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Also known as: Advanced Seal Delivery System, Combatant Diver Officer, Combatant Diver Qualified (Officer), Commanding Officer, Special Warfare Team
You arrive at the Special Operations Forces compound before dawn, the air cool and still. After a quick stop at the gym, you head to your secure office. You power on your SIPRNet terminal, scanning the latest intelligence updates on potential targets in the Horn of Africa. The green glow of the screen illuminates your face as you sift through satellite imagery and decrypted communications, assessing evolving threats and mission parameters for your team with unwavering focus.
The outlook for Special Forces Officers is stable through 2035. As you gain experience, you can move into higher leadership roles, specializing in different types of operations, intelligence, or military strategy.
Career ladder
Often before this role
Where it can lead
$50,000 - $80,000
Estimated for US-wide average
Bachelor's Degree
Minimum educational requirement for this position
Based on job level & field
Military and Strategic Leadership
Bachelor • Social Sciences • 4 years
Joint Operations Planning and Strategy
Bachelor • Social Sciences • 4 years
Military Operational Art and Science/Studies
Bachelor • Social Sciences • 4 years
National Resource Strategy and Policy
Bachelor • Social Sciences • 4 years
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
Bachelor • Law & Public Administration • 4 years
Critical Incident Response/Special Police Operations
Bachelor • Law & Public Administration • 4 years