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I hope I am not overstepping my boundaries here by answering this question and not being a QP, but I am currently on recruiting duty and we just received a new USAREC message this morning on the SF Program. The message is below minus the USAREC G3 contact info. I hope this helps answer your questions. Section 5h in the below message will be done with your recruiter after you have completed MEPS processing and are in the delayed entry program with an 18X contract.

V/R
Mike

141600 September 2011 (EST) USAREC MESSAGE 11-228
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From: Headquarters USAREC
To: All Recruiting Personnel


SUBJECT: Special Forces Enlistment Program. (Updated)

1. THIS IS AN IMMEDIATE MESSAGE; DELIVER TO ALL RECRUITING PERSONNEL.

2. This message is valid for 2 years from date of publication, unless rescinded
or superseded.

3. References:

a. Army Regulation 601-210, Active and Reserve Component Enlistment
Program, dated 8 Feb 2011, (with operational changes), dated 14 Jun 2011.

b. Memorandum from ODCSPER, SUBJECT: Special Forces Recruiting Initiative
Implementation Guidance, dated 8 December 1999.

c. USAREC Messages 10-119, Special Forces Enlistment Program. (Rescinded)

4. Effective immediately, the requirement to take the Defense Language Aptitude
Battery (DLAB) at the MEPS for enlistment into MOS 18X is suspended. All new
recruits are given the opportunity to take the DLAB while at Fort Bragg, NC.

5. Soldiers who want to volunteer for the Special Forces may enlist under
Program 9A, U.S. Army Training Enlistment Program, Option 3 (U.S. Army Training
of Choice Enlistment Option), Surrogate Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) of
18X (SF Recruit). Individuals, both non-prior (NPS) and prior service (PS), must
be eligible to enlist and meet all additional prerequisites listed below:

a. Must be 20 years of age by graduation of CMF 11 One Station Unit Training
(OSUT) and have not reached their 30th birthday prior to ship date.

b. Qualified for, and volunteer for airborne training (must have airborne
stamp on physical).

c. Must be a U.S. Citizen.

d. Minimum scores of 107 GT and 98 CO.

e. High School Diploma Graduate (Tier 1).

f. One year of college is preferred, but is not mandatory for enlistment.

g. Must be eligible for a SECRET clearance.

h. All NPS applicants must successfully complete the Pre-Basic Training
Task List (USAREC Form 1137). ALL NPS and PS applicants must take and pass the
Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) with minimum scores of 60 points in each event.
The APFT must be administered within 30 days prior to ship date. Forward a copy
of DA Fm 705 (Army Physical Fitness Test Scorecard) and the USAREC Fm 1137 to
guidance counselor shop for verification for accelerated promotion. Individuals
will be enlisted in pay grade E-3 (based on HQDA exception for this option).
Those individuals who fail any event of the APFT or the Pre-Basic Training Task
List will have their contract renegotiated and will only be authorized advanced
promotion based on provisions of AR 601-210.

6. Individuals (NPS, DOS/PS who require retraining) will enlist under Option 3
(U.S. Army Training of Choice Enlistment Option), MOS 18X, will ship to Fort
Benning, GA and follow the training path listed below:

a. In-processing through the Reception Battalion.

b. OSUT for MOS 11X. Soldiers must achieve an Army Physical Fitness Test
(APFT) score of 229 with a minimum of 60 points in each event upon completion of
OSUT.

c. Airborne training.

d. Special Operations Preparatory & Conditioning (SOPC) Course (Fort Bragg,
NC). This course is two weeks in duration, consisting of physical conditioning,
land navigation, and small unit team building. Individuals will be required to
meet Special Forces (SF) selection and eligibility criteria as outlined in AR
614-200, Chapter 5.5. Individuals must obtain an electrocardiogram (EKG) prior
to their arrival at SOPC Course.

7. Individuals already holding primary MOS of 11B (DOS/PS) who are not airborne
qualified, Guidance Counselors must contact the ROC for assistance.

8. Those individuals already MOS qualified as 11B and airborne qualified, will
enlist under Option 03 (U.S. Army Training of Choice Enlistment Option) with
reclassification into 18X. Those individuals must be eligible for a SECRET
clearance. The Soldiers will ship to Ft. Benning, GA and complete in processing
and then at that time will take the Special Forces Physical. Contact ROC for any
required assistance.

9. Once Soldiers meet all the criteria, they will be scheduled for SOPC at
Ft. Bragg and then continue on to the Special Forces Assessment and Selection
Course (SFAS) (3 weeks 3 days) as outlined in DA Pam 351-4.

10. Individuals who successfully complete SFAS, will be assigned to Special
Operations Command until scheduled for Special Forces Qualification Course
(SFQC).

11. Guidance counselors will use REQUEST MOS 18X when using this program.
Counselors will ensure that proper entries are made on DD Form 1966 series and
that the Dynamic Annexes from GCRc, both at DEP-In and DEP-Out (appropriate forms
IAW UR 601-96 for DOS/PS).