Thanks man I really appreciate this video. Also I do think I am ready for the physical side of basic aswell as some of the knowledge I need. The physical side because at my school after school the marine recruiters bring people from the delayed entry program(I think) to work out and run and condition so after football practice I tend to go work out with them if the let me which most of the time they do. On the academic side I'm learning rank structure and basic commands like left face, right face ,and about face. Just the basics
@@josemexjr2844 made it through basic easy, completed airborne. Came to bragg and started awaiting training, i made it 4 weeks into pc and aced all my apft’s and ruck marches and runs but ended up getting stress fractures in my shins, im on profile and recovering but i will recycle and get another chance. Its been good so far, just got to get over this hump and start pc again so i can go to selection. The most common injuries here are lower leg injuries. They build you up and give you everything you need, 18x really is the golden ticket to becoming a green beret. They teach you advanced land nav techniques, and we run all our ruck marches, and we do a-lot of 5 mile runs at an 8-9 minute pace. Also something a-lot of people don’t know is that if you fail land nav at selection and your not a piece of shit sand bagger as an 18x you get recycled back through pc and get to go to selection again. The hardest part so far has been basic training, you come to find out that the drill sergeants and all the people at fort benning who talk shit to you and say you’re not going to make it are just jealous and mad they have to be a ds. A-lot of kids got to basic and immediately dropped their contracts cause they were intimidated. The lowest score i ever got on an apft was 292, and im always in the 13 minute range on our long ruck marches. The last pc class had a 56% selection rate and the one before that was 52%, it used to only be in the 20 percents before they changed sopc to pc. Its a great contract. Also something to keep in mind is that if u dont get at least a 265 on apft’s your chances of getting selected (if you make it through sfas) is only 1%. Hope u learned something from little rant lol
What would you say are good competitive numbers going into basic with? Running, push-ups sit-ups. I’m trying to decide if i think physically if I’m ready numbers wise
Hey bro I appreciate all the information you’re giving. Currently preparing for SFAS. Couple of questions for when you have a second :) do they still do the STAR course? One pro tip for SFAS that you wish you knew before going in? Thanks so much bro, enjoy.
Real talk, is 18x even worth it? I need some strong advice. I'm having trouble deciding between different branches in the military. My main debate is either trying to become a SEAL or become a Beret. Any advice?
I'd say out of SEAL or Beret, Beret might be a little safer. If you wash of if SEAL training you automatically get put to needs of the Navy, 18x you have a decent chance of staying 11B, and a nice path into Ranger Regiment. But it's also up to you. Do you wanna be a force multiplier or a frogman?
I ship for Benning on 03/21/2021. They offered the 11X contract to me with a $40,000 enlistment bonus. My thought process was that it wasn't worth it. I think that 99.99% of people who go for 11X are people who have no idea whatsoever what they're getting themselves into to. My current path to the SFAS is to just to go directly into the infantry for a couple years, go to Ranger School, and maybe if I'm still interested I would think about attending the special forces stuff.
@@megahunterkiller you mean $40,000 for 18x right? I was offered that much for 18x but I’d rather go the ranger route so i denied it. Going to sign an 11x op 40 which is a bonus of $20,000 i believe. Just waiting on my HS transcript to come in.
@@megahunterkiller ranger regiment seems more attainable as a civilian in my opinion. I’m 26 so i don’t have time dip my toes into the regular army first. Been training my ass off and i feel I’m almost ready. If i fail then i fail 🤷🏻♂️. I’d be 11b in the regular army for the remainder of my contract. I can live with that.
For selection? Anything under 13 minutes for a 2 miles is good. But you have some time to work down to that. SOPC will do a good job prepping. You should try to get out of basic with at least a low 14 in my opinion.
What happened? I'm currently an 18x, transitioning from the Navy. I joined the Navy, initially to be a SEAL. I was literally the number one guy at dive-mo, getting 8:30 mile and a half, 118 push ups in 2 minutes, etc, etc... I lost my contract because of my vision and I needed lasik/prk but now the SEAL rate is overmanned and I'm not wasting anymore time and I'm going for Army SF.Did you drop out or get non-selected?
