look everyone. if you are seriously thinking about MARSOC contact a MARSOC recruiter for all your questions. They will tell you everything you need to know. As for the guys that arent Marines yet that want to go MARSOC, worry about becoming a Marine first. You'll need a few years in before being able to submit a package for MARSOC

He said, “We also swim.” Translation: They do lots of swimming

1:38 My man is doing that obstacle course w/o a head, respect!

My older brother (28) who is one year older than I am is in MARSOC. He's been to Mexico where he helped the Mexican military how to train their dogs. He's also been to south africa, germany, and many other countries where he has done different tasks. About a year ago they discharged his awesome dog from the team due to PTSD and we adopted him.

I joined the marines a little over 40 years ago, 0311. And i just wanted to give you guys today a thumbs up. You do have your shit together, no two ways about it. Bigger, faster, smarter, better gear and better trained. From a old grunt who is now a key board ranger.... Semper Fi Gentlemen.....

served in the u.s.m.c. 1956-1958

3 things: 1. MARSOC needs a reserve component. As much as we love our Army Brothers, there should be no reason we are losing stellar Recon and MARSOC Marines to the 19th and 20th Special Forces Groups. So many good Marines are willing to reenlist and train up to try and attend A&S and ITC, BUT, they just want to focus on school, a career, or to simply spend more time with family. We used to have a 4th Marine Raider Battalion. 2. MARSOC should have a Warrant Officer rank and position/ billet within the T/O like the Green Berets do. Say a Marine that is already a Corporal or Sergeant has just passed ITC and been selected to head to a MSOT. He is looking at picking up Staff and maybe Gunny/ MSgt., and he intends to finish out his 20 years in a great unit like MARSOC (as opposed to a conventional unit). Giving them the chance to become a “037X Special Operations Warrant Officer” would not only challenge him with more responsibility, but provide more money to earn for the rest of his career and retirement. He would just have to pass a screening, Warrant Officer Candidate School, and maybe a “MARSOC Warrant Officer Course”. Compare this to the only other option a CSO has- attending OCS, TBS, and maybe IOC, then serving a tour in the FMF before returning to MARSOC just to have a couple pumps on a MSOT before getting put in a staff position. Ideally, this Warrant Officer position would spend more time in an operational capacity on a MSOT, Vice the command time of a SOO. 3. MARSOC should have their own aviation component. Having a dedicated aviation wing like the 160th SOAR would not only increase competency in aviators that fly for MARSOC, but a stronger trust in pilots by CSOs/SOOs, and a chance to further the careers of Marine aviators and stand out from their peers. A short selection course like the 160th SOAR’s Green Platoon would work too. We could even offer Warrant Officer Flight Contracts to enlisted Marines instead of losing them to the Army. Giving our Marines options helps to retain them instead of losing them to another branch. Simple changes to retain quality Marines. Everyone wins.

Hardcore stuff. Joined the Marines at 17. The small disciplines like paying myself first have helped me a lot. Having the GI Bill, field mindset and garrison mindset. Once I married a teacher I understood how much value the Marines can offer a person. Served with high motivation. Respect for all past, present and future Marines.

My Grandson is going to Camp Lejeune in January 2017 training to become a U.S. Marine Raider. So proud of him and his unwaivering love of country.

I was in Army SF for 15 years and served alongside MARSOC operators in Afghanistan. Those fellas are top notch and - to be honest - I preferred working with them than with the NSW fellas. From a "corporate culture" aspect, for lack of a better phrase, we were very compatible in how we planned and operated. The Raiders are just quality all around and are true Quiet Profesionals.

My dad was a Marine Raider on Iwo Jimo, the became a DI at Perris Island. Tough guy.

this hurts my knee and back just watching this...

From the daughter of Marine Raider from WWII, you guys are carrying a large group of heroes on your backs. In WWII the motto was "Gung Ho," or Work Together. Keep up the good work!

I'm totally ready for MARSOC im prestige master is black ops 2 and rank 80 in MW3 and im a 5 star general in black ops 3 and im a warrent officer in HALO so if they ask me to join ill say maybe because my skill set is unmatched. My driving is at the highest level I play Forza 6 on my brand new XBOX i beat the entire campaign on normal difficulty and same goes for grand truismo. Also my gta 5 character as maxed out stats such as stamina and strength so why are people saying navy seals are hard? psssh its easy for me

I have Bootcamp in December. I'm getting an infantry contract. And, I'm aiming for the Raiders

Much tougher pipeline, resulting in a different, and more mature operator, that can work along side all of the U.S. special operators.

my dad was a military marine and seeing what happend to him after the vietnam war him leaving me and my mom to fend for ourselfs I became very wary of the military and all of its beliefs but of course I was only a child back then I just finished watching the documentary they did on the triple O.G Marine Raiders and all I can say is it made me proud of my dad for serving in the military and opend my eyes to the possibility of me joining if I do all I can say is I want to have the prevelage to fight along side the most elite and kickass team in the world the Marine Raiders

1:36 He lost his head already in Basic!

