![]() ![]() Now, here I sit, looking into my screen, a thirty-seven-year-old out of shape never-was, but by God, I got that degree. I joined the National Guard, served 8 unspectacular years in a conventional unit, got my college degree, and got out at thirty-six years old having never once even tried to attend a Special Forces Readiness Evaluation. ![]() National Guard Special Forces! Where have you been all my life? I could finish school and tryout for the Green Berets. Thinking I had no other alternative, I was ready to just bite the bullet, take the 18 X-ray contract, and do what I had to do, and then, I discovered something that would change everything. ![]() ![]() The thought of waiting several more years, until after special forces training was complete, to finish college was gut wrenching for me. Which did I want more? That was the question. I wanted to finish, and I wanted to finish bad. I was twenty-eight years old, at the time, and I had been working, slowly but surely, on my college degree for the better part of a decade. I tried to conjure every ounce of knowledge I could to make an informed decision, but I had one issue. I was given good advice by those that cared, and I was given bad advice by those that didn’t know. I talked to every person I had ever known that had ever been in any branch of the military. I consumed every bit of media available to me. I like to think, I would be a much better person, had the choice gone the other way.Ībout ten years ago, I got it into my head that I wanted to be a Green Beret. A moment where had I chosen differently, I would not be the person I am today. A moment that would have changed everything in my life. When I’m deep in the throes of these fantasy mental masturbation sessions, I find myself circling back to one moment in time. If you’re anything like me, when the chips are down and you’re feeling low, there’s nothing, quite like, a nice game of Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda to give yourself that nice little hit of dopamine to raise the ol’ spirits. So simple to spout and, yet, so hard to live. Look to the future”, I’m sure at some point, in all of our lives, we’ve heard or said this very statement. Officer applicants must be branch qualified and be in the grade of first lieutenant (promotable) or captain.“Don’t dwell on the past.Must have a minimum of 3 years remaining service obligation upon completion of Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC).Must not have 30 days or more lost time under Title 10, United States Code, section 972, within current or preceding enlistment.Must have a general technical score (GT) of 110 or higher.Must be a high school graduate or have a general educational development certificate.E7’s must have less than 9 month TIG, and 12 years TIS.Enlisted Soldiers must have less than 13 years TIS.Exceed weight standards in accordance with AR 600-9 barred to reenlistment.Have received an Article 15 for drug-related offense, Insubordination, etc.Have been convicted by court-martial or have disciplinary action noted in their official military documents under the provisions of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (Article 15).Be under suspension of favorable personnel action.Must be eligible for a "SECRET" security clearance (security clearance is not required to attend SFAS).Must meet medical fitness standards for Special Forces as outlined in AR 40-501.Must score minimum of 240 points on the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) with no less than 70 points in any event using the 18-21 age group standards.Conduct 50 meter swim assessment in full uniform and boots.Must be Airborne qualified or volunteer for Airborne School. ![]()
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