The Canadian Forces is considering whether to start recruiting its elite special-forces soldiers straight off the street rather than forcing them to follow the traditional route of first spending ...

A growing hurdle, according to Crowe and Army Maj. Jim Maicke, executive officer of the Special Forces recruiting battalion, is that these days regular soldiers across the Army have less ...

Special Forces soldiers are part of an elite group. Now, young recruits can be a part of the force from the very start. Until recently, recruiters looked within Army ranks for potential candidates.

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Canadian special forces leaders warned about 'untouchable' soldiers who have escaped punishment for wrongdoing In some cases involving sexual harassment complaints, if the accused is part of the ...

The Special Forces had direct recruiting from 1952 until 1988, when the Army switched to selecting Special Forces from its own ranks through in-service programs.

After more than a 10-year hiatus, the Army's recruiting command recently announced that the service is restoring a program that would allow soldiers to directly join special forces upon enlistment.

Recruiting struggles in Army Special Operations Command have mirrored those of the larger Army. The recruiters said they are responsible for bringing in several types of special forces — the ...

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Recruiting struggles in Army Special Operations Command have mirrored those of the larger Army. The recruiters said they are responsible for bringing in several types of special forces — the ...

Credit: AP/Uncredited “From a tactical level, the psyop mission is extremely hard to show and tell,” said Lt. Col. Steve Crowe, commander of the Special Forces Recruiting Battalion.