How hard is Special Forces Training | greenberetchronicles.com

The US Army Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC or "Q Course") is designed to test and develop the skills, perseverance, and tactical acumen of prospective Green Berets. Here’s a closer look at the training and its key components:
Length and Phases
The Q Course can last anywhere from 53 weeks to over two years, depending on the soldier’s specialty and the specific demands of their role. The course is segmented into several phases:
1. **Orientation and History Phase (Phase I)**: This initial phase introduces candidates to the Special Forces mission and history, setting the cultural and professional expectations of a Green Beret.
2. **Language and Culture Phase (Phase II)**: Candidates undergo intensive language training relevant to the region they'll be assigned to operate in, as well as cultural training to effectively interact with and respect local customs.
3. **Small Unit Tactics and SERE Phase (Phase III)**: This crucial phase covers advanced tactical skills necessary for guerrilla warfare, reconnaissance, and direct action missions. It also includes Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) training, teaching candidates how to survive behind enemy lines.
4. **MOS Qualification Phase (Phase IV)**: Candidates receive specialized training in their chosen Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) such as weapons, engineering, medical, or communications.
5. **Collective Training Phase (Phase V)**: This phase involves collective training where candidates apply all they have learned in a team setting, performing various operational drills and exercises.
6. **Nutritional Phase (Phase VI)**: Also known as the "Robin Sage" exercise, this is the final phase where candidates apply their skills in a real-world setting, participating in a complex guerrilla-warfare exercise.
Selection and Assessment
Throughout the course, candidates are continually assessed not just on their physical capabilities but also on their leadership skills, decision-making, adaptability to rapidly changing scenarios, and psychological resilience.
Earning the Green Beret
Only those who successfully pass all phases and meet all the rigorous standards will earn the coveted Green Beret, symbolizing their acceptance into the ranks of this elite group. Green Berets are then deployed on missions around the world, often involving unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, direct action, counter-terrorism, and counter-insurgency operations.
This qualification course is known for its intensity and complexity, designed to prepare the finest soldiers for high-stakes environments where they operate autonomously in small teams, often in hostile territories. The training not only prepares them for physical challenges but also sharpens their cognitive and emotional skills necessary to lead on the battlefield and in cooperative missions with allies and civilian populations.

[@kevinc3427]

Nice job man.

[@aintdatsnipes177]

All bout Preparation and never stop learning Sgt Maj. Learn basic patrolling, how to use a demo card and set basic charges, learn to call fire, mortars and arty, volunteer for airborne, learn basic first aid up to the EMT level, yada yada, all can be found on Ytube, and that gives the younger dudes a solid base to succeed!

[@Dirk-my2zf]

Young dudes? Girls are doing it my man.

[@jeffmays1755]

Not in my Marine Corps, no women critical skills operator​@@Dirk-my2zf

[@Dirk-my2zf]

@@CPSKrew perhaps more estrogen, it works for the girls.

[@Dirk-my2zf]

@@CPSKrew will it make you grow a pair?

[@internet_internet]

Nice video. You guys are solid.

[@Dirk-my2zf]

SOLID TURDS to be precise.

[@ICALLBS-tb2kx]

​@@Dirk-my2zfsays the guy who never served a day...and spare me the excuses..🤡😂

[@Dirk-my2zf]

@@ICALLBS-tb2kx your projection is noted.😆

[@ICALLBS-tb2kx]

@@Dirk-my2zf as is your self hatred for never accomplishing ish..🤣🤡

[@ICALLBS-tb2kx]

@@Dirk-my2zf 😥truth hurts huh? 😂🐈🐈

[@ARMY-ep6fz]

Keep giving the future warriors excellent advise. Most former military don't go in-depth like u have with every subject you speak about. I sure wish i had the opportunity to learn things like this before i joined in 1999. Keep up the good work. Go Army 🪖

[@Dirk-my2zf]

Dude is full of himself and full of shit.

[@Dirk-my2zf]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂

[@JG-yc2fr]

Almost had a chance to go to WLC at camp Williams Utah but unit never sent me. Kept me in an E6 slot as a E4 for about 12 years

[@FMD023]

Wait what? If you are active duty and e5 promotable your unit should make it priority for you to go to WLC. Unless you are in a reserve unit then I dont know. WLC is an automatic school you must go through if you are an NCO or even an e4 showing leadership potential.

