US Special Forces
- therobotpanda
- Feb 6
- 1 min read
Updated: Feb 7
US Army Special Forces (Green Beret) training is an intensive 18-to-27-month pipeline comprising the 6-week preparation course, 24-day Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS), and the 53-week Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC), designed to produce elite soldiers skilled in unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, and special operations. Candidates must be male, U.S. citizens, meet strict medical/physical standards, and possess or qualify for a secret security clearance. The Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC) or, informally, the Q Course is the initial formal training program for entry into the United States Army Special Forces. Phase I of the Q Course is Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS).
A candidate who is selected at the conclusion of SFAS will be able to continue to the next of the four phases. If a candidate successfully completes all phases they will graduate as a Special Forces qualified soldier and then, generally, be assigned to a 12-men Operational Detachment "A" (ODA), commonly known as an "A team." The length of the Q Course changes depending on the applicant's primary job field within Special Forces and their assigned foreign language capability but will usually last between 56 and 95 weeks.
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