dude the metal gear reference I can only imagine the conversation they had to pick that "I promise master sergeant the kids will love it. look at us were so with the shit"

"you must be male or female" Apache attack helicopters: *sad rotor noises*

Oh snap they used "Metal Gear" codec, well Big Boss "The Legendary Soldier" was a Green Beret so... :S

lol, love the Metal Gear Solid reference. Makes sense since Solid Snake and Big Boss were Army Special Forces - Green Berets.

No UCMJ Me: Understandable, have a nice day

someone forgot to turn off comments, looks like they’re going to get smoked

I had a good SF friend who got me into USASOAC. He said his favorite thing about SF was the constant learning. You will never stop learning, he learned how to fix humvees, he learned about helicopters (I taught him), learned about everything you can think of. If you’re ignorant and hate learning, don’t consider SF.

I like how the first female SF member is getting charged with a misdemeanor for accidently discharging her gun in her own apartment, only a few months after graduating. Way to pick em lol

IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT SPECIAL FORCES READ THIS im active duty airborne infantry so my unit gets a lot of dudes that fail out of selection. if you really wanna do selection come in as an 11x with airborne in your contract instead of joining as 18x. if you join as a 18x you have to sign a minimum of 5-6 years and you will only get your bonus if you pass the Q course. so many guys come into my unit after failing selection with 5 years left on their contract and no bonus. if you join as 11x with airborne in your contract you can do only 3 years and you will get your bonus as long as you finish all your initial training; once you're done with airborne school and you get to your unit you can drop a packet for selection and go from there.

My overriding thought when I graduated from the Special Forces Training Group Aug 2, 1968 (now called the Q Course) after 11 months. This isn’t that hard if I could achieve and finish to be assigned to the 5th Group RVN. My only thought after the graduation was the 5th Group. During a formation held by MSG Howell he called out my name and said, “7th Group.” I lost my mind, at Bragg the sentiment was better dead then Red (7th Group Flash is RED). No, I don’t want to join the Red Empire. After the formation was dismissed I stayed in place. MSG Howell walked up to me and asked if I had a problem. Yes, I don’t want to be in the 7th Group. OK, why? “I don’ yet want to spend a year cutting grass, raking pine needles or painting rocks white. OK, what Group would you rather be assigned. “The 5th Group sergeant!” Son do you know where the 5th is located? ‘Yes, are they still in the Nam?” OK son pack your shit you are now on your way to the Nam assigned to the 5th Group, the Legion. I ran to the PX purchased a 5th Group Flash and a sewing kit. I sat on a bench just outside the door, removed the unit crest, sewed on the Flash, replaced the SF crest. I can’t remember walking back for the noon meal in the Mess Hall; I believe I simply floated there with unbridled joy. I got in line at the Mess Hall used by the Phase 1 trainees and the Phase 3 trainees. The man in front of me looked back at me and told me to go ahead, then in succession all of the new trainees parted allowing me to advanced to the front of the line. Such is the power of the 5th Group Flash. I called Mrs. A in the Pentagon to make sure there wasn’t a mistake in my orders for the 5th Group. Mrs Billie Alexander was an angel she handled all of the Special Forces assignments. She replied that yes that my orders went out the day before; she wished me luck and that she would add me to her prayers. My feelings about going to the Nam; after 11 months of training I didn’t just want to sit on the bench, no, I wanted in the game. After two months on the B-40 team I begged the CSM of B-40 to send me to an A Team and every time he’d say No. finally the 05B (now 18E Commo) was so badly wounded that he was being sent to Walter Reed Hospital and that he was the only commo guy on the team. He told me to pack my ruck that the next day a Huey would take me to A-401, IV Corps Mobile Strike Force at Don Phuc. As the Huey was doing a slow corkscrew decent it hit me; damn be careful of what you wish for because you might just have your wish come true. The camp looked so small. I was picked up by a stripped down Jeep and taken inside the camp. After I stowed my gear in a room where we all sleeper I went inside the Team House. No one even looked at me or cared anything about me. On the third day Captain Cananvan (ret. LTG-3 stars) told Lott to get his company with 112 Cambodians ready for a 30 day combat mission and to take the kid with him (oh WTF I’m the kid). I was told that Lott was in his 4th year without a break and to simply watch him. If he gets down you get down, if he shoots you shoot in the same direction but if he runs, but remember this Lott don’t run. Lott is a full blooded Indian from the Northwest Coast and wanted to die a warrior’s death. Oh great. The last bit of advice, gif he runs stay up with him because the shit just went South. The 30 days were mostly uneventful with only a few contacts, nothing to write home about. Once back at Camp everything had changed. I was handed a cold beer with a welcome to Don Phuc. In the Team House everyone came up to me to welcome me to the camp. It then dawned on me that as a new guy I didn’t have a reputation that without a reputation I wasn’t worth the trouble. In Special Forces rank only means how much you’ll be paid each month; your value to the team was your reputation. My last three months I was assigned to A-404 the Airboat Team. Fiberglass swamp boats with no armor and just an A-6 30 cal machine gun mounted on the front of the Aircat.. during a long mission the 12 boats were caught in an ambush. One USSF KIA and another WIA who was a friend of mine from the course. The ranking NCO blamed himself. He returned to the camp, packed his bags and left. Why, he knew his reputation was gone and he blamed himself. I learned that if you screw up during a combat mission and people get killed your creed is gone so you are gone. After I returned home I enrolled at the University of Texas, Austin. While I was in the Nam my mother sent in an application on my behalf and then she mailed me the acceptance letter in February 1970. I started over again with three semesters already completed at Texas A&M. I started the Spring semester Jan 1971 with 26 hours transferred from A&M. I graduated with honors May 5, 1974. So “HOOK’EM” I bleed burnt orange.

