Green Beret Pipeline/Information

General Army/OSUT Knowledge:

Phonetic Alphabet:

Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliett Kilo Lima Mike November

Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey X-ray Yankee Zulu

Ranks/Pay Grades:

E- Enlisted W-Warrant Officer O- Officer

E1- Private (PVT)

E2- Private Second Class (PV2)

E3- Private First Class (PFC)

E-4 Specialist (SPC)

E-4 Corporal (CPL)

E-5 Sergeant (SGT)

E-6 Staff Sergeant (SSG)

E-7 Sergeant First Class (SFC)

E-8 Master Sergeant (MSG)

E-8 First Sergeant (1SG)

E-9 Sergeant Major (SGM)

E-9 Command Sergeant Major (CSM)

E-9 Sergeant of the Army (SMA)

W-1 Warrant Officer (WO1)

W-2 Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)

W-3 Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CW3)

W-4 Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CW4)

W-5 Chief Warrant Officer 5 (CW5)

O-1 Second Lieutenant (2LT)

O-2 First Lieutenant (1LT)

O-3 Captain (CPT)

O-4 Major (MAJ)

O-5 Lieutenant Colonel (LTC)

O-6 Colonel (COL)

O-7 Brigadier General (BG)

O-8 Major General (MG)

O-9 Lieutenant General (LTG)

O-10 General (GEN)

O-10 General of the Army (GA)

Soldiers Creed:

I am an American Soldier.

I am a warrior and a member of a team.

I serve the people of the United States, and live the Army Values.

I will always place the mission first.

I will never accept defeat.

I will never quit.

I will never leave a fallen comrade.

I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and

drills.

I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself.

I am an expert and I am a professional.

I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy, the enemies of the United States of America in

close combat.

I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.

I am an American Soldier.

General Orders:

1. To take charge of this post and all government property in view.

2. To walk my post in a military manner, keeping always on the alert, and observing everything

that takes place within sight or hearing.

3. To report all violations of orders I am instructed to enforce.

4. To repeat all calls from posts more distant from the guard house than my own.

5. To quit my post only when properly relieved.

6. To receive, obey, and pass on to the sentry who relieves me all orders from the commanding

officer, field officer of the day, officer of the day, and officers and petty officers of the watch.

7. To talk to no one except in line of duty.

8. To give the alarm in case of fire or disorder.

9. To call the petty officer of the watch in any case not covered by instructions.

10. To salute all officers and all colors and standards not cased.

11. To be especially watchful at night, and during the time for challenging, to challenge all

persons on or near my post, and to allow no one to pass without proper authority.
Army Values: (know CAPS words) LDRSHIP

LOYALTY:

Bear true faith and allegiance to the U.S. Constitution, the Army, your unit and other Soldiers.

Bearing true faith and allegiance is a matter of believing in and devoting yourself to something

or someone. A loyal Soldier is one who supports the leadership and stands up for fellow Soldiers.

By wearing the uniform of the U.S. Army you are expressing your loyalty. And by doing your

share, you show your loyalty to your unit.

DUTY:

Fulfill your obligations. Doing your duty means more than carrying out your assigned tasks.

Duty means being able to accomplish tasks as part of a team. The work of the U.S. Army is a

complex combination of missions, tasks and responsibilities — all in constant motion. Our work

entails building one assignment onto another. You fulfill your obligations as a part of your unit

every time you resist the temptation to take “shortcuts” that might undermine the integrity of the

final product.

RESPECT:

Treat people as they should be treated. In the Soldier’s Code, we pledge to “treat others with

dignity and respect while expecting others to do the same.” Respect is what allows us to

appreciate the best in other people. Respect is trusting that all people have done their jobs and

fulfilled their duty. And self-respect is a vital ingredient with the Army value of respect, which

results from knowing you have put forth your best effort. The Army is one team and each of us

has something to contribute.

SELFLESS SERVICE:
Put the welfare of the nation, the Army and your subordinates before your own. Selfless service

is larger than just one person. In serving your country, you are doing your duty loyally without

thought of recognition or gain. The basic building block of selfless service is the commitment of

each team member to go a little further, endure a little longer, and look a little closer to see how

he or she can add to the effort.

