TRAINING
Green Berets Go The Extra Mile
As a member of the Army's Special Forces you will find strength you never knew you had. The road to get there has a number of unique challenges. All Green Berets go through the same basic training as enlisted Soldiers, but are given other opportunities for special training, including Airborne School. For the first time in many years the Army is recruiting civilians to join the U.S. Special Forces.
Special Operations Preparation Course (SOPC)
This is a 30-day course taught at Fort Bragg is designed to help Soldiers prepare for the Special Forces Assessment and Selection course. It focuses on physical training and one of the most important skills a SF Soldier can have — land navigation. This course does not guarantee you will pass the Special Forces Assessment/Assignment and Selection (SFAS).
Individual Skill
The individual skill phase (II) consists of land navigation, small unit tactics and live-fire training.
MOS Training
During the MOS training phase (III) you will be instructed on your specialty skills, which will be based on your background, aptitude and desires.
Collective Training
This phase (IV) consists of Special Forces doctrine and organization, Unconventional Warfare operations, Direct Action operations, methods of instruction and both Airborne and airmobile operations. You will deploy to the Uwharrie National Forest, North Carolina, for an Unconventional Warfare exercise. There you will perform as a member of an Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA). Your specialty and common skills will be evaluated.
Language Training
Language training (phase V) is a key phase of the qualification course. Proficiency in at least one foreign language is part of being a Green Beret. Arabic, Spanish, Chinese and Russian are just some of the languages learned.
Sere Course
The Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) course will end your training in the SFQC (phase VI).