How to join the Army Special Forces
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- In this video i'm explaining the route towards becoming a member of the US Army Special Forces or Green Beret. The video a little long but there is a lot to cover. Some is cut out for time and some info i'm just not aloud to give out.
* Keep in mind that the content in this video is intended for a general understanding of the topic. Im a US army veteran with over 10 years in the Army but some information in this video may not be included for time purposes. Always make sure to seek out additional information from an Army recruiter, career counselor or an appropriate Army representative for updated information and further details on the subject. *
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I never tried to go S.F., but I have heard that the selection process is more subjective and less objective. Translation: you can pass what obstacles they throw at you, but still not make the cut because "you don't have what it takes". And unlike most MOS's, you are not guaranteed your spot until you graduate, and they are perfectly fine if no one graduates.
Eric Moore Having served in a Ranger unit for a few months and having a personal friend who was SF. My observations were, that you really have to be built for that life. The training is absolutely outstanding. The best in the world. Even if you don’t make it. It gives you the most solid foundation for life success than anything else that you will ever experience.
Incorrect on multiple points
@@vyasadawn3789 Great statement, thanks for being so informative.
@@darqman82 true
Yeah but if I recall, they are in such need of these operators {same goes for the air force} that they are shortening certain parts of the q course lowering standards a tad bit.
Beware: Many people in the comments who are pretending to be current or former SF
Yep. Anyone who claims to be SF (or SEAL for that matter) should be able to recite their class number and their first team assignment. Mine was class 01-92 and ODA 025 (B Company, 1st Battalion, 10th SF Group). But, SF class numbers (like SEAL classes) are now a sequential number (i.e., Class 256) and the team numbers are 4 digits, for example, ODA 0125. That's the main thing most posers can't answer correctly. Both SF and SEALs have underground networks of current and retired guys who vet names and call out posers.
@@Wil482Senior true
Live action roleplay is fun tho
@@Wil482Senior is there a way I can get ahold of you ? I have some questions about SF that I would like to ask a Green Beret
Wil482Senior well you did your research but you’re def not SF
My cousin was a green beret and served in Iraq, Afghanistan and a few other places. After he was done in the special forces he became a helicopter pilot. He’s the most badass person I know
Caden Luke he went to a private flying school ?
Recommendation from an Infantry veteran; enlist and graduate jump school first. Learn your basic Infantry skills at unit level (ideally an airborne unit; this will most likely be automatic if you graduate jump school right out of basic training). Train for, volunteer and attend Ranger school. This is where you will learn small unit operations, patrolling and land navigation from some of the very best, and experience and adapt to a high level of physical and mental stress as well. Having this knowledge and capability before you get to Q course will give you one less thing to master when you get there. It's a little bit of a longer way around, but you'll be more mentally ready and physically capable when you get there.
Ranger school is just as bad as bad as sfas and q. But if you dont want to get dropped from selection it probably is the best way to prepare for it.
what mos should i start with
@@Bluemann023 11B. You will learn and implement the basics more in that MOS than in any other. The advanced training comes later. Volunteer for airborne training right away so you don't get assigned to a mechanized unit. That's important. Once you're in your actual unit let your goal be known to cadre that you discover have had or support the SF mission. They can help guide you on your path. Good luck!
My uncle was a green beret for 20 years, he has many many many stories, in many many many countries.
Bearie roblox thats what I want to do really badly. Got any stories youre allowed to tell?
So was mine
The green berets, the last on the scene.
@@MuddyBubby Yea, we get old waiting for everyone else to finally show up for the war.....lol
@@johnmosby2631 lol, my grandpa was 1st Air Cav in Vietnam, that's just one saying of his that always stuck with me.
Airborne School
Wk 1 Separate men from boys.
WK 2. Separate men from the fools
Wk 3 fools jump 5 times hopefully
david wagner Ah that was a good one man. I got a good kick out of that
I have over 100 jumps. I only though I was going to die on 13 of them
david wagner 🤣
Airborne school is incredibly easy. If you don't fall out of runs, and aren't afraid to jump, you'll pass.
on a scale 1-10 how difficult is the whole course to become a green beret?
I really want to be special forces and I will be trying out in 4 years, wish me luck boys!
Get cracking👍
In roblox?? lmao
Which one?
You can't do it
Good luck! I'll be trying in 7 years
Map reading and land navigation knocks out about 75% of the applicants! It is extremely tough and tricky! The points are at least a mile apart and through some very tough terrain! And getting caught running the roads will get you disqualified!
