Army Special Forces?

Question

Please answer these questions

age requirment

Fitness

training

What does a Weapons sargeant do

differences in SF groups

Thanks

Answer 1

be aware that one cannot "join" SF, you have to go through the Special Forces Selection Process, in which you are selected by the soldiers within the unit, 90 percent of soldiers don't even make it this far, join as an infantrymen, excel in training, go to ranger school, excel in training, go to airborne, air assault,and any other schools your unit will send you to and excel then apply for the special forces selection.  Even if you enlist as an 18X is don't not guarantee you SF it mearlyguaranteess you the opportunity to go to the selection process, if you make it that far.

Answer 2

Fitness - Be able to keep going when you really want to stop.  Like say during a 30 mile ruk march.

Here are some duties of a Special Forces Weapons Sergeant:

Going behind enemy lines to recruit, train and equip friendly forces for guerrilla raids

Clearing mine fields, both underwater and on land

Carrying out demolition raids against enemy military targets

Employing warfare tactics and techniques in infantry operations

Conducting offensive raids or invasions of enemy territories

Maintaining proficiency with all foreign high-density light and heavy weapons

Evaluating terrain

Selecting weapons placements and sites

Assigning targets and areas of fire

Reading, interpreting and preparing combat orders

( Got this from Goarmy.com)

All I know is that the differnce is groups as far as like 1st, 5th , 3rd etc. is the area that they deal with.  For example 5th group focuses on Iraq and 3rd focuses on Afghanistan.

Hope that helps!

Answer 3

  

Be a male, age 20-30 (Special Forces positions are not open to women)

  Be a U.S. citizen

  Have a high school diploma

  Achieve a General Technical score of 110 or higher and a combat  operation score of 98 on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery. (ASVAB)

Qualify for a secret level security clearance.

Qualify and volunteer for Airborne training

Take Defense Language Aptitude Battery or Defense Language Proficiency Test

Achieve an overall minimum score of 229 on the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT)

You must also pass these schools once out of ait

Army Airborne School

Special Operations Preparation Course (SOPC)

Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS)

Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC)

Live Environment Training (LET)

Weapons sergent duites

The special operations weapons sergeant employs conventional and unconventional warfare tactics and techniques in individual and small unit infantry operations. Trains and maintains proficiency in all Major Duties- Employs highly demanding conventional and high-risk unconventional warfare tactics and techniques in the employment of individual domestic, foreign small arms, light and heavy crew served weapons, anti-aircraft and antiarmor weapons. Supervises and performs construction of hasty fortifications and controls execution of tactical conventional and unconventional operational employment and functioning of all types of U.S. light weapons (up to and including 50 cal MG), U.S. heavy weapons (up to and including the 4.2in and 120mm mortar and 106mm RR), man-portable air defense weapons and U.S. antiarmor weapons (including anti-tank missile systems), to perform tactical operations. Maintains proficiency with the employment and functions of all foreign high-density light and heavy weapons, man portable air defense and anti-armor weapons. Evaluates terrain, selects weapons emplacements, sites, and assigns targets and areas of fire. Reads, interprets, and prepares combat orders.

      (1) Skill Level 3. Trains and maintains proficiency in all major duties. Employs highly demanding conventional and high-risk un-conventional warfare tactics and techniques in the employment of individual domestic, foreign small arms, light and heavy crew served weapons, anti-aircraft and anti-armor weapons. Supervises and performs construction of hasty fortifications and controls execution of tactical conventional and unconventional operational employ ment and functioning of all types of U.S. light weapons (up to and including 50 cal MG), U.S. heavy weapons (up to and including the 4.2in and 120mm mortar and 106mm RR), man-portable air defense weapons and U.S. anti-armor weapons (including anti-tank missile systems), to perform tactical operations. Maintains proficiency with the employment and functions of all foreign high-density light and heavy weapons, man-portable air defense and anti-armor weapons. Evaluates terrain, selects weapons emplacements, sites, and assigns targets and areas of fire. Reads, interprets, and prepares combat orders.

      (2) Skill Level 4. Performs all duties of preceding skill level and coordinates organic and supporting fire power, performs standard and non-standard air delivery, airborne operations, and air- ground operations. Participates in special missions and operations as detachment member. Ensures collection and proper reporting of in telligence data to unit and staff sections. Reads and interprets maps and aerial photos and assists in area studies preparation. Plans, prepares and conducts briefings, briefbacks, and debriefings. Acts in supervisor capacity when conducting split-detachment operations and missions, Conducts security and training when task organized in preparation (isolation) for missions and during operations.

The main diffrence in special forces groups is that they have diffrent areas of resonsibilitys. 5th group for example AoR is the middle east. check the link for all the groups.