[@JG-yc2fr]

@@FMD023 hahaha lots of favoritism and ass kissing. I was slotted to go but they wanted ssd training which then I heard wasn't a requirement but they told me I needed it a week before I was set to go to school. Its was a shit show with the 98th

[@FunGamingContent]

I have a question. Are there more medical issues with each individual that had some type of neurological disorder? How much of that is in the military to this day?

[@lisamarydew]

Question: Since Languages have been moved to final phase, this obviously means there's no language requirement in Robin Sage... Seems a bit of a wasted opportunity... No using language for building rapport? Can you clarify please? Tnx.

[@benbroughton2151]

Robin Sage is with locals. Using language would require the locals to know that language, which means the locals would need to know Russian, Spanish, Arabic, etc. This is unrealistic, and the focus is on being able to operate in Pineland, a very American looking and sounding place

[@bluewave2024]

Before switching over to the intel world, I knew 5 different guys who made it through SF selection, all 11B's in a light infantry batt with deployments. Nothing special about them other than being PT studs who could ruck and had a solid understanding of land nav.

[@Dirk-my2zf]

Women are completing the training, it ain’t tough.

[@bluewave2024]

@@Dirk-my2zf I read that 41 women have tried selection and only 3 have passed. Making it through selection is just the beginning though, if people don't like you then you'll end up in a platoon that doesn't really do shit from what I've been told.

[@TheBeast-qv2gy]

​@@Dirk-my2zfreally?

[@Dirk-my2zf]

@@TheBeast-qv2gy Really.

[@TheBeast-qv2gy]

@@Dirk-my2zf it's probably some diversity program

[@Nomad053]

Signed a 18x. Question is, what advice would you give a candidate for getting through basic & airborne to continue to stay in shape during that time period? I’m 25 now and a former college ath and graduate. Staying focus and focusing on my why is a strong suit. Getting distracted, with alcohol, woman, and etc that typical young men fall into will not be problem. Have no issue being a nomad during that time to stay focus and prepared for what comes after basic; but don’t want to come off like my shit doesn’t stink.

[@Blazekid1906]

You're a college grad? why did you do 18x? I would've told you sign a 4 year contract guard or active and go try to drill with 19th or 20th group (even if youre active if your leadership is cool they'll let you drill with a guard unit)

[@southerncalifornia8597]

You graduated college? Why not commision as an officer through OCS?

[@rangerdanger19JS]

​@@southerncalifornia8597 maybe he didn't want to

[@Dirk-my2zf]

Hey bro, girls are doing it, that should tell you how “difficult” SF is.

[@Dirk-my2zf]

@SNAKEEATER1776 bro, you are over thinking it. Girls are fully tabbed up and are in SF AND Ranger. ARSOF is the easiest of all the branches. And it isn’t even close.

[@jeffmays1755]

Short answer, "How bad do you want it ?" All this information, use it !

[@Dirk-my2zf]

Shorter answer = girls graduate.

[@jeffmays1755]

Only the Kurdish, the F.A.R.C, and Isreali women.​ Not Western Women@Dirk-my2zf

[@Dirk-my2zf]

@@jeffmays1755 people with vaginas graduate from SFAS, you can try and rationalize it all you like, it will not change that FACT.

[@ICALLBS-tb2kx]

​@@Dirk-my2zfbut you didn't! 😢😂

[@Dirk-my2zf]

@@ICALLBS-tb2kx didn’t what? I didn’t do girl training. Correct, I don’t do weak shit.

[@elishabrueckner3552]

Have you ever known or heard of someone in CA going to SFAS and becoming a Green Beret?

[@FMD023]

What kind of question is this when you say CA? Are you asking if someone from California going to selection and then eventually making it as a green beret? Because if that is the question my ex platoon leader was from so cal and he was a green beret. Lmao.

[@xBlankScreenDenmark]

@@FMD023 Civil Affairs...

