Preparing for Selection

Under the unrelenting gaze of an instructor, trainees endure the relentless grind of SEAL Hell Week on the unforgiving sands of Coronado Beach. Image Credit: The author.

Former Navy SEAL and Delta Force Command Surgeon Explains How He Narrowly Survived Hell Week

Strap in for a first hand look at Navy SEAL Hell Week with Colonel Bob Adams who finished UDT/SEA...

War Stories Oct 02

Special Mission Unit Operators. (Photo source: Sgt. Patrik Orcutt/US Army)

Inside Delta Force: America’s Most Elite Special Mission Unit

Learn about the shadowy world of Delta Force with this comprehensive guide to the covert unit wri...

JSOC Sep 27

Floating into the unknown, a Special Operations soldier embraces the calm before the mission, with the world at his feet and courage as his only companion.

Conquering Fear is the Biggest Obstacle in Special Operations Training

Fear isn’t something operators are free from; it’s what they master, using relentless trainin...

Coalition SOF Sep 25

Soldiers push through the grueling final stretch of their ruck march, embodying the resilience and teamwork essential to Special Operations training.

Advice From a Green Beret: Rucking and Special Forces Selection…. Getting Back to the Basics

Rucking is as much about mindset as it is about muscle; practice the fundamentals, stretch those ...

Physical Fitness Sep 24

Learn to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Image Credit: U.S. Army

Preparing for Special Operations Forces Selection? Train Out of Your Comfort Zone

Learn how to break your training rut, because failure is not an option when preparing for Special...

Preparing for Selection Sep 21

Special Forces candidates during SFAS. (DVIDS)

A Green Beret Shares Six Tips to Passing Special Forces Assessment and Selection

Passing Selection isn’t about being the toughest or the fastest—it’s about embracin...

SOF Aug 25

Soldiers run to assess their targets at Udairi Range Complex, Kuwait. (DVIDS)

Inside Delta Force: Best Tips to Pass Selection and Assessment

Facing a deteriorating relationship with my CO, I resolved to engage in a train-up regimen and re...

Featured Jul 21

Geo Hand Talks About Preparing for Delta Force Selection: What to Do and What Not to Do

Preparing for Delta Force selection is a grueling affair, and it cannot be attempted without the ...

Preparing for Selection Jan 04

Building camaraderie through adversity. Original illustration by SOFREP

Developing Combat-Ready Leaders in Air and Space Forces through Ranger Training

Airmen, Guardians, and Soldiers navigate through the grueling yet transformative Ranger Assessmen...

Military Sep 25

Coronado, Calif. (March 21, 2022) - Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joan Jennings, supervises Navy Sea, Air and Land (SEAL) and Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman (SWCC) candidates during swim training in the combat training tank onboard Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. (U.S. Navy photo by Benjamin K. Kittleson)

‘More than just a job,’ Female Instructors at Pre-BUDs Training

Basic Training Command at the Naval Special Warfare Center is also known as “Pre-BUDs”...

Featured May 12

Spc. John Banks, from the 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and Sgt. Joseph Miller, from the 2nd Battalion, 35 Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, fire an M240B Machine Gun during the Small Unit Ranger Tactics (SURT) Course July 11, 2020, at Lightning Academy East Range, Hawaii. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Effie Mahugh/28th Public Affairs Detachment)

Watch: How to Become an Army Ranger

Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Division undergo SURT, or Small Unit Ranger Tactics, a program de...

Videos Nov 23

Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, provide security in a snowstorm during exercise Forest Light 21 in the Niigata Prefecture, Japan, December 16, 2020. Forest Light is an annual bilateral training exercise that strengthens the interoperability and readiness of the U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force to deter aggression and defeat any threat.(Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox/USMC)

These Secrets to Cold-Weather Survival Will Save Your Life

These three cold weather survival tips from the Army’s Northern Warfare Training Center may...

Outdoors Nov 22

That Time When a Feral Dog Attacked Me During Special Forces Training

Never again would I do the rucksack flop without automatically thinking of that damned dog. And n...

