The Brutal Reality of Special Forces Selection - My Reaction to ‘Two Weeks in Hell | GB Reacts

[@nickvlachos575]

Need part 3

[@tpayne115]

I was roster 155, I made it to the second last day. The schedule they disclose is not accurate to what we were doing. Team events was brutal, especially being the tallest guy among "shorties" it makes a difference and it cost me a physical profile for a good 6 months. I was selected for CA a year after (advised to go CA, due to experience). I don't regret anything, I learned a lot and I was surrounded by America's best! AATW!

[@mustang8206]

As an older candidate it's important to remember that your body doesn't reach its biological peak until about 25-33. You absolutely have the ability to outperform the younger guys but only if you train for it

[@Mr_deez89]

Absolutely correct. Look at all the top performing athletes such as ufc fighters, even the average age in delta is mid 30s. Many people don't understand that.

[@mustang8206]

@@Mr_deez89 same applies to strongman. Most world's strongest man winners are early 30s. Now that NBA players know more about recovery and injury prevention the average age of the top players is increasing too

[@dannyhardesty3692]

We want Part 3! We appreciate hearing from you, an expert who has actually walked the walk!

[@flight2k5]

Holy crap. 70-80 mile land nav course

[@thelmadickinson6811]

It’s easily 100 miles when you’re in all of the Practical Exercises before the star course

[@emmalab02]

8hrs would be a 10MPH pace which equates to 6min miles.

[@williemetoyer2201]

That doesn’t make sense

[@thelmadickinson6811]

@@williemetoyer2201 the land navigation portion is 5 days long. They do exercises plus class time for 3 days. They put in many miles over those 3 days and then the final training exercise is the star course over two days. It’s 8 points to locate in total. 4 each night. My son did it in ‘22. He found all 4 the first day. His first point was 14km from start point. Second night, he only got 3 because time ran out. They began at 12am-10 am. .

[@jdwinchester3291]

Watched this selection video so many times. Can’t wait for part 3.

[@adrielcantu2269]

You Gotta hit us with Pt 3 Bro.💯💯💯

[@bpron836]

Part 3, please! Love these!

[@GreenBeretChronicles]

Already posted

[@Stephen-bq4nq]

Yes give us part 3

[@moelester2937]

Brotha we want the whole series lol. This is good shit. Entertaining and informative

[@mustang8206]

I got confused by that cadence and I'm laying bed at home. I can only imagine trying to do that after a 3 hour intense workout

[@charlesross5107]

Part 3 please!!!

[@camdenjones3595]

I love your perspective on this thing. Keep it up please

[@Hathur]

Part 3 please 🙂

[@darrellwilson4365]

Watching this brings back so much pain when I went through in the year 2000 😂😂 and they broke us everyday. This is my advice to all who think they’re hard. I was in great shape coming out of the infantry and I still think I wasn’t prepared and they were guys stronger and faster than me who VW’ed and I thought about giving up everyday, I just told myself I’ll quite tomorrow until I was there the last day and got selected 😢😢 D.O.L

[@mcjon77]

Part 3. Definitely!

[@JamesSisco-t1x]

Very good videos. Have you considered doing some on The Paras?

[@here4it0069]

we need part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6

[@damnanddaunted8]

Part 3 sir !!

[@KirkMartindale]

Part III would be greatly appreciated.

[@toddjtay1]

Need a part 3

[@seanbw75]

Recommended reading prior to selection. "The Company They Keep" by A.J. Simons.

[@Gree1060]

Where to find the book?

[@thelmadickinson6811]

New book that IS for selection Ruck Up or Shut Up and Shut Up and Ruck performance training.

[@seanbw75]

@@Gree1060 amazon

[@timredmond9200]

The Company They Keep was worthless. Some Green Beret's wife who was trying to get her PhD in Anthopolgy. It was inane.

[@seanbw75]

@@timredmond9200 Before KZbin/ social media, it was a good resource.

[@BiggFinalBoss]

Part 3!!!

[@The1277game816]

Part 3 plz

[@GOBRAGH2]

Part 3 would be interesting.

[@the-sj3vq]

Yay 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 part 3 plez

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Part 3 please.

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Go for part 3 please

[@Obi7Haki]

Part 3 please

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Part 3!

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3 pls & robin sage vids too in the future :)

[@Stettenbauer]

Part 3 .