Why are we still here? Just to suffer? Every night, I can feel my leg… and my arm… even my fingers. The body I’ve lost… the comrades I’ve lost… won’t stop hurting… It’s like they’re all still there. You feel it, too, don’t you?

My neighbor served as a Green Beret in Vietnam. Once SF Always SF. To Free The Oppressed.

For those who are complaining about the lower standards from previous past, this is just so they can up their recruitment numbers. I guarantee those standards aren’t going to cut it when you get to training. You have to be in tip top shape and have serious mental fortitude to even make it. Remember this is just an ad just to entice people to attempt SF.

MGS. Nice.

Wow, I didn't realize how far we had lowered the standard at selection

a few things about this video. First, keep in mind that this an army recruitment video and that this may look hardcore and is being marketed as a " anyone can do this" program, is extremely misleading. If you don't make it past selection or fail somewhere along the way to selection then you will go to the needs of the army. If you get selected and enter the qualification course keep in mind that if you fail anywhere along the two year pipeline of courses and gates to get your long tab then you will go to the needs of the big army. A 100 on the asvab, 49 push ups and 49 sit ups IS NOT going to cut it in this side of the army. In JFKSWCS the maximum is the minimum and you shouldn't even begin to think about going to this route if you can't score at least a 300 overall on the pt test at all times on any given day cause you will find yourself walking out the door and into the 82nd down the street. If you show up weak and stupid with a 100 asvab score then the cadre will give you all the fuck fuck games and figure out really quick which one your the worst and then apply more pressure so you DOR. The girl in this video talking to what appears to be a SORB recruiter or big army recruiter is as far from what tries out for this program as possible. As a matter of fact , she is probably the fayetteville street meat that you end up marrying in the 82nd who goes out with the other 82nd wives on the weekend to macs speed shop and ends up getting breeded by some bearded wonder off post while you are pulling 50% security somewhere on mac ridge rode freezing your nuts off meanwhile that longtabber is warming up his next to your wifes split tail. You also have to take a TABE test which is a college placement exam and you will probably fail that long before you even get on that bus to camp mackall.

You guys are the best!!! LOVINg the metal gear touch

For the right person this type of work is a blast !

one day... (hopefully you don't mute the comments hehe so I can update this on the future)

Can't wait!

Loving the MGS Codec usage 👏🏼🇺🇸

Metal Gear Codec was an awesome touch! Especially considering that Solid Snake was Special Forces.

I would sign right now if I was able . Much respect and appreciation to those who have and currently serve ! 🙏

Great video!

love the edit

Haha Nice mgs reference! Some years late, but hell yeah!

“My favorite part of being in SF is being able to put my hands in my pockets”

This channel needs to make a video about 160th SOAR.

Awesome 👍🏽

I would definitely want to do this and know I am mentally and physically fit enough to get through it. Of course I wouldn’t completely know until I had a chance to try it but there’s absolutely no quit in me so I have full confidence in myself. Unfortunately I’ll never get the chance to even attempt it because I’m medically unfit concerning vision. I’m still able to join the military and hope to become a Nurse in the Air Force which is honestly probably the better overall route but man would it be fun and an amazing experience to be SF

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!

18B break weapons more than fix in my experience. Source: was a 91F small arms and artillery repairer at 3SFG

Enlightenment Is The Gift Many Understand From Facing The Light At The End Of The Tunnel.

If i were wanting to enlist (which i don't for several reasons) Being an Infantry Ranger in Ranger Regiment seems more appealing tbh. If all you want to do is direct action and do special reconnaissance at times. SF is more about training foreign indigenous groups of people overseas and yes they also at times do direct action themselves.

laying in bed watching this comfortably 😭😭

Awesome sauce!

18Echolocation All The Way🦇🐳 "If there hadn't been you"

Language school is the one challenge I know I could just never meet. If I struggled as hard as I did in school with what's considered an easy language there's no chance for me.

Damn this is the kinda recruitment video where you can tell 80 percent of the damn country aren’t qualified to be in the military Uncle Sam is struggling .... and they lowered the gt score

Watching this while I'm chilling on my seat. I'd be lying if I say this didn't motivate me but looking at my messed up knees, the chance of me becoming a Green Beret is very slim. Plus I'm no longer young. Ah... if only ..

