desired. A derailleur is permitted. Recumbent bicycles, tandems, racing bikes, gravel bikes and bicycles with electric pedal assistance (“e-bikes”) are not permitted. It is also not permitted to equip the bicycle with racing wheels and/or racing tyres.
The minimum tyre thickness is 37 mm. The most common permitted wheel sizes are shown in the table below. Checks will be carried out. If the check reveals that the tyre size deviates from the minimum thickness, the TMPT committee may exclude the participant from further participation. If in doubt, you can present your bicycle for inspection at the secretariat on Monday evening. There are limited opportunities to hire a bicycle in Otterlo. PLEASE NOTE: during the cycle, there will be a checkpoint where your bicycle will be checked! A table of bicycle tyre sizes with different size designations can be found here.
14. Start and finish times
Barring exceptional circumstances, participants will depart between 06.30 and 07.30 hon both days.
Each team will be assigned a fixed start time, linked to their start number. The time of departure will be recorded on a chip. For teams that decide to start after 07.30 h the start time will remain 07:30.
Teams must note their departure time themselves, so that each team can calculate its own latest arrival time. The latest arrival times, without waiting time correction and penalty time correction, will therefore be between 16.30 and 17.30 h. Short waiting times are part of the event and will not be compensated. Waiting times during the speed march and shooting (the last 25 minutes) are counted as warm-up time and are part of the assignment. Therefore, no correction will be made for these. The organisation may decide to compensate for longer waiting times.
15. Checkpoints
The TMPT has the following checkpoints:
Unmanned checkpoint with a registration box. Here, the teams must insert the key (with chip) into the registration box themselves;
Unmanned checkpoint with a ‘flasher’. Here, the teams must place the clip in the designated box on a registration card;
Manned checkpoint with registration box or clip.
The controller inserts the key (with chip) into the registration box or makes the cut on the registration card; Checks by answering control questions; Check by means of the shooting registration card. The reporting point is the starting point for most assignments. At the reporting point, it is the team's responsibility to ensure that the organisation registers the reporting point and that they receive the key with chip back if applicable. A checkpoint can be recognised by an orange flag with black letters ‘TMPT’. An unmanned checkpoint with a registration box gives a visual and acoustic signal upon registration to confirm the registration. If the participant does not observe either signal, they must report this to the organisation at the next checkpoint! Unmanned checkpoints with a ‘flasher’ may be encountered when carrying out assignments and when carrying out a bonus run (= penalty run). In such cases, the team will receive a registration card from the organisation, on which they must make the necessary marks.
16. Penalties
The TMPT imposes the following penalties: Bonus run and Time penalty Disqualification/exclusion Financial penalty
The description of each component specifies the requirement and the penalty for failing to meet it. Failing to report at a checkpoint can lead to the following penalties and consequences: disqualification if it cannot be demonstrated that the team did in fact complete the task.
Any waiting time incurred will not be taken into account, even if it can be demonstrated that the task was completed. Missing a checkpoint during a task or a bonus run will result in the following additional time being added: Travel by bicycle (A1): 45 minutes Map reading by kayak (A2): 20 minutes Orienteering course (B6): 15 minutes Coordinate ride (C7): 15 minutesThe March (D11): 45 minutesBonus run: repeat until the task is completed correctly. More than two bonus runs over both days will result in automatic disqualification. Failure to follow safety instructions regarding which routes to take/avoid when kayaking will result in a 15-minute time penalty. Use of an unauthorised bicycle will result in disqualification. Using non-regulation tyres will result in a time penalty or disqualification. Failure to return the shooting registration card will result in disqualification. The use of GPS or other electronic aids will result in disqualification. The loss of a time registration key with chip will cost the team 40 euros.
| Lus A en B |
penalty |
Lus C en D |
penalty |
| A1: bycicle course |
penalty time |
C7: map reading by bycicle |
penalty time |
| A2: map reading by kajak |
penalty time |
C8: handgrenade trowing |
bonus run |
| A3: survival course |
bonus run |
C9: distance estimation |
penalty time |
| A4: obstacle course |
bonus run |
C10: speedmarch |
bonus run |
| A5: speedmarch |
bonus run |
D11: march |
bonus run |
| B6: oriëntation course |
penalty time |
D12: shooting teset |
bonus run
|
17. Team division over days and loops
The assignments are divided into four loops. Namely loop A, loop B, loop C and loop D. Each day, either loop A+B or loop C+D will be completed. Assignments A2, A3, A4, and B6 are located on the cycle route. Assignment C9 is located on the cycle route. The team number determines which loop is started and whether the route is cycled clockwise or counter-clockwise. The starting numbers of the teams will be issued upon registration. For the order in which the assignments are to be carried out, please consult the ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE. A paper copy will be provided upon registration. The loops with the assignments and type of penalty.
18. Shooting test
For the shooting test, a Glock-17 pistol (9 mm calibre) or a Colt (C7 with SRIM, 5.56 mm calibre) with ammunition will be provided at the shooting range. Shooting with your own weapon is not permitted. Please note: this involves shooting after physical exertion. Better results are usually achieved with a short rest period before shooting. The time available for the shooting test is 25 minutes, including any waiting time.
19. Map material and map protractor
Maps are provided for: The cycle route (A1) The kayak route (A2) The orienteering route (B6)The map reading assignment (C7)*The march (D11)This may involve a pre-drawn staff map or a staff map on which coordinates must be drawn in yourself. During the cycling route, the orienteering route and the march, various assignments must be carried out.* Participants must have their own 1:50,000 map protractor. Tip: it is useful to bring a plastic folder (A4) to protect the map from weather conditions such as rain.
20 and 21 not for foreign participants
22. Exclusion
The TMPT organisation may exclude participants from further participation on the following grounds: Failure to comply with the army camp regulations; Failure to comply with the rules and regulations; Failure to follow instructions from the organisation; Failure to comply with the applicable dress code; Unsportsmanlike behaviour.
23. TMPT Cross
Teams that successfully complete the TMPT receive the silver eight-pointed lily cross with crown on a red and blue striped ribbon, established by the Royal Association of Dutch Reserve Officers. This award has been officially approved, as laid down in Army Order 1952-112. Those who have already successfully completed the TMPT receive a silver-coloured 2, 3, etc., depending on the number of times they have completed it. Upon successful completion for the 10th time, the arms of the cross are enamelled in blue, and upon successful completion for the 25th time and thereafter, they are enamelled in red.
24 - not for foreign participants
25. Complaint/objection
If a complaint cannot be dealt with immediately verbally, a written objection may be submitted to the secretariat. This is possible up to 2 hours after arrival. The complaints committee will, after hearing the team and after internal deliberation, make a binding decision.
26. Authority of the TMPT organisation
In cases not covered by these regulations, the chair of the TMPT Committee shall decide.
27. Certificate ceremony
The ceremony will take place on 13 May at 8 p.m. in building 126.Those who are eligible must attend in service dress.
