SPECIAL FORCES INTELLIGENCE SERGEANTS COURSE (SFISC)

School Code: 331 Course Code: 011-18F40 Course Duration: 14 Weeks

1. PURPOSE: Provide USSOCOM units with the information necessary to prepare

students for the Special Forces Intelligence Sergeants Course (SFISC).

2. SCOPE: This memorandum covers the administrative requirements for the SFISC.
This document is UNCLASSIFIED. The term SFISC is used in this memorandum
describes the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) course 18F and all cadres
assigned to the course. This information facilitates the proper preparation of the
individual, prerequisites, and orders for attendance to the course.

3. GENERAL: The 18F detachment, C 6/2 SWTG(A) operates the SFISC IOT train
current Special Forces Soldiers to serve as detachment Assistant Operations and
Intelligence Sergeants (MOS 18F). Additionally, the SFISC provides technical
assistance to all current 18Fs.

4. COURSE INFORMATION: SFISC is a classified course of instruction based at Fort

Bragg, NC. The course is 14 weeks long. Each course has a maximum/optimum
class size of 47/47 and minimum class size of 10.

5. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS:

a. All Students will report to the west entrance of Kennedy Hall in vicinity of the
Kennedy-Yarborough Statue NLT 0800 hours on the report date. There will
be no time to go back to your vehicle, so ensure you have ID/CAC card, SIPR
Token, and all required documentation. Failure to report on time will result in a
non-academic drop from the course and your slot will be given to a standby
student. Leave your cell phones and other electronic devices in your car.

b. Students must have all their affairs in order prior to in-processing. No time will be
available during the duty day to perform other non-course activities. Students
missing more than eight hours of class instruction will be subject to an Academic
Review Board and possible non-academic drop from the course. Students will
not be excused from any class of instruction without prior approval from the
SFISC Chain-of-Command.

c. Reporting uniform is the Army Physical Fitness Uniform (APFU), required to

conduct height/weight measurements and, as necessary, tape tests (AR 600-9).
Students will meet or exceed all grooming standards within AR 670-1 and
maintain a clean and neat appearance at all times. Please see the recommended
Packing List in the Enclosures section at the end of this welcome letter.
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d. Students are required to wear MCU/OCP’s for daily duty while attending the
course. Civilian clothing will be worn for select training while at Fort Bragg for
approximately 2-3 days. Civilian clothing, consisting of business and business
casual, is the primary uniform while training in the National Capital Region
(NCR). Students must bring sufficient clothing for the two weeks of training in the
NCR.

e. Any student requesting relaxed grooming standards must submit a request

through their Group Commander to the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne)
G3 at least 30 days prior to the requirement for relaxed grooming standards (IAW
1st SFC (A) Policy 19-08). Soldiers on relaxed grooming standards will wear
business casual as their duty uniform.

6. AIRBORNE OPERATIONS: It is recommended that all efforts should be made to

allow the Soldier to jump forward before he departs and jump back when he returns.
This can cover him for a 6-month period. There will be no authorized airborne
operations during training.

7. BILLETING/ MEALS:

a. Fort Bragg: All Active Duty and National Guard students are required to reserve
their own billeting for the duration of the Fort Bragg module. Government
quarters are available on a first reservation, first quartered basis. The cost of
government quarters is $81.75 per day (as of 1 October 2019). Reservations
may be made by calling IHG Hotel Services at DSN 236-9510/9574/7700 or
commercial (910) 396-7700. Students unable to acquire on-post billeting can
reserve off-post facilities in the surrounding area at a distance of 5 to 20 miles
from training locations.

b. For National Guard Students, requirements to stay at on-post quarters, per

diem entitlements, and any other authorizations are the responsibility of your
unit. The SFISC does not coordinate for National Guard Student’s lodging or
meals. If a National Guard Student chooses to stay at On-Post IHG billeting, the
cost will be incurred through that Student’s respective state their unit is located in
via centrally billed account (CBA). If you elect to stay off post in a commercial
establishment you will need to coordinate through your approving official to utilize
either your own Individual billed account (IBA) or a CBA.

c. National Capitol Region (NCR): There are 10 days of training that will be
conducted in the NCR. Students will not be authorized to make their own lodging
arrangements; hotel reservations for all students (Active Duty and National
Guard) will be made by the SFISC cadre. While the SFISC coordinates for
lodging arrangements in the NCR, all students, to include National Guard
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Students, are required to utilize their IBA to pay for the cost of lodging while in
the NCR.

8. TRANSPORTATION

a. Students who are arriving from locations other than Fort Bragg and are flying are
advised to fly into Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY) or Raleigh-Durham
International Airport (RDU). Fort Bragg is located approximately 10 miles from
FAY and 56 miles from RDU. Students will be required to acquire their rental car
from the airport.

b. Rental Vehicles: Daily student transportation to-and-from lodging to daily SFISC

training sites during the Fort Bragg module is unavailable. Students will be
required to provide their own means of transportation. Due to the location of
quarters and unavailability of mess facilities, the cost of commercial taxis can
easily exceed the cost of a rental vehicle. All rental vehicles must be procured
IAW DTS policies and procedures as authorized on individual travel orders.

c. Note: Sending commands should support rental cars for those who must fly. As a
result of training requirements and classroom size, classes are divided at times
into 2-3 groups at various points during instruction. There is no guarantee that
training schedules will always align. As such, it is recommended that rental
vehicles be procured per individual. In-and-around mileage for resident service
school students who travel by POV should be authorized 15 miles per day if
quartered on-post, 25 miles per day if quartered off-post.

9. PREREQUISITES

a. Active component or National Guard United States Army Special Forces

Enlisted personnel in the rank of SSG (E-6) or SFC (E-7) with a minimum of 2
years ODA or ODB time and who have been nominated by their Chain of
Command are eligible to attend to SFISC.

b. IAW AR 350-1, soldiers attending military schools and institutional training

courses, in either a PCS or TDY status, which require preparation of a DA Form
1059 (Service School Academic Evaluation Report) will be administered height
and weight screening as a mandatory course requirement. Height and weight
screening WILL occur on the first day of training. Soldiers who subsequently fail
to meet the body composition standards of AR 600–9 will be removed from the
course. There is no APFT administered during this course.

c. It is no longer required for incoming students to possess a

completed/adjudicated TOP SECRET (TS) clearance. In order to attend
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SFISC with a SECRET clearance, students must have initiated a TOP

SECRET clearance investigation (as reflected in JPAS). It is the unit’s
responsibility to ensure this prerequisite is met. Students who do not have a
minimum of an open TS investigation by the start of the course will not be
accepted for attendance into SFISC. An interim TS clearance is NOT required.
There may be additional engagement opportunities for students with a TS
clearance during the course. In order to be permitted involvement in these
engagements, these student must be read on to the following caveats by their
parent unit before arriving at SFISC: SI/TK/G/H.

10. IN-PROCESSING: All students are required to utilize the enclosures attached at the
end of the welcome letter to complete course prerequisites. Ensure all prerequisites
are read and understood before attending the course. Anyone who does not meet all
the prerequisites will be immediately recommended for drop from the course due to
a prerequisite failure.

11. DISCIPLINARY ISSUES: Any student who is involved in an alcohol related incident
or violates the student honor code while in attendance at the SFISC will be
recommended for immediate relief from the course IAW USAJFKSWCS Regulation
350-12.

12. CONTACT NUMBERS

a. 2nd SWTG (A) GRP S-3: 910-396-2869

b. BN S3, 6th BN, 2nd SWTG (A) S-3: 910-908-2708
c. C CO, 6th BN, 2nd SWTG(A): 910-908-4246