marsoc
How to Prepare for MARSOC Selection and the Marine Raider Course Preparing for the Marine Special Operations Command’s (MARSOC) Assessment & Selection and the Marine Raider Course is one of the most demanding paths in the military. It typically takes 1.5+ years. The MARSOC training pipeline is built to test every aspect of your physical, mental, […]
Being comfortable in the water is a generalized skill, but treading water efficiently is a very specific essential skill in SOF selection. There’s a right way and a wrong way. Treading with fins is straightforward and doesn’t require much discussion. It’s more about physical endurance than technique, as long as you have the basics of […]
Underwater Knot Tying Most maritime special operations programs involve some form of underwater knot tying. This is a way of testing your ability to execute a useful skill (quickly tying a knot) while simultaneously demonstrating another skill (staying calm in the water). It’s important to learn the knots that are required of you in advance […]
Water-based events in SOF selection are ruthlessly effective ways to reveal the interaction between mind and body. To a much greater extent than with things like running or doing lots of pushups, you can’t solve problems in the water by just physically trying harder. You have to try better, and this is highly dependent on […]
Bodies can be remarkably strong. They’re hard to truly break, and – given the right circumstances – easy to repair. Bodies of SOF candidates are even stronger. So, it should be no surprise that people usually fail out of selection not because of physical factors, but mental ones. The mind breaks before the body. Physical […]