FROM A OLD MARINE RAIDER THE 7th RAIDER GROUP 1965, 66, 67. SEMPER FI THE CORPS IS THE CORPS AND THE CORPS WILL ALWAYS BE THE CORPS. I'M PROUD OF ALL YOU MEN AND WOMEN MARINES!

Semper Fi Marines! Raiders! RECON! GRUNTS! AIR WINGERS! FSSG! Just dropping in to express my deep gratitude to all of you for all that you do to keep our nation secure. Also to express my confidence for the future of this country simply by knowing we have people in our country, and in our Corps like you, that are willing and capable of what doing what you do! I owe my Drill Instructors a debt of gratitude I can never repay. But I will continue to try. I'm no longer in the Marine Corps. My time has come and gone. Now I serve our country in the medical field, caring for our nations veterans and seeing to it they receive the best care I can possibly give to them. For all future Marines who may read this. If you're thinking about joining us, believe it or not, your mind is already made up. Just do it, if you can. You will etch your name into history as part of a family, the greatest fighting force the world has ever known. You will forever be part of a family that includes names like "Chesty Puller, John Basilone, Dan Daly, Smedley Butler, Brad Kasal, R. Lee Ermey, James Anderson jr, Eugene Sledge, Oscar P. Austin, Carlos Hathcock, and many many more." The time for pondering is over. If you express the desire to be part of the best then damn it, do it! And go all the way! Don't hold back, you give the Marine Corps everything you got and I promise you the reward will greatly outweigh your effort. Semper Fi! and Good Luck!

US Navy SARC for anybody who wants to be a corpsman/medic for recon and/or MARSOC.

You are the best soldiers, Thank you for your effort, dedication, sacrifice and commitment. God bless you🙏🙏❤️❤️

Just talked to my recruiter today, I'm about 5 lbs. Underweight and I have to make that up by Monday, but I'm absolutely thrilled

I heard from MARSOC Rider vets like, Cody Alford, Nick Koumalatsos etc. 1. Exersise like a professional Athlete, for at least 3-5 months Before you begin training. 2. Buy your own top of the line Gear before you begin training. 3. JUST DONT QUIT, EVEN IF YOU SUCK.

The armed forces give you the memories, that no civi will ever have, no matter how many holidays you've been or and what gay ass dolphine you have swam with.

Howd i get from league of legends videos to this.

A will that goes beyond death, that is the answer to become any great warrior you could think of. What you believe, you believe unto death, a will to never lose a fight while one is conscious. There you have it, they're just men like all Marines, like all humans. People who watch this video must develope their capacity to love others, especially women, before themselves, then you become a true Raider. The funny this is, a rifleman with a mind level that can go from 0 to insane is the most dangerous breed in the Corps, for when there is no death in the mind, there is no stopping the mind

Ahh to be 20 again, Looks like fun...I was an 0311 (Rifleman) in '74 in 7/2 at Pendleton and qual'd Expert with Rifle and Pistol ( I grew up hunting and shooting) and was maxing the PFT (I was All State in Cross Country in H.S. and a pretty good Cornerback on a very good varsity football team, so once I could do 20 pullups the PFT was easy to max for me). Back then Recon would hold a pre selection (basically the Marine Corps PFT with a couple 15 mile humps) a couple times a year and once I passed I got orders to Recon Indoc (aka Boot Camp on Steroids). LOTS of PT there...then off to Basic Recon Course (BRC). In my BRC class we dropped over half the class on the first and second day which were pool days. Most of the guys who were there on Day 3 graduated other than a few physical injuries that got bumped/dropped. My BRC class started with 48 Marines and we graduated 13.

Very nice, I am learning alot. Thanks!

That last sentence. Great words.

"We also swim" riiiight.. I remember many nights in the Keys

From an ex royal bootneck, much respect to you guys.

