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Green Berets U.S. Army – “special forces” highly trained, selected group of soldiers To become part of the Army's Green Berets, you need to be mentally and physically tough, endure difficult training and face all challenges head-on.

Qualifications The basic eligibility requirements to be considered for entry into the US Army Special Forces are: Be a male, age 20–30. Be a U.S. citizen. Have a high school diploma. Score a General Technical score of 107 or higher and a combat operation score of 98 on the “Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery.” Qualify for a top secret security clearance. Qualify and volunteer for Airborne training. Achieve a minimum of 60 points on each event and overall minimum score of 240 on the” Army Physical Test.” .Must have 20/20 or corrected to 20/20 in both near and distant vision in both eyes. One year of college is preferred, but it is not a mandatory for enlistment.

Specialists weapons Engineering demolitions medicine communications Operations http://www.goarmy.com/special-forces.html

Unconventional Warfare (UW) – a major role for the GBs guerrilla warfare subversion sabotage/ ambushes Foreign internal defense Did not necessarily follow protocol due to the nature of their special missions Organize resistance behind enemy lines

Terms Alpha Company – Rat Kiley and Tim O’Brien’s company/ platoon ARVN - Army of the Republic of Vietnam; the South Vietnamese Regular Army NCO - Noncommissioned officer…Usually a squad leader or platoon sergeant Culottes – Capri pants Greenies – Green Berets VC – Vietcong MP – Military police

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