Preparing for Selection Oct 23

The Best Way to Prepare for Special Forces Selection

While preparing for any special operations selection process, one thing must be prioritized: push...

Preparing for Selection Oct 22

So You Wanna Be a Frog Man? 3 Steps to Prepare for Navy SEAL Training

There are no cheat codes or hall passes in Navy SEAL Training. But these three steps will help yo...

Preparing for Selection Oct 19

A Soldier conducts a Land Navigation Course during the Best Warrior Competition in the Sand Dunes Training Area located in Mainz, Germany, 28 March, 2017. (DVIDS)

Special Operations Skills 101: Land Navigation

Today, we’re going to jump into Land Navigation, one of the key areas that end up failing the m...

Preparing for Selection Oct 06

Navy SEAL Sniper Mental Management Hack: Visualization

I’ve seen visualization work. I don’t care what field you’re in, visualization can help you...

Fitness Aug 25

How to Prepare for the Navy SEAL Physical Test

As a former Navy SEAL and Instructor, I give an insider’s experience into how to make sure ...

Preparing for Selection Aug 14

SWCC student exhibits knot-tying and underwater competency skills (Wikipedia)

SWCC Water Competency: Being Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable

Not only are SWCC students subjected to long and tiresome swimming evolutions in the pool and oce...

Preparing for Selection Aug 09

A soldier from 3 RAR (Royal Australian Regiment) starts patrolling after a paratroop drop during an airborne combat team exercise as part of a combined Arms training activity on September 6, 2010 in Charters Towers, Australia. The soldiers made the jump from an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft and departed from no. 37 Squadron at RAAF Richmond in NSW. They also jumped from C-17A Globemaster aircraft from No.36 Squadron based at RAAF Amberley. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)

Special Operations Selection: This Study Reveals the Character Traits That Make It More Likely to Pass

The Commandos that passed the grueling assessment process prioritized certain character traits in...

Preparing for Selection Aug 08

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Former Navy SEAL and Delta Force Command Surgeon Explains How He Narrowly Survived Hell Week

Inside Delta Force: America’s Most Elite Special Mission Unit

Conquering Fear is the Biggest Obstacle in Special Operations Training

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Preparing for Special Operations Forces Selection? Train Out of Your Comfort Zone

A Green Beret Shares Six Tips to Passing Special Forces Assessment and Selection

Inside Delta Force: Best Tips to Pass Selection and Assessment

Geo Hand Talks About Preparing for Delta Force Selection: What to Do and What Not to Do

Developing Combat-Ready Leaders in Air and Space Forces through Ranger Training

‘More than just a job,’ Female Instructors at Pre-BUDs Training

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That Time When a Feral Dog Attacked Me During Special Forces Training

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Preparing for Selection

Former Navy SEAL and Delta Force Command Surgeon Explains How He Narrowly Survived Hell Week

Inside Delta Force: America’s Most Elite Special Mission Unit

Conquering Fear is the Biggest Obstacle in Special Operations Training

Advice From a Green Beret: Rucking and Special Forces Selection…. Getting Back to the Basics

Preparing for Special Operations Forces Selection? Train Out of Your Comfort Zone

A Green Beret Shares Six Tips to Passing Special Forces Assessment and Selection

Inside Delta Force: Best Tips to Pass Selection and Assessment

Geo Hand Talks About Preparing for Delta Force Selection: What to Do and What Not to Do

Developing Combat-Ready Leaders in Air and Space Forces through Ranger Training

‘More than just a job,’ Female Instructors at Pre-BUDs Training

Watch: How to Become an Army Ranger

These Secrets to Cold-Weather Survival Will Save Your Life

That Time When a Feral Dog Attacked Me During Special Forces Training

The Best Way to Prepare for Special Forces Selection

So You Wanna Be a Frog Man? 3 Steps to Prepare for Navy SEAL Training

Special Operations Skills 101: Land Navigation

Navy SEAL Sniper Mental Management Hack: Visualization

How to Prepare for the Navy SEAL Physical Test

SWCC Water Competency: Being Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable

Special Operations Selection: This Study Reveals the Character Traits That Make It More Likely to Pass

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