@@mswoonc I didn't drop out but no I didn't make it through selection. Sounds rough. Good luck to you. Let me know if there's any information I can help with
Here's what I wish I would have done. Apply to West Point. If you don't go to West Point, go to college and do ROTC (you can also apply to West Point while enlisted if you have the grades, there's a process and it's kind of the backdoor). You can figure out the rest.
I don't know if they will send you to actual schools or not that's a good question for a cadre, but I know cross training is a big part of an ODA. If you want to learn medical stuff as a bravo I'm pretty sure your Delta would love to teach you as much as you want to know.
@@JohnS677 so if you drop an SF Packet and you want to be an 18C How would you specifically get "18C" on your Contract? And let's say for Instance, if a 19K who just reenlisted and he dropped an SF Packet and he made into the Special Forces as an 18C, how much longer would he have to be in the Army for? Do Special Forces Soldiers get trained to use Field and Air Defense Artillery? Also when you drop your packet for 18X how would you get extra Training such as Diving and Pathfinder and the Army's Master Driver Course? Sorry for all of the questions, it's just something that I am curious about. Because if I was Army, I would start off as a 19K and get Airborne on my Contract and once I got to my unit go through the Air Assault School! Then once I got back from deployment and I was finishing up my time as a Tank Crewman I would then drop my SF Packet, make it through Selection, then hopefully get Combat Diver and Pathfinder on that contract and even the Master Driver's Course as well! Hopefully somewhere in there I'd go to Sapper School and Graduate and get that to my name. Then hopefully I'd do so well in the Special Forces that I would go to Delta Force! That's a two year obligation I believe? If so, after completing an enlistment as a 19K and then going into the Special Forces and then going into Delta Force plus all the extra schools and courses that I just named off previously that all should put me at 10 Years of Active Duty Service! Then I would Reclass to a 12N Horizontal Construction Engineer and get Ranger on that Enlistment and complete that school as well. I'm guessing that that would be a 3 year enlistment as well. Then after that enlistment I Reclass again and go be a 42A Human Resources Specialist which be another three year obligation as well. Then after that I would have a total of 16 years of Active Duty Service. But for my final four years in Service I would Reclass yet again! Only this time to a 68C, an Army Nurse. Then I would become a Medicine Man Warrior just like Geronimo! So finally when my 20 Years of Active Duty Service would hit, I would retire and walk out into the Civilian World with my previous MOS as a Nurse, and even a Volunteer Firefighter with it as well!
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I just swore in to 18x today. I ship Aug 5th.
Congrats bro. GL
Hope you make it
Any updates so far ?
Given your profile picture, I think you'll be fine.
I'm curious how things went for you
Thank you a lot bro
Thanks man I really appreciate this video. Also I do think I am ready for the physical side of basic aswell as some of the knowledge I need. The physical side because at my school after school the marine recruiters bring people from the delayed entry program(I think) to work out and run and condition so after football practice I tend to go work out with them if the let me which most of the time they do. On the academic side I'm learning rank structure and basic commands like left face, right face ,and about face. Just the basics
Keep it up man. Good luck.
Thank you
I ship to 18x may 25th super excited im running everyday doing crossfit and rucking to practice
That's great man. Good luck!
How’s it going?
Updates???
???
@@josemexjr2844 made it through basic easy, completed airborne. Came to bragg and started awaiting training, i made it 4 weeks into pc and aced all my apft’s and ruck marches and runs but ended up getting stress fractures in my shins, im on profile and recovering but i will recycle and get another chance. Its been good so far, just got to get over this hump and start pc again so i can go to selection. The most common injuries here are lower leg injuries. They build you up and give you everything you need, 18x really is the golden ticket to becoming a green beret. They teach you advanced land nav techniques, and we run all our ruck marches, and we do a-lot of 5 mile runs at an 8-9 minute pace. Also something a-lot of people don’t know is that if you fail land nav at selection and your not a piece of shit sand bagger as an 18x you get recycled back through pc and get to go to selection again. The hardest part so far has been basic training, you come to find out that the drill sergeants and all the people at fort benning who talk shit to you and say you’re not going to make it are just jealous and mad they have to be a ds. A-lot of kids got to basic and immediately dropped their contracts cause they were intimidated. The lowest score i ever got on an apft was 292, and im always in the 13 minute range on our long ruck marches. The last pc class had a 56% selection rate and the one before that was 52%, it used to only be in the 20 percents before they changed sopc to pc. Its a great contract. Also something to keep in mind is that if u dont get at least a 265 on apft’s your chances of getting selected (if you make it through sfas) is only 1%. Hope u learned something from little rant lol
I just signed an 18X contract and I head to basic in February
CT good luck man
Any updates
Curious on an update.
