Preparing for any special-ops military selection program can take many months of specific training, as well as a lifetime of physical activity.

Army or Marine Corps boot camps already do a great job preparing you for special operations programs, but additional training is always worthwhile.

Special Forces Assessment and Selection preparation Klakowicz joined the Army to compete on the All Army Boxing Team and eventually won the 2004 U.S. Forces Europe boxing championship.

Capt. David Webb, an operations officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, who will begin his Special Forces Assessment and Selection March 1 at Fort Bragg, North ...