HONOR:

Live up to Army values. The nation’s highest military award is The Medal of Honor. This award

goes to Soldiers who make honor a matter of daily living — Soldiers who develop the habit of

being honorable, and solidify that habit with every value choice they make. Honor is a matter of

carrying out, acting, and living the values of respect, duty, loyalty, selfless service, integrity and

personal courage in everything you do.

INTEGRITY:

Do what’s right, legally and morally. Integrity is a quality you develop by adhering to moral

principles. It requires that you do and say nothing that deceives others. As your integrity grows,

so does the trust others place in you. The more choices you make based on integrity, the more

this highly prized value will affect your relationships with family and friends, and, finally, the

fundamental acceptance of yourself.

PERSONAL COURAGE:

Face fear, danger or adversity (physical or moral). Personal courage has long been associated

with our Army. With physical courage, it is a matter of enduring physical duress and at times

risking personal safety. Facing moral fear or adversity may be a long, slow process of continuing

forward on the right path, especially if taking those actions is not popular with others. You can
build your personal courage by daily standing up for and acting upon the things that you know

are honorable.

Warrior Ethos:

I will always place the mission first.

I will never accept defeat.

I will never quit.

I will never leave a fallen comrade.

Code of Conduct:

I am an American fighting in the forces that guard my country and our way of life,

I am prepared to give my life in their defense.

II

I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender the

members of my command while they still have the means to resist.

III

If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every

effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special

favors from the enemy.

IV

If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no

information nor take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades.

If I am senior, I will take command. If not, I will obey the lawful orders of those

appointed over me and will back them up in every way.

V

Should I become a prisoner of war, I am required to give name, rank,

service number, and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of

my ability. I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies.

VI

I will never forget that I am an American fighting for freedom, responsible for my actions,

and dedicated to the principles which made my country free.

I will trust in my God and in the United States of America.

Unit Sizes:

Fire Team- 4 soldiers (Commanded by corporal) fire team leader, grenadier, and two riflemen

Section/Squad- 8-16 soldiers (commanded by a sergeant or staff sergeant)

Platoon- 16-44 soldiers (commanded by a first or second lieutenant)

Company/Troop/Battery- 60-200 soldiers (commanded by a captain assisted by a first sergeant)

Battalion- 300-1000 soldiers (commanded by a lieutenant colonel and assisted by a command

sergeant major

Brigade- 1000-10000 soldiers (commanded by a colonel) also called a group (such as Rangers or

Special Forces)

Division- 10000-16000 soldiers (commanded by a major general and assisted by two brigadier

generals

Corps- 20000-40000 soldiers (commanded by a lieutenant general and assisted by a command

sergeant major)

Basic Training/OSUT:

Training
 Combination of all infantry MOS

 22 Weeks long (combines basic training and infantry AIT)

 Phase I Red "Patriot" Weeks 1-3 - Orientation and Soldierization Total Control:

o No Student leadership

o The Confidence Tower (Eagle Tower);Rappelling, cargo net and navigating rope

bridges

o Teamwork Development Course (TDC); negotiate a series of mentally

challenging obstacles as a team

o The HAMMER (FTX 1: Fieldcraft, Individual Movement Techniques)

o Ballistics and Rifle Marksmanship Fundamentals

o Personal financial management

o Law of Land Warfare; Army Culture and Values; History

o Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)

o Dismounted Land Navigation (using a map and compass); day and night

o Fundamentals of Physical Readiness Training (PRT or PT)

o Nutrition, Religious Services, Athletic Training & self-care

o Conditioning Obstacle Course (Fit-to-Win); negotiating obstacles for time as a

buddy team

o Drill and Ceremonies (D&C); Uniform wear and appearance

o Mask Confidence Training (aka “Gas” Mask)

o First Aid, Buddy Aid and Combat Casualty Care

o Introduction to Modern Army Combatives.

