![]() While MOS codes can be useful especially when visiting the Wall or searching through the casualty database, they can be fairly hard to find these days. Army changed the MOS coding structure sometime in the 1980s, so the MOS codes which we held are now part of history. Warrant Officer MOS Codes were also 5 digits, but the first four (e.g., 631A) indicated the position, with the last available for an SQI suffix.Ĭommissioned Officer codes were numerical four digits indicated MOS (e.g., 1542, Infantry Officer) and an optional one digit SQI prefix indicated a special qualification (e.g., 71542, Jump-qualified Infantry Officer). Where the individual held a Special Qualification Identifier (SQI) for special training or skills, the last character was an alphabetic SQI Code that indicated the qualification (e.g., in 11B1P. Xxx50 – senior noncommissioned officer (E-8, E-9) = 11B50 (or, as we shall see, 11B5M, first sergeant) Xxx40 – noncommissioned officer (Sergeant E-5, Staff Sergeant E-6, Sergeant First Class E-7) = 11B40 Xxx30 – team leader, specialist (E-5) = 11B30 (A number of SP5 positions had “30” MOS codes, including 64C30). Xxx10 – basic Infantryman (E1-E3) = 11B10 The first three (e.g., 11B) indicated the position while the fourth and fifth indicated the relative level: The MOS that a person was qualified in was called the PMOS (primary MOS), while the DMOS (duty MOS) was the job they actually held at a given time.ĭifferent MOS coding systems were used for enlisted, warrant officers and officers:Įnlisted codes consisted of five digits. Army used alphanumeric codes (e.g., 11B10, Light Weapons Infantryman) to identify the Military Occupational Specialty (job) each person held. Must score a minimum of 229 points on the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT), with no less than 60 points on any event, using the standards for the age group 17-21.About Military Occupational Specialties (MOS).Must be able to swim 50-meters wearing boots and battle dress uniform (BDU) prior to beginning the Special Forces Qualification Course.Must not have 30 days or more "lost time" under USC 972 within current or preceding enlistment.Must not have been terminated from SF, ranger, or airborne duty, unless termination was due to extreme family problems.Must not have been convicted by court-martial or have disciplinary action (such as Article 15).Must not be barred to reenlistment or be under suspension of favorable personnel action.Must have a minimum of 24 months remaining Time in Service (TIS) upon completion of the SFQC, or be able/willing to re-enlist, or extend enlistment agreement.Criminal history waivers (other than minor traffic offenses) are generally disqualifying.Re-trainees must be in the rank (paygrade) of E-4 to E-7.Red/green color discrimination required.Four to six months (depending on the language), Special Forces Language School, Fort Bragg, SC.38 days, Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC), Phase 3, Collective Training Phase, (location unknown).24 weeks, Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC), Phase 2, MOS Qualification Phase, Fort Bragg, NC.40 days, Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC), Phase I, Individual Skills Phase, Camp Rowe Training Facility.30 days of Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS), Fort Benning, GA.Four weeks at the Special Operations Preparation Course (SOPC) at McKenna MOUT Site, Fort Benning, GA.Three weeks of Airborne (parachute) Training at Fort Benning, GA.They then attend Infantry OSUT (basic training and infantry training in one course), and their Special Forces MOS (18B - Special Operations Weapons Sergeant, 18C - Special Operations Engineer, 18D - Special Operations Medical Sergeant, or 18E - Special Operations Communications Sergeant) is determined during the Special Forces Assessment and Selection portion of their training, based on their interests, qualifications, and the "needs of the Army." Training Information New recruits interested in Special Forces may enlist under the 18X, Special Forces Enlistment Option. ![]() You cannot enlist with a guarantee for this MOS. ![]()
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