Update?
sounds like he didnt do it
What would you say are good competitive numbers going into basic with? Running, push-ups sit-ups. I’m trying to decide if i think physically if I’m ready numbers wise
Hey bro I appreciate all the information you’re giving. Currently preparing for SFAS. Couple of questions for when you have a second :)
do they still do the STAR course?
One pro tip for SFAS that you wish you knew before going in?
Thanks so much bro, enjoy.
STAR course yes
Did you pass?
@@senpaisensei9220 No I did not, was a non select. Went back to another SOF selection and passed that one. Currently deployed.
What’re the chances if I get dropped from 18x, I end up as a cook?
To many variables to give you a straight answer. Depends on the needs of the army when you go through.
If you’re prior service do you have to go back to basic (OSUT) for 18x?
Not sure, you'd have to talk to a recruiter with your specific situation.
if you were a Marine no you don't
If you are Air Force or Navy you do
So are you 75th ranger regiment?
Joshua wood I am curious as well
Yes he is
@Bald Coworker what does that mean?
Real talk, is 18x even worth it? I need some strong advice. I'm having trouble deciding between different branches in the military. My main debate is either trying to become a SEAL or become a Beret. Any advice?
I'd say out of SEAL or Beret, Beret might be a little safer. If you wash of if SEAL training you automatically get put to needs of the Navy, 18x you have a decent chance of staying 11B, and a nice path into Ranger Regiment.
But it's also up to you. Do you wanna be a force multiplier or a frogman?
I ship for Benning on 03/21/2021. They offered the 11X contract to me with a $40,000 enlistment bonus. My thought process was that it wasn't worth it. I think that 99.99% of people who go for 11X are people who have no idea whatsoever what they're getting themselves into to. My current path to the SFAS is to just to go directly into the infantry for a couple years, go to Ranger School, and maybe if I'm still interested I would think about attending the special forces stuff.
@@megahunterkiller you mean $40,000 for 18x right? I was offered that much for 18x but I’d rather go the ranger route so i denied it. Going to sign an 11x op 40 which is a bonus of $20,000 i believe.
Just waiting on my HS transcript to come in.
@@TheNewAmericanDream Yeah for the 18X sorry. I personally don’t recommend doing that out of basic.
@@megahunterkiller ranger regiment seems more attainable as a civilian in my opinion. I’m 26 so i don’t have time dip my toes into the regular army first. Been training my ass off and i feel I’m almost ready. If i fail then i fail 🤷🏻♂️. I’d be 11b in the regular army for the remainder of my contract. I can live with that.
What's a good run time
For selection? Anything under 13 minutes for a 2 miles is good. But you have some time to work down to that. SOPC will do a good job prepping. You should try to get out of basic with at least a low 14 in my opinion.
I'm better off being a Marine Grunt, to be honest. To be in the Special Forces, you got to be extremely smart etc. Great video anyway!
Idk about extremely smart, haha. But you do have to have a GT score of over 110 last time I checked. Good luck brother whatever you decide to do.
HeroKeepOnMarchingOn better being a Army soldier then USMC anything...
@@92yankee52 naw, only if you airborne
@@CyberBolls or Green Beret or Delta Force!
What would be like a engineer position in special forces ?
18 Charlie but you have a chance on not getting what you wanted as your mos in the 18x pipeline
@@Dgreens why?
@@SuperColonel91 because needs of the army come first. If they need bravos they’ll make you a bravo. Similar to 11x in the army
@@Dgreens but you still wouldn't be able to pick what you wanted to do?
