Special forces skills.....

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Originally Posted by Rainbow Six

I haven't looked this up, but don't you have to be at least an E5 to apply for US Special Forces? (If so, that isn't addressed in character generation)

You have to be an E4 (a Corporal and not a Specialist) to apply for SF. In addition, you need to have been boarded and have been to PLDC (in other words, eligible for promotion to Sergeant as soon as you have the time in grade or promotion points). In this case, you don't get promoted to Sergeant until you finish training (but before Robin Sage).

There used to be a program where you enlisted with an SF option, and from basic you went straight to jump school to SF training. You could start SF training as an E-3 in this case, be promoted to E-4 during training, and E-5 before Robin Sage. They were getting too many washouts and substandards, and they stopped that program. However, the Rangers have an equivalent to this program and are still running it, AFAIK.