 o TCCC Training

 Phase II White "Gunfighter" Weeks 4-6 - Weapons Training: Becoming a Soldier

o Student leadership named

o Basic Rifle Marksmanship (RM); has 10 modules progressing from RM1 through

RM10

 M16A2 (rifle) qualification

o The ANVIL (FTX2- Land Navigation, Small Unit Tactics & Dismounted

Patrolling)

o Zero a rifle (align the rifle sites to hit targets at different distances)

 Iron

 CCO

o Engage targets at various distances

o Engage targets at various distances using three different positions

 Prone supported (lying down with a sandbag to hold the weapon steady)

 Prone unsupported (laying down using only your hands to hold the

weapon steady)

 Kneeling unsupported (one knee on the ground, resting the weapon on the

other knee)

o Engage targets at various distances with limited time

o Prioritize and engage multiple simultaneous targets at various distances with

limited time

o Advanced Rifle Marksmanship (RM11 thru 13: combat equipment, barriers,

lasers, night vision goggles, daytime optics)

 o Medical Situational Training Exercise

o Confidence Obstacle Course

o Engage targets at various distances, with limited and variable amounts of time,

with a changing number of simultaneous targets available at any particular

time...passing this mandatory, graduation requirement, is also known as Rifle

Qualification or RM Period 10.

o Emphasis on self-discipline

o (Dis)assembly of machine guns

o Bayonet assault course

o Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) training

o Map plotting

o Radio Programming

o Deploying Claymores

 Phase III Blue "Warrior" Weeks 7-9 - Individual Tactical Training: Leadership 101

o Buddy Team Maneuver Live Fire exercise; engage targets as part of a team

o Employ crew-served weapons

o Hand Grenade Qualification Course and Live Hand Grenade Bay

o FM4 is 16 kilometers, or 10 miles (marching with combat load is Foot March

periods 1 thru 4)

o Swim

 In kits

 Waterproof rucks
  Dead float

o PEQ-15 zeroing in under NODs

o Gun Qualifications (day/night)

 M320

 M249

 M240

o Gun training

 MK-19

 M2A1 .50cal

 BDM

 AT4

o Night Infiltration Course

o Land Nav day/night

 Fire teams

 Buddy teams

 Individual

o The FORGE (FTX 3- Culminating Event- FM4 16k marching with combat load,

Normandy Infiltration Course, Combatives, Equipment Move, Resupply Mission,

MASCAL, Pugils, COC, TDC/FTW, stress shoot)

o Rite of Passage ceremony, when they earn the title of “Soldier”, their Black Beret,

and Army Patches!

END OF BASIC BEGINNING OF AIT

 BLACK PHASE
o M249 Preliminary Marksman Instruction

o M249 training

o M240B Preliminary Marksman Instruction

o M240B training

o Javelin FTT

o FTT

o LFX (Live Fire Exercise)

o HPDT (High Physical Demands Test)

o STT (Situational Tactical Training)

o SQD Tactics

o SQD

o LFX

o Recovery

o CLS Combat Lifesaver Course

o SRM (Short Range Marksmanship)

o APFT 4

o Phase 2 Gear Issue

o MACP

o Mounted Training

o SLM (shoulder launched Munitions)

o RASS

o ESA (Eagle Skills Assessment) Practice

 o ESA Test and Drill and Ceremony

o ESA Retrain/Retest

o APFT 5/Urban Operations

o Urban Operations

o Urban Operations Live Fire Exercise

o Urban Operations/Recovery

o FTX PREP

o FTX

o FTX/Bayonet/Honor Hill

 GOLD PHASE -

o Recovery

o Detail Day/Recovery

o National Infantry Museum/Recovery

o Eagle Run/Warrior Breakfast Blood Drive

o Grad Dress Rehearsal

o Turning Blue & Graduation

Infantry soldiers will have Family weekend following the first 9 weeks of BCT. Family

weekend may be 2 or 3 days. Turning Blue and Graduation follow the AIT portion of OSUT.

Turning Blue is where the blue cord is pinned on the soldier. Graduation is the following day and

the soldiers ship to their next post immediately following graduation. Details concerning dates

and procedures can be found in the commander letter.

 Green Beret/Special Forces Knowledge:

Motto:

De Oppresso Liber- to free the oppressed

Creed:

I am an American Special Forces Soldier!