Land Nav at night is tough enough without making it tricky. I found day time conditions to be quite easy, but taking away the ability to see land features in the distance, and it becomes a whole new game.
monkeydanz I live in West Virginia I’m an advid hunter deer bear you name it so I’m pretty good at knowing what direction I’m heading might help me out some pays off to grow in really rural areas
Pace count + terrain association + staying on your heading. You can't second guess yourself.
I was a land surveyor so I think I would do okay. All I did was read maps and pace.
@@Fresharoni same thing I was thinking about. I'm a land surveyor myself.
I would be willing to bet good money. That the failure rates of those under 21 yo and those going SF right off the streets of civilian life is high. The smarter move would be, to join the military the traditional way, and see if you even like being in the service. After 3 or 4 years, you will be at point, where you can make, a more informed and realistic decision, of whether or not SF is right for you.
Jerry Kinion
I was told to be in the infantry for three years before going SF route.
Bruised Browneye that’s actually pretty good advice. Considering almost everything that you’ll doing as a SF operator, will be Infantry based. Just a lot more of it and with more advanced skills. If you’re a tech geek type or enjoy learning foreign languages that’s what can make it fun. Because you’ll learn how to hack into enemy networks and spend much of your “down time “ learning different languages.
Yeah, make sure you actually like life in the Army first, then go SF.
Steven Manning too many young men get caught up in the romanticism of being a GB. And not thinking of the tremendous sacrifices and discipline that it takes just to prepare for the Q school. The recruiters use that to their advantage to make their quotas. Especially in the combat arms MOS’s
I remember them dropping the rank requirement from E5 to E3 and thinking, "Oh God why?" I agree 100% that nobody should be enlisting as an 18 anything. For that matter I believe you should have to already be in well past IET before you can look into RASP, SFAS, or any other school or program that is more than just getting you a qualification such as some jump wings, then back to your unit.
I remember back in 2001 when I was in AIT and I saw there was an SF recruiter (didn't even know there was such a thing) in my company area. You really should have gone through the process of learning the military life and culture before you consider something that takes so much sacrifice and devotion. It's not just a tab, it's a way of life. Some one that grows up with influences from the Special Warfare community may have been groomed for it, and there have been those that were drafted and went on to be excellent troops in elite units, but today it's different than say during Vietnam. It's an era of the career warrior that will deploy over and over throughout their career, not just do one or two tours and be done. The focus is more on retention now than recruitment because they want pros that are a better investment, so it is a longer term game that requires greater sustainability.
You have to build up to the degree of mental toughness and maturity required for a life in Spec. Ops.. Those MOS's he mentions in the video are called "blank-Sergeant" for a reason. Those MOS's used to only be held by real NCO's not shake and bake's that get their stripes out of some requirement to have them to fill a slot. In other words, those guys earned their way there. How can someone be an SF NCO or Officer and recruit and train an indigenous group without even leading and training their own troops? I suppose the idea is that these underqualified or prepared troops will just wash out early, but I would prefer those slots go to those that have at least shown they can handle regular military life and the rigors of the training it takes to get to E-5, and with the blessing of their respective units.
Ur channel is the best when it comes to information about the army
Thanks for watching!!!!
What most people don't understand about Green Berets is how smart you have to be IN ADDITION TO BEING PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY TOUGH. You must be able to think on your feet and solve complex problems with no obvious right answer or good option. This is incorporated into the selection and training process. To complete SFAS, you must want it more than anything you've ever wanted in life, and be willing to do whatever it takes to reach that goal. Most candidates weed themselves out because most people's biggest limitation is mental rather than physical. You WILL find your limits, and must be willing to keep pushing.
Thanks man I plan on becoming a green beret
I would highly suggest you go airborne or rangers first. You'll have a much higher chance of becoming a Green Beret later on then right out of OSUT.
Same
Go airborne first
I wanna do that as well. Its pretty much my dream. Ive wanted to do it since the 9th grade of high school.
bret hammond yeah ok whatever you say Jason Bourne.
It's simple, basically all you do is get gud
and hit yer shawts
Your profile pic is off that Bones album, right
Get REALLY gud
GG git gud noob
I got gud at dark souls, so I think it's fair to say im qualified for SF.
I ship out on a 18x contract next week. Super excited and a little nervous.
How it's going for you my man?
Did you make it?
You forgot a massive way to get booted out of SF training. You can get peered out. The other guys can't stand you, so they can peer you out.
