Military Specific

Special Forces

Implement unconventional operations by air, land, or sea during combat or peacetime as members of elite teams. These activities include offensive raids, demolitions, reconnaissance, search and rescue, and counterterrorism. In addition to their combat training, special forces members often have specialized training in swimming, diving, parachuting, survival, emergency medicine, and foreign languages. Duties include conducting advanced reconnaissance operations and collecting intelligence information; recruiting, training, and equipping friendly forces; conducting raids and invasions on enemy territories; laying and detonating explosives for demolition targets; locating, identifying, defusing, and disposing of ordnance; and operating and maintaining sophisticated communications equipment.

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Advance Seal Delivery System MaintainerAmphibian CrewmemberBasic Combatant SwimmerCombatant Swimmer (SEAL)Joint Special OperationsMaster Naval ParachutistNaval Special Warfare MedicParachutistPararescue CraftsmanPararescue ManagerReconnaissance CrewmemberReconnaissance Man
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Reconnaissance Man, Combatant Diver QualifiedReconnaissance Man, Parachute and Combatant Diver QualifiedReconnaissance Man, Parachutist QualifiedSDV Pilot/Navigator/DDS OperatorSeal Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Team TechnicianSpecial Forces Assistant Operations and Intelligence SergeantSpecial Forces Communications SergeantSpecial Forces Engineer SergeantSpecial Forces Medical SergeantSpecial Forces Weapons SergeantSpecial Warfare Boat OperatorSpecial Warfare Combatant CrewmanSpecial Warfare OperatorSurvival Specialist

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