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What it takes to get through Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS)

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Selection is fun. It is miserable at times, but it’s manageable. By the end, it’s manageable fun and over too soon. You don’t need to be a bodybuilding marathon star to pass selection. You don’t have to eat snakes. No one is asking to ask you to punch or kill anyone. However, it’s not easy. It is very hard work and only those deserving stay and pass.

You can go it to the end and not make it. Many have and more will fail even when they finish the course. Now, the course has changed since I went through. I don’t know whether it’s harder or easier. But I do know that if it’s level of difficulty changes it will be a result of the candidates, not just policy. At the end of every year, the regiment still needs new Green Berets to backfill spots left vacant.

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  • Drew K

    Thanks for this. This is something I’ve wanted to do for so long and its so intimidating to hear about what people encounter during selection, but somehow hearing it through a conversational write up resonates so much more than any other advice.

  • Noah Norwood

    50m swim is just about getting there and back and you’ll get much better at rucking while you’re there. Just take care of your feet and don’t neglect water. Stretch and think long term – don’t go nuts the first few days and hurt yourself. You want to make sure you always in the top 1/3 of the class. Conserve your energy where you can, except for the long walk at the end – destroy everyone.

  • Antonio A

    I know the type, cool to be quiet, but when one does speak, it must be affirmative in command bearing. It took a while for me to learn but I had great NCO role models.

  • Irene B

    Good luck

  • Michael B

    U’ll be fine ^^