I know 3 years late, but what would qualify one to be peered out? Cos people who hardly talk can be annoying to those who are vocal while those who are vocal will have “friends” because he’s reaching. Sounds discriminating, but needed.
@@Jarzula with the Q course and SFAS, you will be pushed to the limits physically and mentally to the point that it's extremely hard to keep a facade up. It's not about if you're friends with people, it's about can you work with people to accomplish a task, and how well you can do it.
@@slingo30 Honestly, that was a stupid question by me. I spaced out the fact that it’s the military, it’ll teach you how to walk before you can crawl. One of the main reasons I want to join is to be pushed passed my breaking point so I can see if I’m really the man I think I am. But thank you for the reply sir
@@Jarzula if that's what you're looking for, try Ranger School.
Rangers do that, too
I went in as a machinist with no intention of dropping a spec ops packet. But I dropped an airborne packet during AIT mainly because I wanted to jump out of planes, but also because I knew it would get me out of my assignment to 10th Mountain. Nothing against 10th Mountain, but I heard they send guys from Alaska to Ft. Drum to do their cold winter training. No thanks. Dropping that airborne packet was probably the best decision I ever made because I ended up getting DA selected for the 160th SOAR(A) and got to spend the rest of my time doing real machinist work to help keep the aircraft flown by the best rotary wing pilots in the world, up in the air. The other guys I graduated AIT with spent their days drilling broken bolts out of HMMWVs. As far as SERE goes, I went to Ft. Rucker (some call it SERE light, I can assure you it is not light), no broken bones there. Several of my buddies went to Bragg, no broken bones there either, but the final "field exercise" definitely sounded way worse at Bragg than what I went through at Rucker.
_De Oppresso Liber_
You make it sounds so easy with the way you casually talk about it😂
But bro when you do it it’s gone be hell😭
PLEASE LISTEN TO @9:17 !!!!!!
If you go 18X but don't make it *all the way* through every step on the first attempt (which hardly anyone does who comes in 18X) you *will be reclassed as an 11B (Infantryman). You will *not get a chance to choose another MOS!!! It is very risky to go 18X.
If you are committed to make it and are in it for the long haul, you are much better off starting in an MOS you are interested in and then applying for SOF. This both gives you an opportunity to prepare yourself for the selection process before going, and gives you a contingency plan incase you don't make it through for whatever reason (not selected/injury/bitchassness/etc).
Most recruiterse tend to neglect this when they sign guys to 18X contracts.
@@shtungun Don't, you'll regret it. No matter how tough you think you are, you are way more likely to fail than succeed. In fact, everyone I know who tried it failed. Play it safe, go in for the long haul. I hope you wisen up as you get older.
It's better to get yourself prepared first in whatever MOS u want instead of going straight into SF. If u are not physically or mentally prepared, u might voluntarily drop out from the assessment & selection. Those who voluntarily drop out from SFAS are categorised as Not To Return (NTR), where they won't get a chance to attend SFAS, then Q course and no chance at becoming a Green Beret again.
Ashton Bond
Im with you man hope you get through it cuz i plan to also
“Bitchassness” 😂😂😂
What about the option 40 contract ?
I just graduated from high school, I enlisted in the army and Im hoping to get infantry. During that time I will be finishing up my bachelors degree and getting all my requirements for the US Army SF. Ive been working hard everyday and I want to be a green beret someday. CHeers, just want to share
That's the big thing to remember with 18X: if you fail selection (and the competition is intense) it's not a breach of contract situation where you'd be able to get out of the Army.
Right! Since the 18Xs who fail are Infantry trained and Airborne qualified, they can be sent literally right down the street to the 82nd Airborne Division.
That is true. Most contracts have a 11x/b backup option. Not bad really if you fail Q course. Just gives you the time and environment to sharpen up.
I’m 24, 245 pounds 30% body fat, about to graduate college. But here I am, wanting to do the hardest thing I can possibly do because my life is so comfortable. I want to become a ranger, to become the best I can possibly be. I want my life to change.
If you want it bad enough make the nessecery changes and keep at it. If you need advice I would help you. Airborne and tabbed.
Won't be easy. You will be tired, hungry, delirious, embracing the suck and either in heat or frigid cold. Do it! Change!
Start running. And doing intermittent fasting. You already know what you need to do get to it
Caleb Fail 3 months later where are you at now have you lost any weight? Have you graduated? Have you talked to a recruiter?
