Have you ever watched the news lately and here them talk about special forces, and wonder what makes them different. Do you ever wonder Discussing how the United States Air Force trains there special forces. I will be discussing what the requirements are to be pick for a special forces team. What one type of team consisted of. What our 8 week training course was like. After that my goal is to give you knowledge of what some soldiers do for there country.
             First the requirements. Run 3 miles in under18 and a half minutes. Shoot 39 out of 40 in a 5 inch targets from 100 yards to 500 yards in distance.
             Our training group was a NBC (Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical) response group. Each team member had to graduate in the top 5 percent from Technical school. Technical school is a 9 months long at Brooks AF base in San Antonio, Texas. When we graduated from this training course we would be put on permanent team in Iraq.
             Our training was pretty intense. According to my Commanding Officer, Lt. Col Iddings, the drop out/failure rate is around 35-40 percent. Our training consisted of 2 months of what they called "hands on training". Each week built on each other.
             This week is devoted to getting back into shape. Every day we are up at 5:30 for our morning 3 mile jog. Breakfast. Obstacle course. Lunch. Class room training on various topics such as biological/chemical warfare, map reading, and combat strategies in different settings.
             These 3 weeks were the hardest for me. Learned all different types of skills ranging from camouflage to at night. Our final test was to study a map, get dropped off in a jeep and set up to take out an "enemy " that was inside a building. I had to wait 5 hours before the patrol was in sight. I did not move for all 5.
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