I will do all that my nation requires of me. I am a volunteer, knowing well the hazards of my

profession.

I serve with the memory of those who have gone before me. I pledge to uphold the honor and

integrity of their legacy in all that I am- in all that I do.

I am a warrior. I will teach and fight whenever and wherever my nation requires.

I will strive always to excel in every art and artifice of war.

I know that I will be called upon to perform tasks in isolation, far from familiar faces and voices.

With the help and guidance of my faith, I will conquer my fears and succeed.

I will keep my mind and body clean, alert and strong. I will maintain my arms and equipment in

an immaculate state befitting a Special Forces Soldier, for this is my debt to those who depend

on me.

I will not fail those with whom I serve. I will not bring shame upon myself or Special Forces.

I will never leave a fallen comrade. I will never surrender even though I am the last.

If I am taken, I pray that I have the strength to defy my enemy.

I am a member of my Nation’s chosen soldiery, I serve quietly not seeking recognition or

accolades. My goal is to succeed in my mission- and live to succeed again.

De Oppresso Liber

SOF Imperatives:
 1. Understand the operational environment

2. Recognize political implications

3. Facilitate interagency activities

4. Engage the threat discriminately

5. Consider long-term effects

6. Ensure legitimacy and credibility of Special Operations

7. Anticipate and control psychological effects

8. Apply capabilities indirectly

9. Develop multiple options

10. Ensure long-term sustainment

11. Provide sufficient intelligence

12. Balance security and synchronization

SOF Truths:

1. Humans are more important than hardware

2. Quality is better than quantity

3. Special Operations Forces cannot be mass produced

4. Competent Special Operations Forces cannot be created after emergencies occur

5. Most Special Operations require non-SOF assistance

Doctrinal Missions:

1. Unconventional warfare

2. Foreign internal defense

3. Direct action

4. Counterinsurgency
 5. Special reconnaissance

6. Counter terrorism

7. Information operations

8. Counter proliferation of WMD

9. Security force assistance

Active SF Groups:

 1st Special Forces Group:

o Located at Ft. Lewis, WA

o Responsible for the Pacific and Eastern Asia

 3rd Special Forces Group

o Located at Ft Bragg, NC

o Responsible for the Caribbean and Western Africa

 5th Special Forces Group

o Located in Ft Campbell, KY

o Responsible for Southwest Asia and Northeastern Africa

 7th Special Forces Group

o Located at Eglin AFB, FL

o Responsible for Central/South America

o Originally 77th SFG (reorganized to 7th in 1960)

 10th Special Forces Group

o Located at Ft Carson, CO

o Responsible for Europe

 19th Special Forces Group (Reserves)

 o HQ in Draper, UT

o Responsible for Southwest Asia, Europe and Southeast Asia

 20th Special Forces Group (Reserves)

o HQ in Birmingham, AL

o Responsible for Latin America, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Southwestern

Atlantic Ocean

Inactive SF Groups:

 6th Special Forces group

o 1963-1971

o 99 members of unit (115 in unit and reporting units)

o Responsible for Southeast/west Asia

o Many of the original 103 Son tay raiders came from this group

o Disbanded due to budget cuts during Cold War

 8th Special Forces Group

o 1963-1972

o Responsible for training Latin American armies in counterinsurgency tactics

o Disbanded due to budget cuts during Cold War

 11th and 12th Special Forces Group (Reserves)

o 1961-1944

History of the Green Berets:

**SUT/SF Handbook has more information**

Special Forces is branched from the First Special Service Force, established on July 5,

1942 and disbanded on January 6, 1945. Following many of the training and tactics he learned
from is time with the Office of Strategic Service, Col. Aaron Bank initially recruited

paratroopers, OSS operators and men from the 1st Special Service Force. On June 20, 1952 the

10th Special Forces Group was created at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, becoming the center of the

Special Warfare Center, now called the John F. Kennedy Center for Military Assistance. This

group would become the first Green Beret unit to see combat in 1953 as individuals were sent to

aid in the Korean War. A year later on September 25, 1953, the 77th Special Forces Group was

activated also at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. However, the U.S. Special Forces did not deploy to

Vietnam until 1957, during which time the 1st Special Forces group, activated in Okinawa, Japan

on June, 24, 1957 sent a team to train a group of 58 Vietnamese soldiers that would become the

first instructors/cadre for the Vietnamese Special Forces. On the 21st of September, 1961 the 5th

Special Forces Group was activated in Fort Bragg, eventually taking the mantle and leading the

Special Forces operations in Vietnam.