The Last Operator rip
Just wanted to add that the Land Navigation assessment that Chris describes is done while wearing full combat kit, plus a rucksack that, at minimum will weigh 45 lb, but in reality, when you are carrying all of your water, mandatory safety gear (flares, etc.), and MREs (typically, you have to have three in the rucksack when you start), you end up carrying about 64 lb in the rucksack. The instructors will set up "surprise" weigh stations throughout the course in case a candidate decides to dump gear to lighten their load. Some of these scales may be off a couple of pounds. Because of this, candidates end up carrying a bag full of rocks (probably about 3 or 4 lbs) to make sure they are over the minimum weight so that they don't end up light at these surprise weight stations - crazy, but true. At the end of the day, you are moving at least 5 or 6 miles from one point to another - with a minimum of four points to accomplish on any given day - through some pretty nasty terrain, while carrying your map, compass, rifle, and - potentially - a ruck weighing from 64 to 70 lb. It will not matter if it rains, or shines. One of my land navigation days in SFAS happened during a storm. When they say, "There is no inclement weather in Special Forces", they mean it. The land navigation assessment is a hugely effective vetting tool during selection.
Thanks for the info man! Did you make it?
Don't forget weapon and ammo.
Started my SF training at the age of 19. Graduated and received my tab 1 month and 1 day after my 20th birthday.
There was a Navy Seal at 17 years old
@@leifewald5117 no, he went trhough buds at 17 he wasnt a SEAL at 17. going through buds doesnt make you a seal making it through SQT does
Thanks man I had no clue you could just straight join from the beginning
This video was Extremely helpful. My favorite video of all time. I watch this everyday
May the special force be with you!!
I also wanna be a army of US and I am improving my strength , I am 15 years and I am from Asia and my country name is NEPAL and your video help me it inspires and helpers know me about army rules and regulations
You should make a video on joining sf from already in the army specifically! Great Vid tho very informational!!!
This was very informative. Good vid man! I had a few airborne jumps where I jumped with green berets. Those guys are top speed!
There's a reason why SFAS (the selection course) has an average selection rate of about 28%, and the SF qualification course (Q-course) has a graduation rate of about 70% (as of 2019). So, for every 100 candidates who meet the prerequisites, and are invited to attend selection, about 20 will make through all of the training (18-24 months) on the first try. Some will be allowed to try a second time. The number of Green Berets assigned to operational units (i.e, a Special Forces Group) is less than 1% of the total Army strength. That's what makes it elite. Most don't want to do it, and of those who do, most aren't capable of making it. For the right type of individual, that's exactly what makes it worth trying. As a retired SF guy, I can tell you that if you can make it, there is by far no better assignment in the Army. I tell everyone who says they are thinking about trying to go to SF to DO IT! if you don't at least try, you'll probably regret it. And if you find out it's not for you, them you'll know.
Hey man. It’s really impressive that you were SF. What do you do in the army ? Like, do you do things like what we see in Call of Duty ?
I retract my statement but if I was 20 yrs old again I’d choose special force 18b
Corey Nolan 18d my dude
If I was doing it all over again, and young :), I believe my attitude and mindset is probably best suited to SF, probably Intel or Psy Ops. Engineer or Weapons Sgt. could be rather fun though.
WhoWouldWantThisName For someone looking to explore that career. It would be foolish of me not to ask to pick your brain on what you know.
WhoWouldWantThisName is there like a test available online that one could do to find out the best branch that would be suited for one’s personality and main interests , so one doesn’t regret later on?
If I was 20 years old again... I'd go airforce. 😂
Man I truly enjoy your videos thank you. I'm hoping the knowledge will help me make it though. I'll keep you updated over the next two years
How are you doing man. Did you manage to get in SF ? And do you do things like what we see in Call of Duty ?
Just swore in last week, 18X on my contract. ship date is April 1st. 💪❤
Good fucking luck man
@@nicolaslarsen8789 Thanks brotha man. I'll need it, but mentally, I'm ready
^
How’s it going
Go all the way or not at all
Thank you. I’m going to go Army and if I will do that I’m going all the way. See if I got what it takes to be amongst the elite 💪🏼
Great video, always wondered how someone went straight to SF with just basic and AIT
the music was suitable to the topic.
God bless our special forces!!
This info was pretty helpful to those of us joining as 18x, yet innacurate on a few points. This makes me question the info that I didnt know and its legitimacy
A lot of it is from the go army website. I just got done reading everything on the website.