[@elvisacosta6666]

Went through selection twice back in ‘88/‘89. 21 days straight. Got selected both times. Four gates; Gate 1 - individual (paperwork, pt test, swim test). First cut. Gate 2 - individual (land nav, runs, ruck marches, psych tests, DLAB test, obstacle course). Second cut. Gate 3 - team (two officers, 10 enlisted) - 100 sandbag runs on gun range, 2 sandman (downed pilots) movements, 14 155 Howitzer crates movements, 2 telephone poles movements, 2 jeep movements, 2 jeep trailer movements, 8 20mm ammo cans movements, 16 5 gallon can movements, Third cut. Gate 4 - 26-mile ruck march. Run toward a telephone pole, walk to the next, and so on. 3:15 hrs. I was smoked at the end. Graduation - Final Cut. those whom they call out the class were no-gos. Selection, back then, to me, was harder than the current one. Why? Cause we didn’t have all the G2 info they have now thanks to the Internet. Back then, you really had no clue of what was next or how to train up for it so you would just workout and ruck in general. Not like all of the data points out there like on General Discharges’ YT channel. And those that had made it wouldn’t talk and those non-selects were too embarrassed to talk about it.

[@thelmadickinson6811]

@@elvisacosta6666 why did you attend twice if you were selected the first time?

[@elvisacosta6666]

I failed a portion of the Q course, no recycle, so I had to do SFAS a second time.

[@thelmadickinson6811]

@@elvisacosta6666 😳. Gotcha. Congrats on making it thru all Over again.

[@elvisacosta6666]

@@thelmadickinson6811 it’s something we just did back in the day. I went to Ranger School as well, and to me, and in my comparison, Ranger Instructors (RI) were more professional. Yeah, there was always instructor roulette, however, there were fewer at Ranger School than the SF instructors at the Q course. They were the “keepers of the tab”, but it seems that’s not the case anymore. As I mentioned earlier, with the knowledge base out there, selection is easier now than before. That “SFC” went a little too overboard. Come on, dude, yeah, we know, “you got the tab!!!” See what I mean? And the brother that said, “Yo,” that was a simple and natural reaction. He probably wasn’t paying attention as to who it was actual, then some random knucklehead touching people’s stuff. Feel me?

[@thelmadickinson6811]

@@elvisacosta6666 my son went in ‘22 when there was Basic info out there. FNG and Zack Hughes. Not a lot of g2. While there is a lot of info out there, selection rates are really low. The last class was historic, at 10%. If it’s easier, they aren’t selecting like it. There have been a few 25-35% classes in the last 2 years but not many. Q allowed one recycle total when he went through. Thankfully, son had none.

[@danfitz9970]

You get to the point at selection that you think cadre have hidden cameras because like he said somehow even when you can't see them they see everything.

[@scottparsons2031]

Because my team needs me

[@JoeFontes-l3g]

Stareburst with a twist 😂

[@uc7953]

the STAR is 70-80 miles long? with a 10 hour time limit? even running that in 10 hours would be hard

[@thelmadickinson6811]

@@uc7953 it’s over 2 days

[@uc7953]

@@thelmadickinson6811 its 10 hours both days or 10 hours total? 40 miles in 5 hours would be impressive on its own for a runner.

[@WillS-x9y]

They got rid of the log / rife and started standards years ago.

[@thelmadickinson6811]

@@WillS-x9y they have been doing log PT the last two years. Photos are on dvids

[@thelmadickinson6811]

@@uc7953 10 each day each course can vary from class to class so to keep them guessing not knowing what to expect completely. And some times, they do run between points, especially if they are only 300 meters away

[@David.M._1979]

Parte 3 por favor

[@juan251100]

We had 21 day nonselec when I went through it in 96

[@sweetlou0023]

Part 3

[@burnttoaster6313]

Is there any ex 35N (signals intelligence analyst) KZbinrs that talk about their experience? I want to do that mos and also have the opportunity to go to RASP. If everything goes well, I hope to have the opportunity to make it into selection for Special Forces eventually.

[@HAMMERTIMEBB]

I'm a siginter in the corps that would be awesome. Do you have any interest in SOT-A's ? My Mos has RRP for that and it's undermanned asg

[@lethalwoody762]

Make damn sure you’re prepared and take a moment to think about what you’re gonna do and what you’re getting yourself into best of luck!

[@richtopik]

Land nav would be dope

[@StevenMRA]

Wait - one question - you said this land nav exam is 70-80 miles - over 10 hours? That's 7 miles in an hour. Even the infamous air assault 12 miler is 3 hours and is considered hard, with a 35-40 pound ruck. They're carrying more (it seems) and have to do twice that speed - over broken terrain? Even running an 8 min mile the whole time would be over 9 hours. Not trying to be "Stanley the Sniper" here - just trying to figure the math.

[@MiguelDLewis]

3 please

[@CyberPolice9]

Lets see a part 3

[@prattropper]

Back in my day this was called Pre-Phase...

