Special Forces Qualification Course
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The Special Forces Qualification Course, or "Q-Course", is an intensive selection and training course conducted by the United States Army for the purposes of preparing soldiers to function as members of the United States Army Special Forces, also known as the Green Berets. The course lasts anywhere from one to three years, depending on the soldier's chosen SF Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) and foreign language instruction. Enlisted soldiers are trained in one of four MOSs: weapons (18B), engineering (18C), medical (18D), or communications (18E). Officers are trained in career management field 18A while warrant officers are 180A.
As of late 2006, the course consists of five different phases:
- Phase I: 2 week Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS)
- Phase II: 13 weeks individual skills and SERE high risk (level C)
- Phase III: 9 or 15 weeks of language school depending on which foreign language is selected
- Phase IV: 16 weeks MOS training for 18A, 18B, 18C, and 18E. 48 weeks for 18D
- Phase V: 4 week Unconventional Warfare Culmination Exercise "Robin Sage"
Language training is now administered throughout the Q-Course, with trainees being assigned their language packets immediately following successful completion of SFAS.
Training is conducted at Camp Mackall, outside of Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
After completion of the course, active duty soldiers are assigned to one of the five active Special Forces groups. National Guard soldiers return to their home units, either the 19th SFG(A), or the 20th SFG(A).
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