Those who believe becoming a flight attendant is a simple task may want to think again.

A group of stewardesses-to-be in China have shown just what it takes to make it on board, with photos emerging of them participating in intense military training sessions.

Snaps taken at the Chengdu Civil Aviation Academy show the prospective flight attendants of Chengdu East Star Airlines College carrying out a series of challenging combat drills.

The intense session is to help prepare the women for dealing with potential emergency situations on an aircraft.

The group of 20 women were seen creeping in water at one point before raising logs together - some of them looking amused and others visibly strained by the exercise.

In other photos they were seen wrestling in the murky water and carrying out a series of rigorous combat style exercises.

The women were decked out in camouflage outfits as they trained in the muddy water and showed off their agility by running, jumping and leapfrogging each other.

They are also tested in reaction speed and in specific skills to deal with terrorism and other specific emergency situations.

The training provides the soon-to-be cabin staff with the skills needed to subdue out of control or violent passengers.

The 20 staff were selected to be air safety officers on top of their stewardess role and were also trained in serving passengers with grace and poise.

Following the intense training, the women were snapped looking glammed up and graceful as they posed in their red and white official cabin uniforms.

Donning large sashes, the small group were seen proudly walking out of the academy with suitcases and posing proudly in front of their aircraft.