[@cincomxntana3938]

I’m 30 yrs old now and I’m really thinking about enlisting 18x. I’ve been wanting to join since high school but I wasn’t allowed to join back then because of my juvenile background. I was told that I can 100% enlist now and I’m really wanting to. Any advice?

[@GreenBeretChronicles]

Enlist before it’s too late. Regret weighs a ton

[@cincomxntana3938]

@@GreenBeretChronicles I meet with the recruiter tomorrow to turn in my packet with all my personal info. I appreciate you bro

[@kasogod5682]

I tried to be a gray man at this part n they kept finding any way to fw me I did everything I was told too 😂😭

[@danielmatthews4262]

As many parts as required to finish the full documentary

[@CrimsonUltrafox]

Man...no wonder Delta guys recruit from Green Beret stock more than any other group. This looks way more miserable and difficult than running up and down a beach with a boat.

[@Mike-ei8vh]

Green beret selection is notorious for being the easiest among all special ops/forces selections.

[@WillS-x9y]

It’s sad to see how SF has gone to crap. In 2016 all standards had already been removed. Now it’s an easy day to become a green beret.

[@veteransowhat5669]

Buddy 70-80 miles in the dark with a pack seems like they are not making it because the average speed is 5mph or 6mph to go 50miles takes all day long and night hard running ........ That's a exaggeration especially when land navigation is involved.....unless that is not actually that, and then you will make sense and they makes sense as well.

[@thelmadickinson6811]

The star course itself is over two nights. A first point can be over 14km away. Plus all practical exercises prior to the star course can easily add up to 100 miles

[@thelmadickinson6811]

The star course itself is over two nights. A first point can be over 14km away. Plus all practical exercises prior to the star course can easily add up to 100 miles.

[@veteransowhat5669]

He is saying they finish the course in 8 -10 hours...... It is impossible..... 50 mile shugio training takes a day without a heavy pack and half is actually heavy running....

[@thelmadickinson6811]

@@veteransowhat5669 the star course is easily 25km per night to find 4 points so 50 km, so 30+ miles. And that is 10 hrs per night if you take the whole time. they do practicals for 3 days prior and several Iterations so it wouldn’t be unheard of to do that many miles then as well. He mis-stated if he said the Star Course itself was that long. Land Nav week IS that many miles. The long range movement is 20+ miles and they do that in a day.

[@veteransowhat5669]

That's like having somebody you don't know tell you, you can go to the Pentagon for a tour. Then having your bank account actually be 200 dollars shorter than you account for. Also having them listening to what you say before in the cab ride, attempting to make you look bad..... Then having a meeting with the FBI, And other companies as you meet Force protection because they "said," and do not really know what they are talking about. It is like military definitions are we going off of U.S.H.R. or U.S.S. ? Also it can change according to what that lady says and if people are getting hurt real bad...... For example in airborne course canceling night jumps because buddy got hurt, and was taken out on a stretcher. The lady with the blue shirt and black pants tells talks to the jump master...... So in this course they cancel all night jumps but you still get your wings...... Another example is not actually saying "do not look at the ground at 100ft-90ft height because as your falling the atmosphere pressure changes so only look to the horizon at that time and prepare for your PLF by pulling risors and getting in the correct body position." If you're with that lady you're in good hands because she is going to check on you every so often The big government can change things within any given course. Things get exaggerated......or how selfish is "this," they do not like the questions your asking so they are going to "tell you lies, sweet little lies," until you get all messed up and brain washed ant this is better to have your head messed up because they make a twisted business off your mental health.......? I do not know? what I am asking ....!

[@BaloneySandwichWithKetchup]

3!

[@dmrearnest]

3

[@ColourRevolution666]

doing all this 1 month in deployment get hit by ied sitting comfy in your humvee

[@timothygibbs7351]

I’m not impressed with the SF cadre’s military appearance. I was in the army when soldiers’ uniforms draped on their bodies. Squared away haircuts and the like.

[@justinnguyen2605]

First!

[@joshuaparker8966]

III

[@brianjones3245]

Sheriff Of Baghdad said SF selection was a joke

[@Mike-ei8vh]

It is the easiest selection out of all the special ops/forces selections.

[@PentiumThorn]

so funny

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Bro Jake stealing your content idea 🤦‍♂️

[@considertheravens2024]

The love of my life is there right now!!! 😮😭🫶 He's the strongest man I know! And Im a prophet, I can see the future, my baby gonna make it through 💪 Plus, hes got the power of God living in him #unstoppable and I got him covered in prayer #Psalm91 🪽🤎🪖

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Nearly 260 of America's TOUGHEST soldiers.......huh que what, no me digas, what the cong hell 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 what chu talking about WILLIS?

[@Stephen-bq4nq]

What are you talking about ?

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