Special Operations Command puts potential recruits to the test

Australian Defence Force School of Special Operations instructors put around 50 aspiring Special Operations Force candidates through the Special Forces Entry Test at Holsworthy Barracks in Sydney. Special Operations Force includes special forces soldiers as well as doctors, nurses, medics, signallers, engineers, logisticians, intelligence analysts, and other key personnel who closely support special operations.

Candidates aiming to become Special Forces soldiers within the Special Air Service Regiment or the 1st or 2nd Commando Regiments need to pass the Special Forces Entry Test including physical and cognitive tests and meet discipline, ethical, and performance requirements before being invited to attempt one of two three-week-long special forces selection courses conducted each year.

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[faresaljassem]

I am very proud to be an Australian Citizen

[basis]

currently training for special operations, i know itll be a long journey ahead and more than likely ill fail multiple times to get in, but i will get in no matter how many years i have to spend in infantry

[firstnamelastname]

Impressive. They’re very strict and deliberate in the way the exercises must be performed and is similar to the way it’s done with the British.

[cameronmorrison]

Thank you Peter Dutton for removing the feminising ads and putting real recruitment ads in.

[sepic]

As long as we don’t hav adverts for army like Americans!!

[obud]

“War is a Racket” General Smedley Butler

[charlesdarwin]

If I identify as a woman, can I just skip all the hard stuff including Kapooka, and get my wings from Angus Campbell personally?

[firepuppy]

well to serve my country i will do this

[regregan]

NZ does this as well, everyone SF does varying stages of selection (obviously NZSAS do the whole thing) and then branches off into their own respective finishing courses. Even enablers have to do the first part to be supporties as well as EOD. No different to everyone doing basic together then going off and doing your individual corp training. Sets the base standard required/needed to serve in the SOF unit as a whole irrespective of originating unit or intended role, just like basic training sets you up for the army not your actual trade.

[glenngolding]

Some things have changed from 40 years ago for selection

[micko]

I take it I missed out on commando selection this year? I’m doing my aptitude test this week

[zaynevanbommel]

yeah Join a unit that gets attacked by its own Government after years of being at war only to come home and get hounded by it just ask about what happened to 2 Squadron SASR !

[Jdkejdnfjef]

Is it good that at 15 I can meet all the commando fitness requirements aprt from the beep test witch I haven't tried in a while

[ethant]

Can someone explain the new selection courses and training of the Sasr and cdo, I’ve heard that they are doing joint selections courses now but what about the reinforcement cycles are they still two seperate cycle or joint now?

[brodeyjones]

That's going to be me in the role the commando role for Australia 🙏😁

[ClapTheMoment]

Wait till you the adf and all this music and fast editing disappears. Lets see if you are still motivated

[heathbrooks]

Question is, do you get to choose to go to 1CDO, 2CDO or SASR?

[Con_Bondo]

If your a choc can you apply for these positions?

[xav]

how old do i have to be too get like my first deployment?

[graemearblaster]

Give them a break psychologicaly and physically they are in top form.probably not the best recruitment video hopefully will inspire the personal required.just saying.