This looks like all the same stuff we did as a Boat Company in 1/6. Pool at least 3 times a week. Brutal. Competition was unbelievable. They constantly put us against each other to cut out who would be attending which schools. But the pool …. man that's where the rubber met the road. AFTER a week long qual. There were around 7 of us left that qualified as CWS Q. RIGHT AFTER the Q qual, they tossed us back in. I thought, we were just getting messed with. Just another game. But of course no onw wants to quit. After another 4o minutes and 4 Marines dropped, I dropped out which left only two. I still remember their names. 5 more minutes and there was only one left. They had to help him out the pool. THEN they told us, ok "yous" is going to Combat Swimmer, and you, the one, are going to MCIWS School to be an instructor. Oh, that's what this was about? lol

Semper Fi young Warriors! 👍🏽🇺🇸

Out of all those challenges, holding bricks and walking underwater scares me the most. At the time of saying this message, I am a high school freshman (my year ends this month and soon to be sophomore). I've done cross-country, wrestling, and track. I've run through some pretty tough terrain. Despite all the solo sports, I have a lot of confidence in my teamwork skills. But besides that, I may have a fear of heights but I've never gone that deep underwater. I can swim but that's deep. Some things in the military, I feel prepared to do once I get to boot camp. Things like jumping out of a plane or you know. But hey, I guess nobody knows what happens until it happens. I'm just training my body for the worst. Edit 1: A year later and my fear of heights is nonexistent. Perhaps I'll return to this comment annually. The bricks no longer seem that bad.

Better than any college or university piece of paper. Believe that.

Wow, how deep was that pool!? God bless our Marines!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

“You don’t make tough decision up hill” thank you

If there is one woman who becomes a seal I'm going MARSOC.

MARSOC...the SOCOM UNIT America needed Highly disciplined, highly trained, and the TRUE SILENT OPERATORS, MARSOC is a T2 Unit just like the Navy Seals Delta and DEVGRU aka seal team 6 are T1 MARSOC is on the same level as SEALS and GBs and they were reborn in 05 after they were disbanned after WW2 so not only is MARSOC one of the youngest SOCUM Units they are also one of the best SEMPER FI RAIDERS

To put it simply, it’s basically Marine Boot Camp x80

Im 16 and ive been wanting to do this job for quite sometime i talked to my recruiter and he told me MARSOC makes up 6 percent in SOCOM but does 33 prrcent of jobs. when hearong this im like this is the job for me but i know its hard work, guts and determination but i can do all things through christ who strenghthens me

If you are not a Marine- talk to a recruiter. When you get to the fleet (infantry), get to training. If you can't pass on a bad day, you aren't ready. good luck and never quit.

I'm sorry, but when I went through the exact training, we we animals, killer instinct instilled in our minds. These guys are just kinda going through the course..........golden star at the end!!!

I am about a year from fulfilling my promise to my mother to finishing college before i enlist in the USMC. I want to be an 0311 rifleman and one day become an 0372 Critical Skills Operator for MARSOC. I want to be on the VERY front lines fighting and making tactical decisions, and employing advanced combat tactics, if and when the need arises. I want to use my skills to protect my fellow Marines and help us carry out the mission. Even now i am a very skilled marksmen and can shoot quite well on the move with heavy gear on or take long shots and print great groups on target. I have extensive knowledge of many weapons systems and love to work out, hiking, running, swimming, lifting etc. and I love a challenge. I am not naive, i know that the USMC corps is WAY more challenging than I could comprehend so I want to improve and put my skills to use in the corps. I have talked to ALOT of Marines both Enlisted and Officers in the 03 MOS, currently enlisted and former, as well as recruiters. All of them say that, that experience is more likely to happen if I go Enlisted, over the Officer route. I figure that I'll always will have my degree to fall back on when it comes to building my future financially, but i’ll only be able to be a Marine once. Can anyone weigh in on whether or not they think i should go the Enlisted Route or the Officer Route in terms of being able to have the experience that I am looking for? Thank you ahead of time. And thank all of you Marines for your service.

Nicely done-

Good trai ning good application Marines get stronges healthier by Following the hardest training on all weather condition no matter the worst weather condition no matter the cold the snow the Wind the training must be done it is done with peps physically ready for the fight be the toughest element meet the toughest taught

22yr ret marine 3/2 0311 all my life grunt-marsoc was new in my day was batt or force recon- all good though we all bled the same in the sandbox

Ooh Rah, Semper Fidelis and Spiritus Invictus. Always Faithful Always Forward MARSOC Raiders!!⚓🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🗽⚡🔪🔥💀

I had a hard time with the running wasn't use to it,and had to work on sit ups pull ups,dudes were carrying something on them dusting me and pouring it in me or dusting me and rubbing something on my lower abdominal area and chest and rear end... 💯

im good at call of duty so maybe i can make it in marsoc (my fucked up generation)

I'm happy that MARSOC has resurrected the Raider name.

I leave for bootcamp tomorrow. Can't wait to claim that title

I followed it. But I'm lacking discipline. But I'm working on it.

My uncle served in the United States Marine Corps as MARSOC for 15 years and after 24 years of service he retired and now serves as a aviation engineer on a military base in Okinawa for a private engineering company

Bless The Marine's, Military, Air Force's..Thank You all Forever..To Save The PLANET EARTH..⭐🌎🌏🌍😘

Alright already, para-frog devil dog,recon forever!

