Marine Corps Force Recon
As a member of MARSOC, you'll fight the secret wars that never make the front page and bring the highest level of expertise to every operation you are involved in.
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Qualifications
Marine Corps Forces MARSOC Training
In addition to regular Marine Corps training, a MARSOC candidate will be required to attend the Marine Special Operations Individual Course at the Marine Special Operations School.
The seven-month course centers on all the skills necessary to develop a Marine special operator, which include direct action, close quarters battle, special reconnaissance, foreign internal defense, fire support, tactical casualty care, irregular warfare, survival evasion resistance and escape, and infantry weapons and tactics.
The Marine Special Operations School performs the screening, training, assessment and doctrinal development functions for MARSOC. It includes two subordinate Special Missions Training Branches (SMTBs) one on each coast. The SMTBs provide special operations training in tactics, techniques and procedures, and evaluation and certification of MARSOC forces to specified conditions and standards for SOF.
Ready to write the next chapter?If you think you have what it takes to serve in the Marine Special Operations Command - Force Recon, then it's time to contact a Marine Recruiter and get started on the next chapter of your life.
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To join the military, one of the first challenges you will have is to show that you have some basic knowledge and skills by scoring well on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). The ASVAB is made up of several verbal, math, and technical tests. You will need a strong combined score to be considered for a special operations MOS, but while the military can get you into peak physical performance, YOU need to train your mind by using the tools provided in our ASVAB section.
