CAN OLDER CANDIDATES MAKE IT THROUGH SPECIAL OPERATIONS SELECTION?
Steve Balestrieri | November 16, 2022
This advice is based on my experience as a cadre member in Special Forces Selection and Assessment (SFAS). I have received a lot of emails from potential candidates who were a bit older than the average candidate. They ranged mostly from 32 to the mid-30s; there was even a potential candidate pushing 40 at the time.
Will the services accept an older candidate?
Let me say this first, while it is far from impossible to pass Selection at that age, there are certain factors that just can’t be ignored. Going through and passing Selection is a bear, even for those who are much, much younger. It breaks your body down and forces you to function and make decisions when you are tired, hungry, mentally mush, and sore. That is exactly what the course is designed for. The pace, lack of sleep, and lack of recovery time were designed to put the maximum stress on candidates.
There isn’t any teaching involved in Selection. It is a gut check to see who really wants to be on one of the teams. If a candidate thought it would be neat to try, then they will be gone… and quickly.
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