When my dad was in Field Medical Service School (now Field Med Training Battalion) in the Navy, he remembers the Recon and Raider guys coming in and having people walk from the shallow end of a pool to the deep end (about 7-8 ft deep) with the bricks and hoisting them out of the water to see who was going to be able to be a Recon Corpsman (now Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsmen, aka SARCs).

I've been qualified for this 💪🏼💪🏼

fuck!!!!!!! I wish I could join the Marines. I shoulda fucking join when I was younger.

If I were to try out for A&S later in my Marine Career, obviously I hear that they not only look at if you physically completed the course, but they look for certain skills in the recruits, which is why I hear they don't accept some recruits even when they are the strongest. What are these skills or things they look for? I want to pursue this career later on, and want to get my hands on any advice or tips to succeed through the MARSOC pipeline.

MARINE Raider all the way

Great video Where is his head? 1:37

MARSOC or OCS Through MECEP?

Selection was an awesome experience.

Update on the App: It hasn't been updated and doesn't work for the current iOS version. Has been this way for several years now.

Seals you can go straight down the pipeline from graduating Navy boot camp to request becoming a seal. Everyone compares each special forces, but in the end we’re all on the same team. I have my preference of Army Delta in my personal opinion. It’s a very selective few that must first pass boot camp, Ranger School, even if you’re the top in class for physical superiority, don’t get excited because Army Delta doesn’t choose based upon you being #1 in your class. They choose very few and they choose the Ranger who is best fit for the task at hand. Mentality is absolutely critical regardless of what SPECIAL OPS you decide to join because if you’re not ready mentally, it’s beyond a reasonable doubt that you will fail. The military has always used the method of breaking you down and building you up. They’re testing your mental toughness to take on whatever challenges lay ahead. If you break in boot camp what are your chances of making when bullets start flying by your head….

Respect

God Bless the Corp.

This is cool

Letting navy seals that their a softer version 2.o...! amazing!

Only a small percentage of the Marines Corps is MARSOC. If you`re lucky you might make it to a line company that`s MEU SOC. Its not as billy bad ass but its just as fun. As for recruiters they will tell you anything to make their quota.

it is cold up here. carry this heavy weight.

At 1:11 what training guide is he talking about and where can I find it ?

I'm only a poolee right now, and I dont go to bootcamp till July 27th 2020. My contract right now has me going infantry, but I hope to go recon as soon as possible and maybe marsoc years after that. I'm just wondering how I should prepare physically for it. Any suggestions I'd appreciate

Does MARSOC do winter warfare training in CA?

What’s the app they’re talking about please can someone tell me the name

What's the app called?

So to get in to the indoc course do you have to put in a request once you get to the fleet or does it have to be in your contract,

I wish I could have done MARSOC but I cant swim very well, i stuck with being on the ground as a motor t mech

what is the best way to get prepared for the swimming

What is the training app??!!

2007 Plt 3263 M Co. 3rd BTN 1141 electrician.. Hollywood..

I'm stuck on deciding to join marsoc or seals. any opinions on which ones better?

Im bent between SEALs MARSOC and FBI i dont know which one would be best for me, please help

I left the USMC in 1992...2/9...when did this Raider unit develop?

If I end up picking infantry for my MOS, I think I will want to try for MARSOC, all of those top secret missions, and also being one of the best would be awesome

Awwwww to be young again

I think if a man in their 30’s early 40’s would be an asset to the United States military because most recruits come straight from high school. How much knowledge has a man who’s lived in life and never given up, a lot. As long as you’re a man who’s learned from his mistakes. Maturity, discipline is more often than not going to be extremely higher than fresh recruits out of high school. As long as you’re able to pass PT, MEPS, have a clean legal history or no felonies at least. I believe older men could bring forth a lot of life experience with trials and tribulations. If you’ve worked out throughout your 40 years I’d say you’re more prepared if not going to outperform the young guns. Fear from drill sergeants I personally wouldn’t be afraid at all. Just do what your told, listen and don’t talk unless instructed to do so. You’ll learn far more from listening than you can from talking.

Semper Fi

I want the best Marsoc operators to be selected for Delta Force.

USMC Force Recon Raiders, "Danger is Ours Business" Semper-Fi Guys.

Wish I could of join when I can

One day...

What is the app called that he is talking about in the video

starting the training program this week

I wanted to be a Raider when I was in, but unfortunately I’m not the best swimmer.

If i wanna become a marine officer and pass all the training for that at OCS and everything, do they pick you to train for MARSOC or can you ask or something like that?

Hey I really want to join us there any steps I can take now to improve my skills for when I enlist

They don’t mention jump school?