As a Green Beret, you’re a guerrilla warfare expert and use unconventional tactics to fight terrorists abroad.
TAKE ON ENEMIES IN SPECIALIZED MISSIONS
Special Forces Soldiers are legendary for taking on the most sensitive Army missions after rigorous training and a highly selective evaluation.
SMALL, TACTICAL TEAMS WITH EXPERT SKILLS
From sabotaging enemy communications and supply lines to infiltrating enemy lines through quiet, guerrilla war-style tactics, you'll do what it takes to defeat enemies as a Special Forces Soldier.
As part of the elite Special Operations Forces, you'll work in a focused, small-team operational structure, leveraging the most advanced technology, weapons, and gear.
MASTER THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE
Special Forces Soldiers are the toughest of tough. You’ll encounter a variety of missions with a primary focus on preventing terrorism through conducting surveillance and developing defense capabilities.
COUNTERINSURGENCY
Prevent dangerous incidents abroad by responding to terrorist activities and training other nations' militaries.
UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE
Enable a resistance movement or insurgency to coerce, disrupt, or overthrow a government or occupying power by operating through or with an underground force in a denied area.
DIRECT ACTION
Seize, capture, recover, or destroy enemy material, or recover personnel with quick strikes.
FOREIGN INTERNAL DEFENSE
Train and equip foreign allied military forces to defend against insurgency, subversion, terrorism, and other security threats.
SPECIAL RECONAISSANCE
Conduct surveillance in hostile, denied, or diplomatically or politically sensitive environments, to collect or verify information of strategic significance.
SECURITY FORCE ASSISTANCE
Train and develop the defense capabilities of friendly and developing nations.
INTENSE TRAINING TO BECOME A SPECIAL FORCES SOLDIER
Thrive with more initiative, self-reliance, maturity, and resourcefulness when you become a Green Beret.
PREPARE PHYSICALLY
Start with the six-week Special Forces Preparation Course focused on fundamentals like physical fitness and land navigation.
TEST YOUR SKILLS
Follow up with the Special Forces Assessment and Selection, a 24-day test of physical and mental stamina.
IMMERSIVE SPECIAL FORCES TRAINING
Finish by learning a new language in the 53-week Special Forces Qualification Course which also includes survival, evasion, resistance, and escape (SERE) exercises, advanced special operations techniques (ASOT), and a staged invasion of the fictional country of Pineland.
SPECIAL FORCES GRADUATION
Graduate as a Special Forces Soldier and earn the right to wear the Green Beret after meeting the incredible challenges of a difficult training.
SPECIAL FORCES REQUIREMENTS
Depending on which path you take, there are different requirements you’ll need to meet in order to become part of Special Forces.
FOR CURRENT SOLDIERS LOOKING TO TRANSFER IN:
20-36 years old
Minimum rank of E-3, and within the rank of private first class, specialist, sergeant, or staff sergeant
No more than 12-14 years in service prior to training, and minimum of 36 months remaining in service after graduation
No more than nine months in E-7 grade when applying
Qualify for Airborne School or Ranger School
Reclassify from your current MOS or branch to Special Forces
What happens if I’m not selected to Special Forces during training?
If you are not ultimately selected to join Special Forces during training, you will be assigned to a unit as a qualified specialist based on Army needs. In most cases, you’ll work in the Army job you performed prior to applying to Special Forces—called Military Occupational Specialty (MOS).
What equipment, weapons, and gear do Special Forces Soldiers use?
Special Forces Soldiers carry the most advanced equipment in order to complete the most sensitive missions. While the gear and weapons vary based on the mission and team, Special Forces Soldiers use equipment such as: the lightweight all-terrain Ground Mobility Vehicle, the 7.62mm x 45mm shoulder-fired, gas-operated MK17 SCAR select fire modular weapon system with a free-floating barrel, the advanced ram air parachute specially designed for severe environmental conditions, night vision technology, the Re-Breather underwater breathing device to navigate rivers and streams unnoticed, the M-4 Carbine rifle, and the Nett Warrior situational awareness system for use during combat operations.
What language could I be assigned to learn as part of Special Forces training?
Assigned languages include French, Indonesian-Bahasa, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese-Mandarin, Korean, Persian-Farsi, Russian, Tagalog, Thai, Levantine, and Arabic (Egyptian).
Do Special Forces Soldiers receive extra pay?
Special Forces Soldiers receive special duty assignment pay, language pay, parachute pay, and special-skills pay such as military free-fall, combat diver, or demolition pay. Their total benefits package includes more than $50,000 toward education, 30 days of vacation yearly, complete medical and dental care, initial entry and reenlistment bonuses, and more.
What is the history of the Special Forces?
The first Special Forces unit was officially established during the 1950s, after several notable operational successes during World War II. However, unconventional warfare, a staple of small-unit operations, has its roots since before the Revolutionary War.
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