My dad had to go through SERE to become a Navy SWCC. He said he got punched in the face and stuff like that. He also had to go through airborne school
I'm currently talking to my recruiter and he said about the same things you did. He recommended that if I wanted to try for Special Forces and go for Green Beret, then I should aim for Rangers first. I told him I wanted to do medical stuff, preferably combat medic, but I also wouldn't mind doing Physical Therapy based work as well. That's when he advised me that if I wanted to do that I could start with a basic contract after doing MEPS and ASVAB to see placing and if I score high enough enter with that as my MOS. Do that contract and participate in training to improve myself. Then after I get a feel for the Army life, apply for the Ranger School and move up from there.
There was an extended skills acquisition course after Basic open only to 11Bravo10.
It was Combat Academy conducted out if Ft. Dix in 1977.
It was conducted by Special Forces/ Green Beret. It encompassed all aspects of land navigation, cover and concealment, intelligence gathering, escape and evade, and survival. It was an litmus test to see if anyone going Infantry as "Mcnamara's Morons" had any Special Forces potential. I went after Basic Training. There was no expectations of becoming Elite, But they knew what level of post Vietnam volunteers were coming to replace the severely depleted ranks of the Combat Soldier.
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This’s a great informative video I’m 18 joining army, planning to join special forces
I run track in college and I’m graduating with my engineering degree next year I want to be a special force and I’d like to work as a engineering I wish I could accomplish that.
Funny here in Norway you have to go through Fallskjermjeger or Paratrooper school to become apart of our Special forces and earn your well in our case Red Baret. And our most noteble memeber of our special forces are no other than. Crownprince Haakon him self
Navy has the Navy SEALs.
Marines have Marine raiders.
Airforce has pararescue.
Army has the 75th Ranger Regiment and Green Berets.
I'm sure there are more but that's all I know off the top of my head.
creepdad army also has delta force
Army has green berets ,ranger, night stalkers, eod, delta force
Navy has eod, divers, swcc, naval spec warfare aviation, seals, DEVGRU
creepdad Marines also got recon
Air Force also has CCTs, SOWTs, TACP
I loved being a Ranger it Damn near killed me to get my Ranger tab so it’s not a walk in the park Christopher chaos thank you sir great videos
yea right lol
You were a Ranger ? Nice. That’s really impressive man. What’s it like being in the army ? Do you do things like what we see in Call of Duty ?
I Became An Honorary Member Of The Special Forces As An Ordinary Civilian, Through Patriotism.
One of my friends, his dad was a Green Beret and has straight up killed people while he was in but he can’t talk about any of his missions or anything he was doing. Just told us all the fun stuff
I would really prefer to be an Army Ranger. The 75th Ranger Regiment had the highest op tempo and captured HVT or other enemy combatants. They are also the Army's premier raid force, there was even one source where I read that they are also considered as America's premier raid force.
Yeah but their mission sets are completely different
@@karsten9156 yes true
if you are a eagle scout you can come in as a E3
Thank you for the video .
Are soldiers who wear glasses disqualified from this training? If not, what eyewear is recommended?
I read that you have to have 20/20 vision or at least really close to it
I'm 19 and in 68w AIT right now. I am planning on trying for SF in a few years. I need to get ready for sure but it would be a great opportunity to make a great career in the army.
Hey man. Did you manage to get in SF ? And do you do things like what we see in Call of Duty ?
Well I'm already signed my 11xray Option 40 so I'm going to go with the 75th
Tyler E if you make it through osut with the standard they’ll send you. They can pull the school for you then u have to pass which is hard..hard asf
Shit hooah brotha good luck dude I hope you can run for miles at a high speed
11x Opt. 40 too, when do you ship?
Tyler E That's a huge pile of bullshit you're tryin to shovel. Firstly if you get 40 opt. that automatically makes you an 11b. 11x means you could be placed as an 11b or 11c. Secondly you forgot about your 4 Opt for AB which you have to complete before RASP. Thirdly you still have to complete Ranger school (different than RASP). Do all that and you might make it into the 75th or you could be a regular AB tier 3 asset with a Ranger Tab, depending on what place you finish your schools in and Regiment availability. I'm glad I did my time when it was still RIP and I still waited 16 months with my Ranger Tab still in the 82nd before an NCO slot became available for me in 2nd Btn and that's completing RIP in the top 25%.
