Is it possible to join the Green Berets after already becoming an Army Ranger?

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nick00yee

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Hi, I am 17 years old and am in the army waiting to go to basic training. My MOS is Combat Engineer. Right now I am signed up for reserves but I plan on going active when I am get back from BCT. I wanna go Special Ops/Special Forces. I got an 80 on my ASVAB and a 121 GT so I think based on that, I am qualified. I learned that for Special Forces you have to be 20-30 years old. SF is what I really wanna do but I am not old enough yet but I want to keep moving up the ladder and continuing my training to a higher level. You have to be 18 to become a Ranger. So my question is, in the meantime before I am old enough for SF, would it be possible to go Ranger then try for SF when I am old enough?

I know the rates of how many people don't make it through both SF or Rangers so please just answer the question and don't tell me how hard it is because I have a pretty good idea of it. Thanks everyone for their answers. I'll choose best if there is a good one.
 
Yes sir. My old landlords son was triple tabbed. Was in the 2nd ranger Battalion and made it through SFAS as I was moving out. I ran into my landlord 3 years later and he said his son is now a fully qualified SF operator. Its a hard road, but it can be done. Good luck buddy, keep your attitude towards military and life and you will go far.
 
Ranger and Special Forces are two totally different groups.

Army Rangers are light infantrymen that perform many of the same duties as the Green Berets--raids, ambushes, and airfield seizures "by land, by sea, or by air." Any 18-year-old male may apply to the Rangers when enlisting. The specialized training takes one and a half to two years. The first Ranger battalion was activated in Carrickfergus, Ireland, in 1942.

The Green Berets practice "unconventional warfare" in its many forms, according to the group's Web site. The Green Berets are organized into elite commando units, each consisting of 12 members, which conduct stealth raids and ambushes. In addition to direct combat, Green Berets are trained for guerrilla war, sabotage, and subversion. An aspiring Green Beret must serve about three years in the Army before applying. From there, he enters a two-yearlong "pipeline" before being assigned to an operational group. Every Green Beret must learn to speak a foreign language.
 
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