18A MOS

Question 1

Nine SF principal tasks

Answer 1

UW, FID, security force

assistance (SFA), COIN, DA, SR, CT, CP, and PE.

Question 2

Five SF mission criteria

Answer 2

The mission must be an appropriate special operations force mission or task.
The mission or tasks should support the joint force commander’s campaign or operation plan.
The mission or tasks must be operationally feasible.
Required resources must be available to execute and support the mission.
The expected outcome of the mission must justify the risk

Question 3

uw

Answer 3

Activities conducted to enable a resistance movement or
insurgency to coerce, disrupt, or overthrow a government or occupying power by operating
through or with an underground, auxiliary, and guerrilla force in a denied area.

Question 4

SOF Imperatives (12)

Answer 4

Understand the operational environment
Recognize political implications
Facilitate interagency activities
Engage the threat discriminately
Consider long-term effects
Ensure legitimacy and credibility of Special Operations
Anticipate and control psychological effects
Apply capabilities indirectly
Develop multiple options
Ensure long-term sustainment
Provide sufficient intelligence
Balance security and synchronization

Question 5

SOF Attributes (8)

Answer 5

integrity, courage, perseverance, personal responsibility, professionalism, adaptability, team player, and capability

Question 6

SOF Truths

Answer 6

Humans are more important than Hardware.
Quality is better than Quantity.
Special Operations Forces cannot be mass produced.
Competent Special Operations Forces cannot be created after emergencies occur.
Most Special Operations require non-SOF assistance