Learn more about MARSOC’s Special Operations Capability Specialists

Special Operations Capability Specialists (SOCS) ensure the smooth functioning of MARSOC’s operations and contribute to their success.
How to physically prepare for MARSOC

Physically preparing for MARSOC is a holistic process that includes more than lifting weights, swimming, or running fast.
These are the basic requirements needed to become a Marine Raider

The United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) is the cream of the crop of the Marine Corps.
Critical Skills Operators are the brain and muscle of MARSOC

Critical Skills Operators (CSOs) are the front-line warriors of MARSOC, but it’s far from easy to become one.
What MARSOC tests in its Assessment and Selection

The Marines who pass through MARSOC’s Assessment and Selection crucible go on to face the world’s most challenging missions.
How Marine Raiders benefit from their diverse occupational and cultural backgrounds

The diverse skills and backgrounds of its Marine Raiders allow MARSOC to better defend U.S. national security interests.
Becoming a Marine Raider officer

Special Operations Officers are the strategists and leaders who guide other Marine Raiders to success.
These elite Marines combine tradition with special operations innovations

MARSOC’s ideals combine the Marine Corps’ traditional values of honor, courage, and commitment, with innovation, adaptation, and cultural understanding.
Explaining the diverse mission set of MARSOC’s commandos

MARSOC’s Critical Skill Operators’ diverse mission set requires them to have specialized skills and train in a variety of areas.
What exactly is MARSOC, the Marines’ elite special operations component?

When America’s enemies wake up in a cold sweat, it’s not a monster under their bed that they’re worried about… It’s a Marine Raider team fast-roping onto the roof.
The history of MARSOC is the history of the Marine Raiders

Marine Raiders are a special breed within the U.S. special operations community. Although they are the latest member of the U.S. Special Operations family, they can trace their history back decades.
MARSOC: A guide to becoming an elite Marine Raider

Editor’s Note: This article was sponsored by the Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) and contains content developed in collaboration with their team. Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) is the Marine Corps’ special operations component of the U.S. special operations community. The organization is comprised of the Marine Raider Regiment, Marine Raider Support Group, […]