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Special Warfare

| July 01, 2008 | Dufresne, Rob | COPYRIGHT 2008 John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Special Forces are front and center in the war on terror. Soldiers serving in SF units are among the most deployed Soldiers in the U.S. Army. With a high op tempo that appears to have no end in sight, the cadre at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, started looking for a new way to train its Soldiers--a better way. That research and innovation by the cadre has resulted in a transformation of the Special Forces Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course, or ANCOC, that is unparalleled in today's Army.

The transformation effort by the NCO Academy has laid to rest the old summary of the NCO Education system: ...

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