Special Operations favors the one who thinks under fire, starts before he is told, and pulls others with him.

We repeat these old adages constantly until they reach the point of almost being clichés at times, but two of the most cardinal rules to follow if you’re looking at a career in Special Operations are being a self-starter and being a team player.

If you fail at either one of those, either in Selection or a qualification course, you won’t last long in the Special Operations field. All of the units in SOCOM put a high premium on each of these traits, and regardless of whether you aspire to be a Green Beret, Navy SEAL, Combat Controller, or any other Special Operations professional in the U.S. military or one of our allies, you’d better be a shining example of both.

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