CRITERIA

The following criteria is required for all applicants (officers and enlisted):

1. Must be an active duty male Soldier.

2. Must be U.S. citizen (non-waiverable).

3. Must be airborne qualified or volunteer for airborne training.

4. Must score a minimum of 240 points on the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT), with no less than 60 points on any event, using the standards for age group 17-21.

5. Must be able to meet medical fitness standards as outlined in AR 40-501.

6. Must be eligible for a "SECRET" security clearance (security clearance is not required to attend SFAS).

7. No Soldier, regardless of Military Occupational Specialty or basic branch will be recruited if he is unable to reclassify from his current MOS or basic branch into CMF 18.

8. All Soldiers will be given a 50 meter swim assessment, conducted in uniform, to determine whether they have the aptitude to learn how to swim.

Additional criteria exclusive to enlisted applicants:

1. Enlisted applicants must be in the pay grade of E-4 to E-6 or E7s with no more than 12 years TIS and 9 months TIG. Successful completion of SFAS is a prerequisite to the SFQC.

2. Must be a high school graduate or have a general equivalency diploma (GED).

3. Must have a general technical (GT) score of 107 or higher.

4. Stabilization of current drill sergeants and detailed recruiters will not be broken.

5. Specialists, Corporals, and Sergeants who successfully complete SFAS will normally have their Retention Control Point waived to attend the SFQC. Upon successful completion of SFQC, they will be allowed continued service. Staff Sergeants approaching their RCP will not be allowed to apply. Each Sergeant First Class (SFC) must have no more than 12 years time in service and nine months time in grade when applying for SFAS and must be either airborne or ranger qualified. SFCs must also be able to PCS to the SFQC within six months of selection from SFAS.

6. Soldiers on assignment will not be allowed to attend SFAS without their branch’s prior approval. Soldiers on orders to a short tour area will be allowed to attend SFAS if a deferment is not required. These individuals will be scheduled for the next available SFQC after their DEROS. Soldiers who volunteer for SFAS prior to receiving assignment notification will be deferred to allow SFAS attendance. For SFAS graduates, assignment to the SFQC will take precedence over any assignment conflict.

7. OCONUS-based Soldiers may attend SFAS in a TDY and return status anytime during their tour. Upon successful completion of SFAS, Soldiers will be scheduled for the next available SFQC provided they have completed at least two-thirds of their overseas assignment obligation and have received HRC approval for curtailment of the remainder of their overseas tour obligation. Soldiers serving on a short tour will not have their assignment curtailed.

8. CONUS-based Soldiers may attend SFAS in a TDY and return status anytime during their tour. Upon successful completion of SFAS, Soldiers will be scheduled to attend the SFQC ensuring that they will have completed at least one-year time on station prior to PCS.

9. Must have a minimum of 36 months remaining Time in Service (TIS) upon completion of the SFQC.

Additional criteria exclusive to Officer applicants:

1. Must be in the pay grade of O-1 / O-2 and be in the targeted year group for the Captains Board.

2. Have at least a Secret security clearance prior to final packet approval and meet eligibility criteria for Top Secret clearance.

3. Have completed the Officer Basic Course and have been successful in your branch assignments prior to application for Special Forces.

4. Have a Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB) Score of 85 or higher or a Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) of a minimum of 1/1 reading and listening score.

5. Have a minimum of 36 months remaining time in service upon completion of Special Forces Detachment Officer Qualification Course (SFDOQC).

All applicants must not:

1. Be barred to reenlistment or be under suspension of favorable personnel action.

2. Have been convicted by court-martial or have disciplinary action noted in their official military personnel fiche under the provisions of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (Article 15). This provision can only be waived by the Commanding General, United States Army Special Warfare Center and School on a case-by-case basis.

3. Have been terminated from SF, ranger, or airborne duty, unless termination was due to extreme family problems.

4. Have 30 days or more lost time under USC 972 within current or preceding enlistment.