During the fall of 1961 President John F Kennedy began to take an interest in the 1st

Special Forces. Seeing the potential of Special Forces to become a great counterinsurgency

group, the president even visited the Special Warfare Center the same year. After reviewing the

program President John F. Kennedy would allow Special Forces to wear the distinctive beret and

headgear that became a staple for the group and allowed them to develop the name The Green

Berets (although the units had been wearing them since 1954.) He later remarked in a White

House Memorandum to the US Army dated April 11, 1962 that, “The Green Beret is again

becoming a symbol of excellence, a badge of courage, a mark of distinction in the fight for

freedom." Unfortunately, JFK met an untimely fate on November 22, 1963. At the request of his

family, forty-six Special Forces soldiers travelled to D.C. to participate in his honor guard.
 Until 1961 the primary focus for the U.S. and South Vietnam allies was the training of a

regular military force, however many religious and ethnic minorities were being excluded from

this. As a result, towards the end of 1961 several programs were developed and implemented

broadening the counterinsurgency by creating a paramilitary out of many of these minority

groups. To help, Special Forces detachments were assigned to the U.S. Mission in Saigon

providing training and advisory assistance. These programs eventually became known as the

Civilian Irregular Defense Group (CIDG) and became the primary mission and focus of Special

Forces.

During the Vietnam War the Military Assistance and Command, Vietnam (MACV) split

created a subsidiary on January 24, 1964. This group became known as the Military Assistance

and Command Vietnam, Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG.) Combining personnel

from U.S. Army Special Forces, U.S. Navy SEALs, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, Force

Reconnaissance and CIA personnel, their missions consisted of strategic reconnaissance, direct

action, sabotage, personnel recovery, Psychological Operations (PSYOP), counter-intelligence,

and bomb damage assessments, in an attempt to convince those in North Vietnam to drop their

support of the Viet Cong as well as give an even greater edge to the South Vietnam allies.

Medal of Honors:

1. Master Sergeant Matthew O. Williams

a. 1981-

b. 3rd SFG

c. Received 2019 for Operation COMMANDO WRATH (Shok Valley)

d. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

e. https://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/williams/
 f. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_williams_m.html

2. Staff Sergeant Ronald J. Shurer

a. 1978-2020

b. 3rd SFG

c. Received 2018 for Operation COMMANDO WRATH (Shok Valley)

d. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

e. https://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/shurer/

f. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_shurer.html

g.

3. SSG Robert J. Miller

a. 1983-2008 (KIA)

b. 3rd SFG

c. Received in 2010 (Posthumous)

d. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM-Afghanistan

e. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_miller_r.html

4. MSG Gary I. Gordon

a. 1960-1993 (KIA)

b. 10th SFG

c. Received in 1994 (Posthumous)

d. Operation GOTHIC SERPENT- Somalia

e. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_gordon.html

5. 1LT Loren D. Hagen

a. 1946-1971 (KIA)
 b. 5th SFG

c. Received in 1974 (Posthumous) for A Shau Valley, RVN

d. Vietnam War

e. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_hagen.html

6. SSG Jon R. Cavaini

a. 1943-2014

b. 5th SFG, 10th SFG, 11th SFG

c. Received in 1974 for Hill 950 (Quang Tri Province)

d. Vietnam War

e. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_cavaiani.html

7. SGT Gary M. Rose

a. 1947-

b. 7th SFG, 5th SFG, 8th SFG

c. Received in 2017 for efforts in Laos

d. Vietnam War

e. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_rose.html

8. SGT Brian L. Buker

a. 1949-1970 (KIA)

b. 10th SFG, 5th SFG

c. Received in 1971 for actions in Chau Doc Province, Vietnam (Posthumous)