Just seeing you type "I'm going to go with the 75th" like it's even remotely a choice you can just make... I'll give you a few tips, if you really got a shot, start running marathons and get yourself to sub 3hr 45min times, that'll get your cardio right and strengthen your ankles, knees and prevent shin splints. Also be able to qualify +25% on Ranger qual sit-ups, push ups and pull ups, yes pull ups they are part of Ranger PT quals. Lastly and this is the hardest but will make your life so much easier, practice putting on some extra pounds and starving them off. Going into 1st phase with extra weight on will help you keep you energy levels up while you starve. Go in with extra fat on and your body in ketosis, being in ketosis allows your body to use your fat stores as energy.
I have the upmost respect for anyone in the US Army and for the special teams such as Green Berets, Delta, Rangers, Airborne, Special Forces, US Army Reserve and National Guards. My apologies to the ones I forgot to mention. I also want to show my appreciation to those that are planning on joining our Armed Forces. Thank you for your Service to Our Country. (former USN Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare and USAF Captain).
SFAS-SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED SUFFERING LOL. Spent 14 years on an ODA but when I reached 42 and an 18Z (Team Sergeant) my body gave out. I could still hang but not as well as the young studs.
Do you recommed going 11x first and then go to SFAS or 18x?
Ditto, brother. At 42, I was too broken down to continue, even though I left my last ODA at 38.
SF ODA’s (Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha) are 6 man teams: 18A (Captain, detachment commander) 180A (Warrant Officer, assistant detachment commander, 2nd in command), 18Z (MSG, Operations Sergeant, team sergeant, most experienced enlisted man on the team), 18F (Ops, intelligence sergeant, not an MOS you can go straight into), 2 18B’s (Weapons sergeants, weapons specialists), 2 18D’s (medical sergeants), 2 18C’s (engineer sergeants) & 2 18E’s (Comms sergeants). The only ways to go into SF and even the Rangers as an officer is to be a 1st LT promotable, a captain or a major
Air Force has AFSOC,Which consists of,PJs, CCT,SOWT,and TACP! My personal favorite, SOWT AND TACP.
Ultimately I want to work in the ISA, and usually SF guys get into that. I'll have to work on my physical fitness, though.
Hey man. Are you in the army ? What’s it like being in the army ? Do you do things like what we see in Call of Duty ?
Our JROTC Army Instructor was Psy Ops, can you do a video on that? I barely known what is is. He retired last year, so I can't ask him.
Sure. Sounds like a good topic. Thanks for the request!!!
I agree i would like to know more on the topic aswell
Sounds like some Metal Gear shit
That intro song is fire
But how do i get to Taskforce 1-4-1?
Get gud kid
And that is why it takes 43 weeks to complete their training, aside from the 10 for boot camp .
If I been in the Army, I would be """ Green Berets """...!!!
Thanks Chris, for being "Real". Back in the dark ages (1981 - When I joined) you could Sign up for SF. Now they did allow you to rank up before completing the Q course. So that is how I managed to get it done. Nice vid. 18-F by the way. As for S.E.R.E. course, at least back in the 80's, they could be rather brutal, much worse than finger breaking. Just Sayin'. And, you info on DELTA, was spot on. But... I actually saw members of other units, outside what you mentioned, based off of specialty. Like at one time there was a U.S. Navy Aircraft Engineer, assigned to assist in the demolition of an F-14 downed over enemy territory. This is mission specific. And as far as i know, they are allowed to were the SF patch on the combat shoulder. (Check me on that, but I am pretty sure.)
Marines have a MARSOC team (recon I believe) and a SOCOM team (raiders.) The Air Force has a SOCOM team called Special Tactics but they also have combat controllers and combat rescue that work with which work with (like on the bin laden raid) the other SOCOM teams on their ops.
SteelWarrior115 marsoc is marine raider dumb dumb
Forecon is a special operation capable not socom
Air Force has PJ’s
Delta is the right person in the right place in the right time. It’s cool they take from other branches as well. There is one operator who was a SEAL, went to DevGru. Retired then went to CAG!
Army has green berets ,ranger, night stalkers, eod, delta force
Navy has eod, divers, swcc, naval spec warfare aviation, seals, DEVGRU. Edit: Army eod is not special forces only navy eod is. My bad.
You guys are so lucky!! That would it been my dream!
MFF/HALO has been added on to the tail end of the Q course. Delta recruits from all MOSs and different military branches.
I heard of MFF being added into the Q course but can't find any source on it, Wikipedia sometimes isn't a good source.
If you pass 18xray. You do get boosted to e-5 pay scale.
Friend of mine was a ranger and he told me they drop you off in the forest in nothing but your boxers and you have to survive off the land
Not true. Not for SF, and not for Rangers.
