Special Forces Officers
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Special Forces Officers
Description
| Career Cluster: | Government & Public Administration
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Lead elite teams that implement unconventional operations by air, land, or sea during combat or peacetime. These activities include offensive raids, demolitions, reconnaissance, search and rescue, and counterterrorism. In addition to their combat training, special forces officers often have specialized training in swimming, diving, parachuting, survival, emergency medicine, and foreign languages. Duties include directing advanced reconnaissance operations and evaluating intelligence information; recruiting, training, and equipping friendly forces; leading raids and invasions on enemy territories; training personnel to implement individual missions and contingency plans; performing strategic and tactical planning for politically sensitive missions; and operating sophisticated communications equipment.
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Special Forces Officers
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Careers in National Security Pathway:
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- Aircraft Launch and Recovery Officers
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- Armored Assault Vehicle Crew Members
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- Command and Control Center Officers
- Command and Control Center Specialists
- Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
- First-Line Supervisors of Air Crew Members
- First-Line Supervisors of All Other Tactical Operations Specialists
- First-Line Supervisors of Weapons Specialists/Crew Members
- Infantry
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- Special Forces
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- Transportation Security Screeners
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Special Forces Officers
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Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Ground and Naval Arms
- Ordnance
- Special Forces
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Titles
- Advanced Seal Delivery System
- Combatant Diver Officer
- Combatant Diver Qualified (Officer)
- Commanding Officer, Special Warfare Team
- Control And Recovery, Combat Rescue
- Control And Recovery, Special Tactics
- Executive Officer, Special Warfare Team
- Parachute/Combatant Diver Officer
- Parachutist/Combatant Diver Qualified (Officer)
- Sea-Air-Land Officer
- Seal Delivery Vehicle Officer
- Special Forces Officer
- Special Forces Warrant Officer
- Special Weapons Unit Officer
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Special Forces Officers
Related Schools
- American National University
- George Mason University
- Hampton University
- Patrick Henry College
- Regent University
- University of Lynchburg
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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