Indoc for Us Army Special Forces
Student: Mac
Instructor: Thomas
Course: MILS
A Cut Above, the Training Pipeline for a US Army Special Forces Operator
MILS330: Special Operations Strategy and Tactics
When it comes to the secret world of the United States Army Special Forces there are a lot of questions that are usually left unanswered. Questions such as the dynamics of certain missions all the way to where much of the classified pre/post mission intelligence and sources are coming from. One thing that remains true and open to the public for the most part is the training that goes into making this special breed of present day war fighters that carrier out these highly top secret and classified missions. According to the Office of the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia it is said that this elite force comprises less than one percent of the entire active combat force of the United States Army meaning that in order to survive the cut and make it through some of the most intense mental and physical training the world has offer a soldier must be a cut above the rest. Throughout the follow paragraphs we will take an in-depth look at the training pipeline of a Special Forces operator starting in basic training and moving all the way to when the soldier is awarded his convenient green beret. This process to become fully operational can take up to two years from start to finish depending on the specialty that is selected by the Special Forces Candidate and requires numerous different schools that must be attended as well as qualifications that must be maintained. The process to become a Special Forces operator is a long and strenuous program that requires years of dedication and plenty of blood, sweat, and tears, however the rewards last a life time and the skills learned will transform any individuals into an elite warrior. Colonel Charles Bechwith, who is credited as the original founders of the Special Forces Delta detachment, once said to a class of Delta candidates’ that “I didn’t say it was
Instructor: Thomas
Course: MILS
A Cut Above, the Training Pipeline for a US Army Special Forces Operator
MILS330: Special Operations Strategy and Tactics
When it comes to the secret world of the United States Army Special Forces there are a lot of questions that are usually left unanswered. Questions such as the dynamics of certain missions all the way to where much of the classified pre/post mission intelligence and sources are coming from. One thing that remains true and open to the public for the most part is the training that goes into making this special breed of present day war fighters that carrier out these highly top secret and classified missions. According to the Office of the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia it is said that this elite force comprises less than one percent of the entire active combat force of the United States Army meaning that in order to survive the cut and make it through some of the most intense mental and physical training the world has offer a soldier must be a cut above the rest. Throughout the follow paragraphs we will take an in-depth look at the training pipeline of a Special Forces operator starting in basic training and moving all the way to when the soldier is awarded his convenient green beret. This process to become fully operational can take up to two years from start to finish depending on the specialty that is selected by the Special Forces Candidate and requires numerous different schools that must be attended as well as qualifications that must be maintained. The process to become a Special Forces operator is a long and strenuous program that requires years of dedication and plenty of blood, sweat, and tears, however the rewards last a life time and the skills learned will transform any individuals into an elite warrior. Colonel Charles Bechwith, who is credited as the original founders of the Special Forces Delta detachment, once said to a class of Delta candidates’ that “I didn’t say it was
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