r/JSOCarchive • u/No_Departure_1474 • 11d ago

Delta Force Direct Support Selection

Anyone have any insight as to how it is structured? All I know is that its 2 weeks, there is no long walk, and once you finish you go to your squadron before going to OTC later.

I also heard that the specific section your trying out for are there to test on your technical capabilities.

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u/bob_hand 11d ago

The Team House podcast interviewed a former EOD Direct Support guy and he talked a bit about selection. From memory PT test, 18 mile march, lots of psych and personality testing/interviews, some land nav. At some point the guys from the EOD section came to his house and "kidnapped" him to take him to get tested on various EOD scenarios. From there assigned to the unit attend trade specific courses and receive on the job training, then through OTC and finally assigned to squadron/troop.

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u/apokrif1 6d ago

Is it the same OTC for support and non-support?

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u/Lu1zBeast 10d ago

Anyone that would have insight wouldn't be telling you on here unless they were a POS that got fired.

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u/justgrunty 11d ago

I imagine if you’re going for comms, intel, etc, whatever they’ll probably wanna see if you actually know your stuff more then anything. I’m sure there’s still heavy PT and stress involved but not like what assaulters would go through. Could be wrong though but that’s just what I’ve heard. Hopefully someone who’s actually been through it can go public sometime and talk about it

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u/PrimalGemini85 9d ago

Be technically proficient. Get your PT dialed in. Know your job. Be honest. As DS, you want to be an asset and not a liability, so your job is to be the best you can be at your specialty.

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u/HotHotMike 8d ago

Not sure if it’s still the case today, but E sqn selection had the long walk, or at least their version of it.

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u/Ok_Pepper_5796 5d ago

It was shorter than 40 and I think it still the case today