Posted on Feb 6, 2021
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Also, any advice on what to work on before i go to selection would be awesome?
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Sorry, I didn't see your already a 68W lol. We get that question a lot from recruits.

Psyops are mostly stationed at Bragg. They have a tactical battalion as well with 37Fs who attach to other SOF units. That doesn't mean you're a Psyoper kicking in doors and going on patrols with an ODA, you're usually a force multiplier asset at the BN level or Group level. The easiest way to explain Psyops to someone who doesn't know what it is, is that they influence opinions and manipulate information. Spreading rumors and misinformation, or correcting it, all with the intent of furthering our interests.
SF is more like the Swiss Army knife of special operations. You can find an SF team or TF devoted to anything from Maritime ops, mobility, Intel and Recon, developing weapons and tactics, and advising foreign forces on everything from embassy level affairs to training their soldiers to shoot. SF is huge. There are 24,000 Green Berets in the Army.
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So just don’t quit or get injured.SFC (Join to see)
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SGT (Join to see) no, there's a lot more than that. Injury is a huge factor. But just not quitting is not enough. You have to step up to the challenges. Be the last one to sit down and the first to get up. Don't pace yourself and save something for later, put it all in and when you run dry keep going. A good 25-50% of the people who test won't quit and still won't get selected at the end. Completion does not equal selection, you can be a non-select. You only get a limited number of attempts before you are a Never to Return
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Thanks for the adviceSFC (Join to see)
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As someone who has just been to selection recently ... you need to ruck. Not just for time but for distance also. You need to be comfortable under the weight. Do pull-ups. Be able to do at least 13 straight. Be on your Ps and Qs. And follow instructions to the letter. Even if it doesn’t make sense. SGT (Join to see)
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Neither.

Pick an MOS you could see yourself doing for three or four years. Get to your first duty station and volunteer for one of them. The attrition rate is very high for initial entry Soldiers coming to an ARSOF pipeline. If you fail, you go th whatever MOS the Army needs, and serve the rest of your 5-6 year contract in that job. If you come is as something else you can try out for the one you choose at your first duty station. If you pass, you reenlist for longer. If you fail, you go back to your old job and plan your next move
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Ignore this part, read the other part I wrote
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SGT (Join to see) when I was a Career Counselor in Group and I had Green Berets who were ETSing I would ask them why they're getting out. They all said it wasn't what they thought it would be and they're tired of doing things that don't matter lol
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SGT (Join to see) sorry I had wrote that part before I saw you're already in the Army. Can't delete things on the phone app
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Yeah, i just want the work i do to make a difference. It sounds corny i know lol. SFC (Join to see)
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The best sources of information I know of are MSG Felipe De Leon Brown and SGT Robert Pryor! Good luck in your future endeavors!
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Thank you!
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