During SERE school, they will not break any bones. There is no reason to break a bone of a soldier who the army has already invested thousands of dollars into, just to “test their pain tolerance.” If something were to happen after they break bone, you just got rid of a candidate who could quite possibly do very well in an ODA but was stripped of the chance just because of the reasoning “if you can make it through your bone being broken, you’re obviously strong.”
No they will not break bones, SERE school is a gentleman’s course that teaches very valuable information. Definitely a school everyone should go to if they have the chance.
I'm reenlisting. Got my packet completely done it turned in today. I'm going back to infantry but this time I'm taking an airborne contract to get that out of the way. I only have a 105 GT score so I have to redo the ASVAB while in service. I've heard Delta is actively recruiting right now so I'm gonna skip the the Teams and I'm gonna try out for SFOD-D. There are only double digit Operators in the whole Army I hear and if what's been said about Range 18 is true life is going to fucking suck for quite awhile but I'm gonna try anyway.
I was thinking Ranger too but I talked to a guy from 5th SF and he was telling me that most SF teams kinda look down on Rangers. Basicly he told me if I go Ranger it will be hard to go any further. The recruiters were all talking one day and my recruiter told me he ran into a guy going through Delta Training who just got back from the German Alps. Told me they were doing training involving driving Ferraris at high speeds. I want to do that shit bro hahahaha If only half of what I've found out about Delta is true then their the most High Speed mother fuckers to walk the earth!
Deltasoldier89 Why is it that should someone go Rangers it would “be harder to go any further”? As in if someone went Rangers with the hopes of later going SF, their chances would be worse. I just wanna know the best path man.^
John Mitchell That's just what a teams guy told me. He said the attitude of Rangers is frowned upon in the SF community. He said it was like a scalpel trying to be friends with a sledgehammer. This is all second hand information so I can't really speak to the validity of it. Just what I heard
Deltasoldier89 make sure to do lots of squats so you're comfy on the plane ride home
Delete this shit if you want any chance. Disband all social media accounts you can or at least make it so nobody can tell you're military. "Deltasoldier" really? Whether it's during selection or initial training SFOD-D will find all your social media accounts. They'll probably kick you from training if they saw this. Good luck man.
Broke my heart, I won't be old enough coming out of highschool to join
17?
Would you recommend becoming a air born ranger first or just trying to go to the special forces
If you go airborne ranger, you'll do far better in SF selection.
Can you go from a ranger to green beret
Respect from Iraq ISOF 🍻✌
Respect to ISOF!!!! I was in 10th Group and helped run the selection course and Commando course when the ISOF Brigade was formed in 2004-2005. I did several missions with my brothers from ICTF and 36th CDO BN. ISOF were the heroes of the battle for Mosul!
Hey man good explanation!
I know I’ve asked this before, but I’m going to ask again, since I highly doubt that I’m the only one curious about this.
Can you do a video (or more than one if needed) explaining all enlisted 18-series MOS individually and compared them to specific non-Special Forces MOS? Here's what I think I've based on my own research and analysis, but I could be wrong;
-18B (Special Forces Weapons Sergeant) to well, my best guess would be 11B (Infantryman)
-18C (Special Forces Engineer Sergeant) to obviously 12B (Combat Engineer)
-18D (Special Forces Medical Sergeant) to obviously 68W (Combat Medic Specialist)
-18E (Special Forces Communications Sergeant) to 25C (Radio Operator-Maintainer)
-18F (Special Forces Intelligence Sergeant) to obviously one of the 35-series MOS, which is military intelligence
I knew a special forces SGM when i was in. He was an 18d and i asked him if he was a medic before. He was an 11b prior to sf. That dude was insanely chill it was a little scary tbh
@@soundersiren07 So this Sergeant Major went from infantryman to Special Forces Medical Sergeant, huh? Talk about versatility.
Also, I left comments on the Special Forces videos released by General Discharge and Life is a Special Operation. Look there.
@@darkwarriormaster9644 I have no idea how they do the MOS thing in SF. I was a 13b in Fort Campbell where 5th group is. I would clarify I didn't "know" him, it was a chance meeting. I was a lowly e4 at the time and asked if us artillery dudes could join sf. (Answer was maybe but he'd never heard of anyone doing it.) I never pursued it at the end, I had already pretty much decided to ets at that point.
@@soundersiren07 13B? You were a Cannon Crewmember?
What is ‘ets’?
