If I go to a non-SF Captain's Course and still go to SFAS/SFQC?

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 11:40:07 -0500

This coming June, I'll be PCSing to the UK with my civilian career. I'll be switching from the Guard to the Reserves (and IN to MI) so I can keep up a "drilling" status. I'll likely go through MICCC while I'm OCONUS. When I come back, I'd like to pursue SF in the Guard. Is going through MICCC a deal breaker? I've heard from different people that MCCC is a pre-req for 18As, but haven't gotten a straight answer if I wouldn't be able to give SFAS a shot when I got back with the MI Career course. Any information/advice would be great.

Response by LTC Yinon Weiss made Feb 20 at 2015 10:22 PM

LTC Yinon Weiss — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 22:22:30 -0500

I think the reason that it's difficult to get a definitive answer is that while being a MICCC graduate may not technically exclude you from attending (though it might), it does make it very unlikely...

- The following page states that a candidate must have 2 years or less as an O-3 prior to graduating SFAS. I have not seen a more senior Captain get sent to SFAS, though in the Guard, I suppose a unit could try to make an exception:
http://www.nationalguardsf.com/special_forces.shtml#requirements

- The official National Guard page confirms that resident MCCC is a requirement, which makes sense. I do not think that another branch's career course would be accepted by anyone as an alternative. That leaves the question of whether the Army would send somebody to two different Career Courses. In theory, I guess it's possible, but seems extremely unlikely:
http://www.nationalguard.com/forums/forum/joining-the-guard/national-guard-specialty-officers-and-special-forces/special-forces/21817-special-forces-requirements

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