Special Operations Officer
Gary Murray
Mrs.Tieman
English College Prep
October 8, 2014, 2014
Gary Murray
Mrs. Tieman
English College Prep
October 8, 2014
Imagine waking up at 5 o’clock in the morning you get a shower brush your teeth and make sure your hair is in-line. You put your uniform on and then your boots, you make sure everything is in-check and step outside. You then take in the scenery which is all sand and dirt. You walk out of your shabby hut and go to the command center nearby. Soon you make it in and you go to the base Commander and ask if he has anything for you. He gives you piece of paper and take’s you into the briefing room. There’s been a group of bad guys who have been harassing a nearby F.O.B or Forward Operating Base. He then proceeds to give you the coordinates and an area of operation; you go back to the hut and wake up all of your men. You brief them on their job and what is expected you tell them we leave tonight.
After getting some more rest you go to the armorer and grab the gear you think you’ll need. You brief your men again and make sure that everyone knows what they’re doing. It is finally night time and you load all of your gear, and finally after all of the waiting you get onto the helicopter and leave for your destination. You look out into the desert and see all the sand and the little light from nearby villages when the pilots tell you “five minutes” you give a nod and tell your guys to get ready. Everyone makes sure everyone’s gear is good and ready. The pilots lower the helicopter and the rope master drops the rope you are the first one go down and you bring your rifle up scanning for threats. All of your men are finally on the ground and the helicopter leaves. Once it is out of sight all is quiet and it seems you’re alone. You finally get moving to the area of operation and as you arrive you see the village that the Commander thought they are using as a base. You signal all of your men and you start heading into the village. You finally get there and you start sweeping the village. As you get to the third house you go in and see a man holding a gun you put him down before he could react you go into the main room and there are two more you put them down as they see you. After you are done with the village you go to the extraction point and call in the helicopter to pick you up. As it arrives you are relived from the results. There were no injuries for your team and your mission was complete. The helicopter finally arrives and gives you a ride back to the base. When you reach it you go back to the command center and then the Commander debriefs you. After that you go back to the shanty hut and take off your boots then your uniform and you lay down in your tiny bed that you could barely call a bed and you fall asleep. This is a day in the life of a Special Operations Officer.
A Special Operations Officer is a person who is the leader of a special operations team. The Special Operations Officer is the link between the team and the Commander. This is one of the most important jobs in the Special Operations field. He is the man who makes all of the decisions on the field of battle and he is also the one who takes orders from the Commander or General and uses it to direct his men.
An average Special Operations Officer including Navy SEALs, Marine Recon,Air Force JTACS, and Army Rangers get paid around $40,000 a year (navy.com). This includes an enlistment bonus and a bonus for being Special Operations which is an “in demand job” (AirForce.com).
Some jobs that are similar to a Special Operations Officer are a Infantry Man which is a person who does the dirty work up front on the lines. They are always the first there and they are the ones who risk their life everyday on the front lines. Another job similar is an Armored Infantry Solider(goarmy.com). What Armored Infantry does is use armored vehicles to help infantry with difficult problems and assist in missions that may include enemy armor (marines.com). These jobs are all difficult and all of them work together for a similar cause, it’s the small things that set them apart but when all used together it makes an unstoppable fighting force.
To become a Special Operations Officer you must at least have an Associate’s degree. After this you’ll take an ASVAB or Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (goarmy.com). This test will score you on common knowledge and give a score. If your score is high enough you can apply for Special Operation Officer. Once you get accepted you’ll go through a nine weeks basic training and OCS or officer candidate school. After you are done with both of those you will go to your tech school, this is where you will be put to the test both mentally and physically. Special Operations schools are the toughest in the military you be pushed passed your limits every day and every night. After you complete this course you will go to the secondary school where you learn how to parachute out of planes to learning how to use a radio correctly. Once you are done with all the schools you go to graduation where you earn your title as a Special Operations Officer.
