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Special Forces Officers - 55-1017.00

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O*NET-SOC Description

Lead elite teams that implement unconventional operations by air, land, or sea during combat or peacetime. These activities include offensive raids, demolitions, reconnaissance, search and rescue, and counterterrorism. In addition to their combat training, special forces officers often have specialized training in swimming, diving, parachuting, survival, emergency medicine, and foreign languages. Duties include directing advanced reconnaissance operations and evaluating intelligence information; recruiting, training, and equipping friendly forces; leading raids and invasions on enemy territories; training personnel to implement individual missions and contingency plans; performing strategic and tactical planning for politically sensitive missions; and operating sophisticated communications equipment.

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SOC Occupation Groups

55-0000	Military Specific Occupations
55-1000	Military Officer Special and Tactical Operations Leaders
55-1010	Military Officer Special and Tactical Operations Leaders
55-1017.00	Special Forces Officers

Advanced Seal Delivery System (Navy - Warrant Officer only)
Combatant Diver Officer (Marine Corps - Commissioned Officer only)
Combatant Diver Officer (Marine Corps - Warrant Officer only)
Combatant Diver Qualified (Officer) (Marine Corps - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Commanding Officer, Special Warfare Team (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Department Head, Special Warfare Team (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
Deployable Specialized Forces (Coast Guard - Commissioned Officer only)
Division Officer, Special Warfare Team (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
Dry Combat Submersible Officer (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
Executive Officer, Special Warfare Team (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Expeditionary Ground Reconnaissance (EGR) Officer (Marine Corps - Commissioned Officer only)
Joint Terminal Attack Controller (Marine Corps - Commissioned Officer only)
Parachute Officer (Marine Corps - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Parachute/Combatant Diver Officer (Marine Corps - Commissioned Officer only)
Parachutist/Combatant Diver Qualified (Officer) (Marine Corps - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Sea Air and Land (SEAL) (Navy - Enlisted)

Sea-Air-Land Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Seal Delivery Vehicle Officer (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
Seal Delivery Vehicle Officer (Navy - Warrant Officer only)
Special Forces (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
Special Forces Warrant Officer (Army - Warrant Officer only)
Special Operations Officer (Marine Corps - Commissioned Officer only)
Special Warfare (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Special Warfare (Space Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Special Warfare, Combat Rescue Officer (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Special Warfare, Combat Rescue Officer (Space Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Special Warfare, Special Tactics Officer (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Special Warfare, Special Tactics Officer (Space Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Special Warfare, Tactical Air Control Party Officer (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Special Warfare, Tactical Air Control Party Officer (Space Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Special Weapons Unit Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)