These units train intensively to reach the peak in soldiering. Generally regarded as the elite of the elite, entry into these units is subject to a selection process that weeds out 85-95% of applicants.

Note that while these units may be part of their nation’s Army (the SAS, Delta), Navy (the SBS, some SEAL units) or a joint services unit (FSK), the training is identical, but for the additional skill details (Naval characters would likely pick Scuba or Small Boat rather than Ground Vehicle or Mountaineering).

Entry: Strength+Constitution+Agility 18+, Intelligence 6+. Some units / nations might require a term of prior military service.

In addition, officers must have gone to OCS, military academy, or been commissioned, be in their second term of service, and have been promoted in their first term in their original branch of service. '

First Term Skills:

• Stealth: 2

• Observation: 1

• Small Arms: 2

• Survival: 1

• Additional skills:

  • Army and Joint Service SOFs - choose one of: Parachute, Ground Vehicle (any), Scuba, Small Boat or Mountaineering: 2

  • Naval SOFs - choose one of: Parachute, Scuba, Small Boat or Swimming: 2

Subsequent Term Skills:

• Acrobatics

• Armed Martial Arts

• Autogun

• Combat Engineering

• Forward Observer

• Grenade Launcher

• instruction

• Interrogation

• Language

• Leadership

• Medical

• Navigation

• Observation

• Parachute

• Persuasion

• Small Arms

• Stealth

• Survival

• Swimming

• Tac Missile

• Thrown Weapon

• Tracking

• Unarmed Martial Arts

Promotion: 6+ (7+ for Officers), DM +1 ifINT 7+

Contacts: Two per term, military or intelligence community. Roll 1D10 for 5+ for the contact to be foreign.

Speclal: Depends on individual nationalities. Also - after any term in which an officer is not promoted while serving in an SOF unit, they are returned to their original branch of service (or may leave the service, or join the reserves).