@@SuperColonel91 You can request but it’s not guaranteed you’ll get what you want (sf q course)
Will SF be adopting the ACFT?
No. It would take 3 days to test at SFAS
Hey are you 18x currently too?
Not anymore. The army reclassed me.
What happened? I'm currently an 18x, transitioning from the Navy. I joined the Navy, initially to be a SEAL. I was literally the number one guy at dive-mo, getting 8:30 mile and a half, 118 push ups in 2 minutes, etc, etc... I lost my contract because of my vision and I needed lasik/prk but now the SEAL rate is overmanned and I'm not wasting anymore time and I'm going for Army SF.Did you drop out or get non-selected?
@@mswoonc I didn't drop out but no I didn't make it through selection. Sounds rough. Good luck to you. Let me know if there's any information I can help with
Why didn't you get selected? I mean you said the SOPC or whatever you went through prepped you. Was it not enough?
Also how many guys made it through from the initial class size and did you reclass to 11b?
i'm 15,how do i become an 18A
sf officer
First become an officer, once you have some experience go to SFAS. I would recommend talking to an officer recruiter though.
Focus on graduating high school and then try to go to a military college or a dchool with a good ROTC program
Here's what I wish I would have done. Apply to West Point. If you don't go to West Point, go to college and do ROTC (you can also apply to West Point while enlisted if you have the grades, there's a process and it's kind of the backdoor). You can figure out the rest.
@@JohnS677 thanks
@@gymtard thanks
I am interested in 18 bravo but would I also be able to go for medical training also?
I don't know if they will send you to actual schools or not that's a good question for a cadre, but I know cross training is a big part of an ODA. If you want to learn medical stuff as a bravo I'm pretty sure your Delta would love to teach you as much as you want to know.
@@JohnS677 so if you drop an SF Packet and you want to be an 18C
How would you specifically get "18C" on your Contract?
And let's say for Instance, if a 19K who just reenlisted and he dropped an SF Packet and he made into the Special Forces as an 18C, how much longer would he have to be in the Army for?
Do Special Forces Soldiers get trained to use Field and Air Defense Artillery?
Also when you drop your packet for 18X how would you get extra Training such as Diving and Pathfinder and the Army's Master Driver Course?
Sorry for all of the questions, it's just something that I am curious about.
Because if I was Army, I would start off as a 19K and get Airborne on my Contract and once I got to my unit go through the Air Assault School!
Then once I got back from deployment and I was finishing up my time as a Tank Crewman I would then drop my SF Packet, make it through Selection, then hopefully get Combat Diver and Pathfinder on that contract and even the Master Driver's Course as well!
Hopefully somewhere in there I'd go to Sapper School and Graduate and get that to my name.
Then hopefully I'd do so well in the Special Forces that I would go to Delta Force!
That's a two year obligation I believe?
If so, after completing an enlistment as a 19K and then going into the Special Forces and then going into Delta Force plus all the extra schools and courses that I just named off previously that all should put me at 10 Years of Active Duty Service!
Then I would Reclass to a 12N Horizontal Construction Engineer and get Ranger on that Enlistment and complete that school as well.
I'm guessing that that would be a 3 year enlistment as well.
Then after that enlistment I Reclass again and go be a 42A Human Resources Specialist which be another three year obligation as well.
Then after that I would have a total of 16 years of Active Duty Service.
But for my final four years in Service I would Reclass yet again!
Only this time to a 68C, an Army Nurse.
Then I would become a Medicine Man Warrior just like Geronimo!
So finally when my 20 Years of Active Duty Service would hit, I would retire and walk out into the Civilian World with my previous MOS as a Nurse, and even a Volunteer Firefighter with it as well!
Did you try RASP after sfas?
Yes
@@JohnS677 thanks for the responses! Going to MEPS next weekend and aiming for an option 40.
Guess you fell asleep😭
How did you do selection and rasp?
He was dropped from selection
Didnt you fail selection
Yup
why are you so soft
he's tougher than you ever will be
@@3User 6 months late but i think he means why he is speaking so softly