Gary Murray
Mrs.Tieman
English College Prep
October 8, 2014, 2014
Gary Murray
Mrs. Tieman
English College Prep
October 8, 2014
Imagine waking up at 5 o’clock in the morning you get a shower brush your teeth and make sure your hair is in-line. You put your uniform on and then your boots, you make sure everything is in-check and step outside. You then take in the scenery which is all sand and dirt. You walk out of your shabby hut and go to the command center nearby. Soon you make it in and you go to the base Commander and ask if he has anything for you. He gives you piece of paper and take’s you into the briefing room. There’s been a group of bad guys who have been harassing a nearby F.O.B or Forward Operating Base. He then proceeds to give you the coordinates and an area of operation; you go back to the hut and wake up all of your men. You brief them on their job and what is expected you tell them we leave tonight.
After getting some more rest you go to the armorer and grab the gear you think you’ll need. You brief your men again and make sure that everyone knows what they’re doing. It is finally night time and you load all of your gear, and finally after all of the waiting you get onto the helicopter and leave for your destination. You look out into the desert and see all the sand and the little light from nearby villages when the pilots tell you “five minutes” you give a nod and tell your guys to get ready. Everyone makes sure everyone’s gear is good and ready. The pilots lower the helicopter and the rope master drops the rope you are the first one go down and you bring your rifle up scanning for threats. All of your men are finally on the ground and the helicopter leaves. Once it is out of sight all is quiet and it seems you’re alone. You finally get moving to the area of operation and as you arrive you see the village that the Commander thought they are using as a base. You signal all of your men and you start heading into the village. You finally get there and you start sweeping the village. As you get to the third house you go in and see a man holding a gun you put him down before he could react you go into the main room and there are two more you put them down as they see you. After you are done with the village you go to the extraction point and call in the helicopter to pick you up. As it arrives you are relived from the results. There were no injuries for your team and your mission was complete. The helicopter finally arrives and gives you a ride back to the base. When you reach it you go back to the command center and then the Commander debriefs you. After that you go back to the shanty hut and take off your boots then your uniform and you lay down in your tiny bed that you could barely call a bed and you fall asleep. This is a day in the life of a Special Operations Officer.
A Special Operations Officer is a person who is the leader of a special operations team. The Special Operations Officer is the link between the team and the Commander. This is one of the most important jobs in the Special Operations field. He is the man who makes all of the decisions on the field of battle and he is also the one who takes orders from the Commander or General and uses it to direct his men.
An average Special Operations Officer including Navy SEALs, Marine Recon,Air Force JTACS, and Army Rangers get paid around $40,000 a year (navy.com). This includes an enlistment bonus and a bonus for being Special Operations which is an “in demand job” (AirForce.com).
Some jobs that are similar to a Special Operations Officer are a Infantry Man which is a person who does the dirty work up front on the lines. They are always the first there and they are the ones who risk their life everyday on the front lines. Another job similar is an Armored Infantry Solider(goarmy.com). What Armored Infantry does is use armored vehicles to help infantry with difficult problems and assist in missions that may include enemy armor (marines.com). These jobs are all difficult and all of them work together for a similar cause, it’s the small things that set them apart but when all used together it makes an unstoppable fighting force.
To become a Special Operations Officer you must at least have an Associate’s degree. After this you’ll take an ASVAB or Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (goarmy.com). This test will score you on common knowledge and give a score. If your score is high enough you can apply for Special Operation Officer. Once you get accepted you’ll go through a nine weeks basic training and OCS or officer candidate school. After you are done with both of those you will go to your tech school, this is where you will be put to the test both mentally and physically. Special Operations schools are the toughest in the military you be pushed passed your limits every day and every night. After you complete this course you will go to the secondary school where you learn how to parachute out of planes to learning how to use a radio correctly. Once you are done with all the schools you go to graduation where you earn your title as a Special Operations Officer.