Preparing for Selection

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

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

Preparing for SOF 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 08

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

Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS): The Pain of Team Week

In SFAS you will feel the pain as individuals, but you cannot hope to pass unless you think and a...

Preparing for Selection Jul 25

How to Safely Increase Your Running Ability for Selection

Preparing for selection requires pushing yourself to your limits while not getting to the point t...

Preparing for Selection Jul 23

Stoicism: How to Survive Like a Special Operator

Having the ability to survive require more than physical stamina. Learn the mental hack Special O...

Preparing for Selection Mar 28

Visualization: How to Train Your Mind Like a Navy SEAL

For decades, top athletes and elite operators have used the mental ‘superpower’ of vi...

Preparing for Selection Mar 19

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

Delta Force: America’s Elite Special Operations Unit

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

JSOC Mar 15

How Navy SEAL Trainers Prepare the Next Generation of SEALs

Navy SEAL training is widely known as one of the most grueling in the world, but it’s the i...

US SOCOM Feb 14

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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

Preparing for SOF Selection? Train Out of Your Comfort Zone

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

Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS): The Pain of Team Week

How to Safely Increase Your Running Ability for Selection

Stoicism: How to Survive Like a Special Operator

Visualization: How to Train Your Mind Like a Navy SEAL

Delta Force: America’s Elite Special Operations Unit

How Navy SEAL Trainers Prepare the Next Generation of SEALs

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Preparing for Selection

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

Preparing for SOF Selection? Train Out of Your Comfort Zone

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

Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS): The Pain of Team Week

How to Safely Increase Your Running Ability for Selection

Stoicism: How to Survive Like a Special Operator

Visualization: How to Train Your Mind Like a Navy SEAL

Delta Force: America’s Elite Special Operations Unit

How Navy SEAL Trainers Prepare the Next Generation of SEALs

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