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Come along to MARSOC training, where the Marine Corps grooms its top operators
Come along to MARSOC training, where the Marine Corps grooms its top operators
Jeremy BenderJan 27, 2016, 03:06 IST
Marines with 3rd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, make their way through the surf with a combat rubber raiding craft at Onslow Beach, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., during an amphibious training event, held May 21, 2015. Marines and sailors with the unit participated in a battery of team building exercises featuring small boat tactics, scout swimming and helocastingUSMC/Cpl. Steven Fox
Amid the Department of Defense's historic change to open all combat jobs to women, the Marine Corps accepted the first female applicants to the sister service branches' special operations command (MARSOC).
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An average of 11 months of grueling training and the mastery of seven weapons are just some of the hurdles to join the elite tier of the Corps'.
After serving three years as a Marine, MARSOC candidates arrive at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in the best shape of their lives.
Some of the physical assessments include a 300 yard swim in cammies and a brutal 12-mile timed rucksack run carrying 45 pounds of gear.
Come along to MARSOC and see what the training is like.