d. Vietnam War

e. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_buker.html

9. SGT Gary B. Beikirch

 a. 1947-

b. 3rd SFG, 5th SFG, 10th SFG

c. Received in 1973 for defense of Camp Dak Seang

d. Vietnam War- Kontum Province, Vietnam

e. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_beikirch.html

10. SSG Franklin D. Miller

a. 1945-2000

b. 5th SFG

c. Received in 1971 for actions in Kontum Province

d. Vietnam War

e. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_miller.html

11. SSG Melvin Morris

a. 1942-

b. 5th SFG, 4th SFG, 7th SFG

c. Received in 2014 for actions in Chi Lang

d. Vietnam War

e. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_morris.html

12. SFC Jose Rodela

a. 1937-

b. 5th SFG 8th SFG 7th SFG

c. Received in 2014 for actions in Phuoc Long Province

d. Vietnam War

e. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_rodela.html
13. SFC William M. Bryant

a. 1933-1969 (KIA)

b. 7th SFG, 5th SFG

c. Received in 1971 for actions in Long Khanh Province (Posthumous)

d. Vietnam War

e. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_bryant.html

14. 1LT Robert L. Howard

a. 1939-2009

b. 5th SFG, 6th SFG

c. Received in 1971 for actions in Quang Nam

d. Vietnam War

e. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_howard.html

f.

15. SP5 John J. Kedenburg

a. 1946-1968 (KIA)

b. 7th SFG, 5th SFG

c. Received in 1969 for actions on the RVN/Laos border (Posthumous)

d. Vietnam War

e. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_kedenburg.html

16. SSG Roy P. Benavidez

a. 1935-1998

b. 7th SFG, 5th SFG, 10th SFG

c. Received in 1981 for actions in Loc Ninh Province

 d. Vietnam War

e. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_benavidez.html

17. SFC Fred W. Zabitosky

a. 1942-1996

b. 5th SFG, 7th SFG

c. Received in 1969 for actions East of Attopeu, Laos

d. Vietnam War

e. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_zabitosky.html

18. Sergeant First Class Eugene Ashley, Jr.

a. 1931-1968 (KIA)

b. 7th SFG, 3rd SFG, 5th SFG

c. Received in 1969 for the Battle of Lang Vei (Posthumous)

d. Vietnam War

e. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_ashley.html

19. SSG Drew D. Dix

a. 1944-

b. 5th SFG, 6th SFG

c. Received in 1969 for actions in Chau Phu, Chau Doc Province

d. Vietnam War

e. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_dix.html

20. SGT Gordon D. Yntema

a. 1945-1968 (KIA)

b. 5th SFG
 c. Received in 1969 for actions in Thong Binh, Kien Phong Province (Posthumous)

d. Vietnam War

e. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_yntema.html

21. MSG Charles E. Hosking, Jr.

a. 1924-1967 (KIA)

b. 77th SFG, 10th SFG, 5th SFG

c. Received in 1969 for actions in Don Luan District, Phuoc Long Province

(Posthumous)

d. Vietnam War

e. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_hosking.html

22. 1LT George K. Sisler

a. 1934-1967 (KIA)

b. 5th SFG

c. Received in 1967 for actions near Khe Sanh (Posthumous)

d. Vietnam War

e. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_sisler.html

23. SFC Bennie G. Adkins

a. 1934-2020

b. 7th SFG, 5th SFG, 3rd SFG

c. Received in 2014 for actions in Camp A Shau

d. Vietnam War

e. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_adkins.html

24. 1LT Charles Q. Williams

 a. 1933-1982

b. 3rd SFG, 5th SFG

c. Received in 1966 for actions in Dong Xoai

d. Vietnam War

e. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_williams.html

25. CPT Roger H. C. Donlon

a. 1934-

b. 7th SFG

c. Received in 1964 for defensive actions in Nam Dong

d. Vietnam War

e. https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_donlon.html

18X Pipeline:

**Fort Benning, GA.**

1. OSUT- 22 Weeks

2. Airborne School- 3 weeks/phases

a. 1st week- Ground week: APFT then “intensive” instruction to build skills.

