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Special Forces Warrant Officer

Branch: 
Special Forces
CMF: 
180W
MOS Details
Major Duties: 

Manages all aspects of Special Forces Operations in all operational environments. Supports Joint and Army strategic, operational, and tactical requirements at all levels of execution as concerns mission planning, development, and execution of special operations worldwide. Responsible for the conduct of unconventional warfare, intelligence collection and strategic reconnaissance, collective security, strike operations, and counter terrorism operations. Supports psychological, civil affairs, and deception requirements; and the conduct of other missions, relative to special forces capabilities, as directed.

Qualifications and Prerequisites
Other Qualifications: 
  • Be serving as a male SSG (E6) or above in CMF 18 MOS and be less than 36 years old.
  • Graduate from the Special Forces (SF) Operations and Intelligence Sergeants Course (nonresident or resident) or SF Advanced Noncommissioned Officer's Course (ANCOC). SSGs who have not been selected for promotion to SFC may apply and, if found acceptable, will be notified by the proponent that they may attend the O&I portion of ANCOC.
  • Minimum of 3 years experience at the SF Operational Detachment Alpha (SF-ODA) level or Special Forces
  • Current DA Form 330 (within one year) with at least a 1+/1+ language proficiency or possess a minimum score of 85 on the Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB)
  • Meet the medical fitness standards for SF duty and the SERE level course according to AR 40-501 and include an SF Warrant Officer Candidate medical screening memorandum completed by the applicant's surgeon.
  • Letters of recommendation from company, battalion, and group commanders and the group senior warrant officer. Individuals applying from units other than an SF group must receive letters of recommendation from their current chain of command and letters of recommendation from the previous SF group chain of command (including the group senior warrant officer adviser).
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