How do they match: Special Forces

  • Joint Special Operations
  • Reconnaissance Man, Parachute and Combatant Diver Qualified
  • SDV Pilot/Navigator/DDS Operator
  • Special Forces Engineer Sergeant
  • Special Forces Assistant Operations and Intelligence Sergeant
  • Special Warfare Operator
  • Special Warfare Boat Operator

  • Implement unconventional operations by air, land, or sea during combat or peacetime as members of elite teams. These activities include offensive raids, demolitions, reconnaissance, search and rescue, and counterterrorism. In addition to their combat training, special forces members often have specialized training in swimming, diving, parachuting, survival, emergency medicine, and foreign languages. Duties include conducting advanced reconnaissance operations and collecting intelligence information; recruiting, training, and equipping friendly forces; conducting raids and invasions on enemy territories; laying and detonating explosives for demolition targets; locating, identifying, defusing, and disposing of ordnance; and operating and maintaining sophisticated communications equipment.