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My question is mainly for scoutpilot but I also welcome the advice of anyone with experience dealing with SOF.
While I realize that a cadet cannot branch Special Forces, have a first post assignment with a Ranger battallion, the 160th SOAR, etc., when in an officer's career would they "make the jump" over to SOF from the big Army?
What branches allow their officers to move into Special Operations Forces units? Are there only certain branches whose officers can go to SFAS and other units' equivalent selection processes? I'm assuming that only Infantry can go to a Ranger Battallion and of course only aviation officers can go out for 160th SOAR.
What are the responsibilities of an officer in a high speed, low drag unit such as the ones mentioned above? How do their career experiences differ from enlisted personnel in the same units? I have read on the USNA threads of this forum that officers in the SEALs tend to move to staff jobs and higher command roles after O-3 and move away from "kicking in doors." Does the same hold true for the Army's SOF?
Are there any specific qualities that infantry or aviation officers possess that indicate potential success in SOF units? What sets apart an SOF officer from a normal Fires, Maneuvers, and Effects officer?
While I realize that a cadet cannot branch Special Forces, have a first post assignment with a Ranger battallion, the 160th SOAR, etc., when in an officer's career would they "make the jump" over to SOF from the big Army?
What branches allow their officers to move into Special Operations Forces units? Are there only certain branches whose officers can go to SFAS and other units' equivalent selection processes? I'm assuming that only Infantry can go to a Ranger Battallion and of course only aviation officers can go out for 160th SOAR.
What are the responsibilities of an officer in a high speed, low drag unit such as the ones mentioned above? How do their career experiences differ from enlisted personnel in the same units? I have read on the USNA threads of this forum that officers in the SEALs tend to move to staff jobs and higher command roles after O-3 and move away from "kicking in doors." Does the same hold true for the Army's SOF?
Are there any specific qualities that infantry or aviation officers possess that indicate potential success in SOF units? What sets apart an SOF officer from a normal Fires, Maneuvers, and Effects officer?