Yes the USAF has AFSC's pr "Job" that fall under SOCOM or Special Operations Command. Some of our Special Forces include the Pararescue men, the Combat Air Traffic Controller, the Sere Specialist, and the Tactical Air Control Party, as well as other AFSC's that partake in SOCOm missions such as Explosive Ordinance Disposal and Combat Weather. this list is not all inclusive and a USAF Recruiter should be contacted for further information. There is no such thing as special forces in the airforce. many people get confused with spec ops and spec forces. the special forces are green berets ONLY. But the answer is yes if you mean pec ops. they are pararescue.
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There are three SAS forces on the planet (Note SAS is different from Special Forces). The British, Australian and New Zealand SAS's. The British SAS is thought to be widely the best special forces in the world, although the Australian SAS has beaten the British on numerous training exercises. And the NZ's is not that incredible, just a small country's ordinary special forces unit.
I'm not aware of any special forces unit in the US that had a spade (or shovel) as part of their patch. The 1st Special Service Forces were a mixture of American and Canadian commandos who wore a RED arrowhead with USA and CANADA inscribed on it. I thought you might refer to the US Engineers. But their collar brass was a Castle. Germany had an organization that worked on defenses but they were not a special forces fighting unit.
they have today about, 500,000 special forces troops
All branches of the u.s. government special forces are all trained the same.
No. Not even close. The toughest and best Special Forces are British SAS, American Delta Force,Green Beret and Marines' Force Recon
To get into a special forces unit, you have to be in the regular army and follow selection. If you were eligible, you would know what you needed to do.
You would have to attend SFAS (Special Forces Assessment and Selection). You need to be at least an E4 before attending.
The chance of getting selected for a special forces packet depends on various factors such as the size of the applicant pool, the specific qualifications and requirements, and the overall competitiveness of the selection process. Generally, the selection for special forces units is highly competitive, and only a small percentage of applicants are chosen for training and entry into these elite units.
Yes, if he passes Special Forces selection.
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No he is not. In his own words when he completed part of the Israeli special forces selection, he states he was never part of the military.
In order to become a Special Forces officer you must be a 1st Lieutenant promotable or a Captain already. Once you have attained either rank, you must volunteer for Special Forces training. The training starts with Phase I SFAS (Special Forces Assessment and Selection) this phase is considered the thoughest one of many. If you get selected, you will continue on to the SFQC (Special Forces Qualification Course) and if you meet the standards for every phase ( a total of 5 phases) you will graduate as a Special Forces Captain and will be assigned to one of the 7 Special Forces Groups where you will have a chance to be the team leader for a SFODA (Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha)
The USMC is currently the most difficult to get into. USMC basic training is arguably the hardest boot camp of all branches. Sorry dude, but SEAL training is ridiculously hard, and even though Marines definitely train like hell, SEALs take the cake. Also, surprisingly few people are actually kicked out SEAL training, the vast majority D.O.R. (drop on request) cause it's too hard. SEAL training is SPECIAL FORCES. Look at the answer: toughest BOOT CAMP (BASIC). No doubt SEAL training is the toughest but, for basic the CORPS is the toughest, even SEALS have to go through BASIC. I agree. The Marine boot camp is the toughest. *Comment from personal experiance. ;)
Special Forces is only in the Army,but TACP does fall under the Air Forces Special Tactics group which is considered Special Operations.
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