Getting in to the Army Special Forces first and foremost requires that you be male. Women are not allowed in the Green Beret. Beyond that, you must complete the Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS), also known as Phase One. After Phase One is complete, you will enter the Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC), also known as the “Q Coarse”. Successfully completing the four phases of the Q Coarse means you will graduate as a member of one of the world’s elite fighting forces and be assigned to a 12-man operational detachment alpha (ODA), also known as an “A Team” on what is bound to be the proudest day of your life.

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Getting in to the Army Special Forces depends largely on where you are now and your level of determination once training begins. Enlisted Army soldiers who rank E-4 or higher and Army Officers who rank O-2 to O-3 can volunteer to attend SFAS through the 18X Program. For those with no prior military experience or who have left the military, they can use the direct entry path known as Initial Accession (IA) into SFAS.

SFAS occurs at Camp Mackall, where you are evaluated to see if you possess the twelve Whole Man characteristics deemed necessary for Special Forces soldiers. These attributes consist of physical fitness, intelligence, trustworthiness, motivation, maturity, accountability, judgment, stability, teamwork, decisiveness, communication skills and influence. This program is demanding, both physically and mentally.

Q Course training consists of foreign language skills, specialty job training, land navigation, Airborne School, the Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape (SERE) course, and many more. The Army Special Forces are recognized around the world as a premier fighting and rescue team and you will be counted among them.

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