Students train on the mock door, the 34ft. tower and the lateral drift apparatus.

b. 2nd Week- Tower week: Tower week completes individual skill training and

prepares students for the final week. To go on to jump week students must qualify

on the Swing Lander Trainer (SLT), master the mass exit procedures from the

tower, gain canopy confidence and learn to manipulate the parachute from the

250ft. tower.

c. Final week- Jump Week- Complete 5 jumps at 1250ft from a C-130 or C-17
**Fort Bragg, NC.**

3. Student Company- 1-3 Months

4. SFPC- 6 Weeks

5. SFAS- 24 days

6. Qualification “Q” Course- 53 Weeks (+36 for 18D): 6 Phases

a. Phase One- Special Forces Orienteering Course (SFOC)- 1 week

i. Introduction into SF

ii. Missions

iii. Doctrine

iv. Mission Command

v. Intro to UW

vi. SF History

vii. USASOC Strategy 2035

b. Phase Two- MOS/SERE- 13 Weeks

c. Phase Three- Tactical Skills- 7 Weeks

i. Advanced Marksmanship

ii. Counterinsurgency

iii. Urban Operations

iv. Live Fire Maneuvers

v. Sensitive Site Exploitation

d. Phase Four- Collective Training (i.e. Robin Sage)

e. Phase V- Regimental First Formation

i. Transition to classroom setting

 ii. CEREMONY TO DON THE GREEN BERET AND SPECIAL FORCES

TAB

f. Phase Six- Language and Culture- 25 Weeks

g. Graduation- 1 Week
 Resources

TCCC- https://usacac.army.mil/sites/default/files/publications/17493.pdf

OSUT-

https://www.reddit.com/r/army/comments/a4eojr/graduated_22_week_infantry_osut_thoughts_a

nd/

Comprehensive Terms list-

https://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/Doctrine/pubs/dictionary.pdf

Ranks/insignias/operation divisions- https://www.army.mil/ranks/

Soldiers Creed/Army Values etc- https://www.army.mil/values/soldiers.html

Army Song- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cvljfwAyXQ

UCMJ Breakdown- https://www.military.com/join-armed-forces/the-uniform-code-of-military-

justice-ucmj.html

Full UCMJ- https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/subtitle-A/part-II/chapter-47

Current Army Chain of Command-

https://www.lsu.edu/hss/milsci/cadre/army_chain_of_command.php

Soldiers’ Creed Quizlet- https://quizlet.com/4919458/armys-soldiers-creed-flash-cards/

USASOC ARSOF Fact Book- https://www.soc.mil/USASOCHQ/USASOCHQFactSheet.html

SF 1961-1971- https://history.army.mil/html/books/090/90-23-1/CMH_Pub_90-23-1.pdf

SF History- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Special_Forces

https://sofrep.com/specialoperations/special-forces-branch-is-created-april-9-1987/

5th SFG- https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/sf/005sfgp1sf.htm

Medal of Honor Recipients- https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/

Army SOF/Delta/Rangers- https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/

SF History- https://books.google.com/books?

hl=en&lr=&id=HKIrAAAAYAAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA3&dq=army+special+forces&ots=OLXv24C

ZWm&sig=9pUdBt7teIjp7FYAWEwga9OCCII#v=onepage&q=army%20special

%20forces&f=false

https://www.goarmy.com/special-forces/sf-history.html#:~:text=THE%20GREEN

%20BERET,capture%20or%20assassinate%20Adolf%20Hitler.

https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/green-berets

https://www.soc.mil/USASFC/SFhistory.html

https://arsof-history.org/branch_special_forces.html

First Special Service Force- http://www.firstspecialserviceforce.net/history.html

ODA Breakdown- https://www.americanspecialops.com/special-forces/odas/

SF General Information- https://www.americanspecialops.com/special-forces/

SF Training Pipeline- https://www.goarmy.com/special-forces/training.html

USASOC Strategy 2035- https://www.soc.mil/SWCS/SWmag/archive/SW3003/USASOC

%202035.pdf

USAJFKSWCS 2016 Academic Handbook-

https://www.soc.mil/swcS/_pdf/SWCS_FY16_AcademicHandbook.pdf