[@FMD023]

@@xBlankScreenDenmark I worked with psyops and Civil affairs my first tour in Iraq. The unit was guard unit out of ft bragg and one of the dudes in CA I talked to told me he tried out for selection. Obviously he didn’t make it for whatever reasons but it is possible. This is just my opinion but CA and psyops work closely to some SF units as support so it’s highly possible. You can be any mos and try out for selection. It’s just a matter of if your unit will be highly supportive or not. Your unit can’t hold you back from dropping your selection packet. Just be aware that if you drop your packet for selection and don’t make it first time go, you might get crapped on by your unit when you get back. So you need to be super motivated and hungry to cross over to unconventional.

[@Alkp3k]

Hey brother I’m 29 with an Option 40 contract. This age isn’t old at all for me but in the eyes of the Army. Am I solid? Are they 30-40 year old operators.

[@livinroomlongshanks]

That age thing doesn't mean shit. There's dudes who go to CAG selection, SFAS, etc in their 40s and make it. They prepared cause they understood the assignment.

[@Alkp3k]

@@livinroomlongshanks all I needed to hear. 🫡

[@zandarpatterson3056]

Hey dude. I went through RASP at 32 lol it’s doable. But the majority of my peers in Batt are 20-23 yr olds.

[@Lord_drippus]

I wouldn’t say selection is hard I would say it’s more tiring than anything if something is hard it’s probably cause you for train in the right area

[@benbroughton2151]

It’s very hard. You could be the best Rucker in the world, but rucking for hundreds of miles will still be difficult, just doable. The difference between those who make and and those who don’t are the ones who can brave doing hard things

[@Lord_drippus]

@@benbroughton2151 but you proved my point with out trying it’s difficult because it’s tiring but it’s not necessarily hard gate week isn’t the worst week you really feel It land nav and after that it just sucks cause your tired

[@BadGuyCoffee]

Eh

[@Dirk-my2zf]

It is so hard that girls can do it!

[@southerncalifornia8597]

Gotta keep the politicians happy

[@Dirk-my2zf]

@@southerncalifornia8597 sure, that must be it!😂

[@vedder10]

Have you done it?

[@Dirk-my2zf]

@@vedder10 I don’t do things girls can do, and call it “tough.” I will leave that to the Beta Males of the world.

[@Dirk-my2zf]

@@vedder10 Why would I want to do something girls can do? I prefer a challenge.

[@Justinaries30]

FNG Academy is better plus buck doesn’t try to falsely accuse people of shit he knows nothing about. 🥴🤡🤡

[@vedder10]

Can you explain please?

[@Justinaries30]

@@vedder10 look at all the dudes he’s trying to bring down. Open your eyes

[@vedder10]

@@Justinaries30 I just asked a question because he's in front of the camera putting his face and name to his statements. Another words he's not hiding behind a screen name. You came to his channel and your using a screen name. So I tend to side with him before an anonymous commenter. Not attacking you just stating a fact.

[@rangerdanger19JS]

Elaborate please?

[@Dirk-my2zf]

@@vedder10 here is a FACT for you, SF Training is so easy that girls do it, and then some of the dudes in SF who did the girl training try to B Rate other communities in a pathetic effort to feel good about themselves.😂

[@book3311]

It’s a new level of suck, of course! @book3311

[@FrontUW]

If a woman can be given a long tab, it can't be that hard today.

[@Dirk-my2zf]

It never was, SF is weak AF. SF is the lowest hanging fruit in the SOF World BY FAR.

[@ICALLBS-tb2kx]

​@@Dirk-my2zf🤣🤡 says the 🐈 that never served!

[@benbroughton2151]

Or, hear me out, women are able to train and work hard. I believe that women should not be in combat roles, but I do not think they are physically incapable of being at a high level. There are some genetic freaks out there that can do almost anything, male and female. Don’t discount it because a few women joined, discount it when you go through and call it easy

[@Dirk-my2zf]

@@ICALLBS-tb2kx what ever you need to tell yourself to COPE.😆

[@Dirk-my2zf]

@@benbroughton2151 green beret “males” need woman in their ranks so they are not outed as the weakest link.