@@darkwarriormaster9644 left the army after my enlistment. The recruiter exaggerated just how much shooting we‘d get to do. Guns aren’t exactly great for hearing and i couldn’t see myself doing that for 20 years.
75th rangers. Im hoping to get my asvab set up soon with this covid bs and im hoping i score high enough to get an option 40.
Hey man. You’re trying to get into SF ? Good luck man. What’s it like being in the army ? Do you do things like what we see in Call of Duty ?
Could you do a video on the 160th SOAR?
Surviving the cut has a night stalker school videos
1983 I tried to join the Army and I played football all my young and blew both knees and didn't say anything to the recruiter ... long story short was my dream was becoming a Ranger but when I went to Montgomery for my physical that is when they discovered my knee problem. They did tell me if a chiropractor ok me to join then they would reconsider but chiropractor said no way I was really disappointed
That’s sad brother. Did you manage to join the Rangers afterwards ?
Can you go over air assault school I'm very interested in it
day one inprocess obsticle course 2 mile run in boots
day two ruck march and class room
day three pt class room and practical exercises
day four ruck march class room
day five pt practical tests
day six ruck rapell
day seven pt sling loads and knots
day eight ruck more class room
day nine tests
day 10 twelve mile road march in three hours or less and upon finishing this then graduation assuming you completed all the tests above and the road march
along with all the breakdown above you will rapell from the tower learn fast roping learn sling loads and knot you will have to look at knots and determine what is wrong with them you will also fast rope from a live bird
I heard you have to be 5 ft tall for a woman. I was 4' 10 3/4" but the recruiter said I would still pass. But my scoliosis would have not. I didn't even know I had it til I was 34. 🤷🏻♀️
Delta!
My grandson went into 18X right out of college. He graduated and two weeks later he was on a plane to Ft. Benning.. No type of ROTC or other military training at all. He went in as E-4 and when he graduated and got his Green Beret 2 years later he was promoted to E-5.
Can you do a Video on the differences between the Army National Guard and Active Duty? Also maybe a video on changing your Duty Station?
Sure. Ill add it to my list for upcoming videos. Thanks for the suggestion.
Thanks for replying, Keep up the good Work!
Do a video on the most bad ass Special Missions Unit RRC. Ranger Reconnaissance Company. Theres less than 100 of these guys
I'm a special keyboards operator going for my mechanical qualification.
All U.S. military branches have some sort of special operations or special forces except for Space Force. Yes, even the Coast Guard. Look it up
For joining the ranger regiment whats the minimum age?
18
Interesting that National Guardsmen can become Green Berets, I always assumed you HAD to be active duty.
My son I getting ready to start basic training, he is a 38b. He will take his AIT at ft. Bragg and is Airborne. He is in the reserves and after college he will most likely have to change MOS when he goes active. Would he have a leg up getting in SF.
Dier Krieger
You need a leg up to get into SF but if he does make SF which could take years he would be above normal Airbourne and Infantry in terms of skill and the weapons he can use but he will be away from home for much longer amounts of time and will not have a large team for back up most of the time
He is also going through Air Assault and Pathfinder.
I spend nine years in the US SF, 6 with the 10th SFG(A) and 3 with the Special Warfare Center (instructor). Your son will have to reclassify his MOS. There are only five Army MOS's that can be SF qualified. I was Pathfinder qualified as well, which was a school after SFQC.
Just a added. You should explain the differences between SFOA, SFOB, SFOC and SFOD. Also Delta is not only made of people from the Spec Ops group. Any service member who is E-5 or above can be recruited is they have a GT Score of 120 or better. Those individuals from other Spec Ops group (ANY to include Navy, Marines or even Air Force) can be recruited but members with small unit tactics have a better chance. They also have support positions that you can try for as well. Like 12Bs. They have their own selection process as well. Lastly Warrant Officers can not try out for SFAS. At least back in the day couldnt. SF has their warrant program and requires you to hold 2 different skillsets like 18B and 18C. Then you go to warrant school to become an XO of the team and leader of the second team within a Alpha.
I was fortunate enough to serve with the 20th S.F.G. a good start is to Go Airborne ! or go home
I'm heading to Fort Benning February 4th as an 18x. I have a lot to learn...
BReCoillzGames oooo good luck 👍🏻
Did you make it
ain't delta part of the army
elias winters they mainly recruit from the army but will also recruit from the other branches of the military.
Green Berets i choose
You join?
What MOS is ginger dingle berry picker?
Medic. Definitely medic.
Very helpful information.