Bad ass little video MGS perfect

I am SF in CoD, pretty much the same thing.

“We’re not tools of the government, or anyone else. Fighting was the only thing I was good at, but at least I fought for what I believe in.”

Wearing the tab 🇺🇸🦇⚡

Those are seriously the minimum physical requirements to at least get a shot at Selection? Genuinely surprises me.

Here before this video explodes

Out here using them streamlabs notifications I see

Merica 🦅 🇺🇸💪

Bad ass!

Must be nice getting to see your SF, ours is so secretive we don't even know the current plate carriers they use 😂

Went through selection, got dropped, ended up as a 11b janitor. #highspeed

The requirements have changed and mos are different but de Oppresso liber

Only if I get new knees. Also just got my 214

Love from india❤️

It’s like you know I’m looking at joining

I beat the game on BBE mode with Big Boss Rank How many extra Stress cards does that earn me or whatever.

This is what I want to do

Thousands of Hours of VR experience we are all basically Raiden before he became a cyborg but without the child soldier past hopefully

0:38 ah yes, the paradigm of what a future special forces candidate looks like

those deadlifts will help you in the long run. lol

I'm sorry but those Heavy deadlifts and heavy squats will always help you in the long run. Those exercise are the epitome of "functional fitness". Alway an enabler never a disabler.

A candidate gets to choose his language now? From all my understanding, one gets assigned base off of needs and language aptitude after the language test.

I kinda wish they had something in-between Infantry and SF. People who are more than regular and are actually very skilled, but not quite the 'Tip of the Spear'. You know, where it's not totally impossible to be selected. cause SF is just a pipe dream for many.

I’m a marine poolee ship for boot camp in 3 weeks HOOYAW! This just pumps me up even more for my future. Gonna crush boot camp, MCT, then Mos school then see about getting a slot for ranger school so I can go SOF instead of having to go to a marine unit, this is so motivating to see my future

Used to be a GT of 110. Why the change? Could it be less candidates applying?

Damn I wanna go to sfas so bad

Dope MGS Reference, Gotta say, SF Recruitment is not easy and not for everyone, That shit is difficult.

Everyday this video plays at the defac. EVERYDAY

I’m training for this now

Are they still recruiting to other branches too? I heard they were doing programs for that

I'm confused, did the Army replace the Army physical fitness test with the Army combat fitness test or no? The reason I'm asking this is because this video showed that one of the requirements to go to Green Beret (Special Forces) assessment and selection is that the candidate has the pass the APFT with 49 pushups, 59 situps, and a 2 mile run in 15:12 minutes.

My dude

Badass

Women women women is all i got out of this ad.

I’m in the rear with the gear

Crazy

So prior service can get an 18x contract with a 100 GT? No longer 110?

Do WHY ARE WE STILL HETE NEXT please

I'm too badass for special forces, I'll make the DI saying yes sir to me by the end of the day.

12:45 2 mile, 96 pushups , 98 situps, 31 pullups asvab 76 GT 115 passed everything but have to laser away a neck tattoo 6 sessions in so frustrating, dont get tattoos guys lol

Are the MRE's the same elsewhere or are they "Special"?

I want to do this but i need a DAT waiver to enlist and the army is taking forever to make that available again...

"What about Special Forces?" RLTW!

Do they still use Camp Mackall?

Wait 15:12 run time and 100 GT Score?! Its doable now.

I wonder why they use the army usasoc arrow rather than the regular Blue arrow with the sword and 3 bolts of lightning. Isnt that the standard unit patch for the green berets? Along with the SF tab and Airborne?

"Ruck 8-10 miles." Marine Corps Grunt here. 0311. Wished we only had to ruck 8-10 miles. 140 lbs. 15-20 miles.

@2:37 dude flagged everyone on the left side of the screen.

Those push ups and sit ups are they done against a timer?

Hitem with the metal gear

I would try to become a green beret but I'm way out of shape.

Another PRO tip: Go try out for Ranger Batt first because the pipline of training isn't as long, you will get big and strong, all the cool guy equipment, direct action missions and will deploy for 3 month intervals. After you deploy, stack a few bodies, get your cib and ranger tab then you will meet the recruiters of darkside aka " delta force cag smu etc it'snotaboutthenamejustthegame" and get a shot at green team to join up with the jedi's of the army.

How long was the Q course - ie Special Forces training in 1980? How long did it take to become a Green Beret? I read it was only 6 months long in 1980. Is this correct? If so, why was it so short compared to today?

They lowered the GT requirement down to 100? They must be desperate lol.

Snake?! SNAKE?! SNAAAAAAAAKEEEEEEE

Kept you waiting?

“Requirements: to be male or female” Is there something else? 🤦‍♂️

Snake? Snake!? SNAAAAAAAAKE!?

Lol they pushing the girl thing hard holy shit

Aye for real though let me know when you SF dudes need a 91B