special forces training
Commando readiness program
Special forces training is the rigorous physical and mental preparation required to join elite military units.
The training emphasizes survival skills, unconventional warfare, and operations in hostile environments.
It's notoriously demanding—designed to weed out candidates through extreme stress: He washed out of special forces training in the third week.
The phrase sometimes appears figuratively for any unusually intense preparation.
- eliteSuperior select group
- Delta ForceElite Army special missions unit
- Green BeretElite army commando unit
- commandoSpecial operations soldier
- bootcampInitial military training program
grueling · endurance · tactical · covert · ranger · paratrooper · survival · combat · drills · obstacle course · rappelling · fast rope · stealth · marksmanship · recon · infiltration · night ops · hand-to-hand
- military academiesmilitary academy, Annapolis, Sandhurst, cadets, VMI
- military exercisesmilitary drills, maneuvers, field exercises, joint exercises, naval drills
- military trainingfield manual, drill instructor, combat drills, drilling, drill weekend