Complete the 160th SOAR Enlisted Application. Submit completed application to local SORB recruiter. Your SORB recruiter will submit your packet for processing to the 160th Recruiting Office within 5 business days.

The 160th Recruiting Office reviews and processes all applications. If you are screened favorably, your packet will be sent to HRC for branch approval and release to the 160th SOAR(Abn). This process takes 2-3 weeks.

Selection and training is conducted by the SOATB Cadre and instructors during the Special Operations Combat Skills course otherwise known as "Green Platoon."

Green Platoon is the initial training program all Soldiers must attend prior to becoming a member of the 160th. In Green Platoon, you will find the standards of performance exacting and unwavering. Our expectations are high, but attainable. Perform your best and arrive every day at the right time, right place, right uniform, in the right attitude to conduct training, and you will be successful.

Soldiers may attend Green Platoon under one of the following Assignment categories:

Permanent Change of Station (PCS)

Temporary Duty (TDY) and Return (TDY-R): TDY-R Soldiers will report directly for Enlisted Combat Skills Training, and on completion of Enlisted Combat Skills and any follow-on training will report back to their installation to out-process prior to PCS to Ft. Campbell, KY; Hunter Army Airfield/Ft. Stewart, GA; or Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.

TDY En Route (TDY-E): Soldiers traveling with assignment orders from IET/AIT and will report for Enlisted Combat Skills Training and any follow-on training. Upon completion of training, TDY-E Soldiers will proceed to Ft. Campbell, KY; Hunter Army Airfield/ Ft. Stewart, GA; or Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.

Ft. Campbell ATRRS (FC-ATRRS): Soldiers will report directly for Enlisted Combat Skills Training, and on completion of Enlisted Combat Skills and any follow-on training will report back to their Ft. Campbell unit for out-processing before proceeding to Ft. Campbell, Hunter Army Airfield/ Ft. Stewart, GA, or Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.

All Enlisted Soldiers will attend the Special Operations Aviation Training Battalion (SOATB) Enlisted Combat Skills Course (Green Platoon). The 5-week course includes:

• Physical Assessment
• Security Clearance
• Physiological Screening
• Navy Class II Swim Test (when slots permit)
• First Responder
• Trauma Lanes
• Land Navigation Training
• Special Operations Combative Program (SOCP)
• Advanced Weapons Training

Following completion of Enlisted Combat Skills, Soldiers will complete unit level training prior to reporting to their gaining unit.

Special operations aircraft are highly modified with special mission equipment, advanced avionics, and communications. Maintenance courses are designed and built around maintaining our unique airframes. Formalized Maintenance Courses Include:

• AH/MH-6 Maintainer Course
• CAAS Avionics Course
• AH/MH-6 Avionics Course

As part of their progression to Basic Mission Qualification (BMQ), enlisted Soldiers selected for duty as an MH-60 or MH-47 crewmember will receive additional formalized flight training in:

• Mountain, Desert, Overwater/Ship Environments
• Door Gunnery Qualification
• Aerial Refueling Operations
• Special Operations Mission Tasks
• Aquatics/Dunker Training

Career stability and longevity as a Night Stalker means opportunity for advancement within the Regiment. Service opportunities include:

• Section/Platoon NCOIC
• Department NCOIC
• Company/Battalion/Regiment Staff NCO
• SOATB Flight Instructor
• Enlisted Combat Skills Instructor
• SORB Recruiter
• Special Operations Aviation Advisor Directorate
• ARSOF Branch at HRC
• Company/Battalion/Regiment 1SG/CSM

Our goal is for each Night Stalker to maximize their military education. In addition to attending required Army professional development and leadership courses, you may have the opportunity to attend advanced military schools or those schools within a sister service that will enhance your capability.

The programs of instruction offered by the Special Operations Aviation Training Battalion may translate as credit hours toward a bachelor’s or associate's degree through the American Council on Education (ACE).

Based on your MOS and duty position, you may have the opportunity to attend civilian/military schools and training that offer professional credentialing and certification opportunities.

Promotion opportunities are regularly available, but are competitive and based on performance. It is important to point out that special operations training, qualification courses, and opportunities can lead to valuable credentialing, a college degree, and experience that will be helpful in the advancement of your career.

Beyond traditional leadership responsibilities, you may have the opportunity to lead specialized missions, teams, and groups. These types of leadership responsibilities are a regular occurrence within the special operations aviation community, and no two are the same. We rely on those NCOs placed in charge of these types of missions to use their leadership skills, training, knowledge, and intellect to complete their team's assignment.

There are unlimited opportunities to lead within the 160th SOAR. Missions at home station and TDY require small and dispersed teams that will call on Soldiers who demonstrate character and competence in order to accomplish the mission. Junior leaders are frequently trusted to accomplish the mission without being “micromanaged”. As a result, Soldiers in the 160th realize their potential through service in this environment rich with quality leadership and trust.