America's Army introduces the Special Forces class of soldier. Players successfully completing Special Forces training will be able to play as a Special Forces soldier armed with all new highly specialized weaponry.

This new class also includes new player models and attachments as well as team structure to mimic the Green Beret squad structure. In order for a player to play as a Special Forces soldier, the player must meet all the prerequisites: A minimum HONOR of 15, completion of all the S ...read more >>

US Army soldiers work as a member of a squad. Squads are lead by the Squad leader, who has the rank of Staff Sergeant (SSG). Armed with the same weapons as a rifleman, he is fast and maneuverable. Additionally all SSGs are equipped with binoculars. SSGs also can use the squad radio to issue commands.

Your primary responsibility is leadership in combat, requiring competence, character and skill. Squad Leaders take charge by synchronizing the efforts of their fire teams. Armed with the M16A2 r ...read more >>

Each squad is divided into 1 - 4 fireteams each having their own purpose. The leaders of these fire teams are Sergeants. Their purpose is to lead their teams to execute a command given by the squad leader in order to complete a mission. Since they are also armed with a rifle, their capabilities are the same as the SSG and rifleman. SGTs also are issued binoculars.

This soldier is a fighting leader, assisting the squad leader by taking charge of a 3-person fire team. Armed with the M16A2 rifl ...read more >>

America's Army players have the option of participating in virtual medical training classes that teach them vital real-world lifesaving skills. In order to be qualified as an America's Army Medic, players must pass 4 separate training courses at the virtual Brook Army Medical Center.

These courses are the Airway Management class in which players learn how to administer medical attention to casualties that are not breathing; the Controlling Bleeding course that teaches how to treat wounded So ...read more >>

The rifleman makes up the bulk of the infantry squad. To make the rifleman more versatile in all types of combat environments, they are equipped with a variety of rifles and grenades.

The purpose of the rifleman is to complete his mission, give covering fire and act as a maneuver element (when organized into fire teams) to execute the squad leader's plan.
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Armed with the M249 SAW, the automatic rifleman combines awesome firepower with quick maneuverability. The automatic rifleman is essential in providing overwhelming volumes of suppressive fire from medium to long range. No fire team is complete without the Automatic Rifleman.

The Automatic Rifleman provides a fire team with a belt-fed machine gun. The M249's high rate of fire, and large ammunition capacity gives a squad/fire team a weapon that maintains a consistent rate of fire to provide c ...read more >>

The grenadier is a key member of the U.S. Army fire team. Armed with an M16 and M203 grenade launcher, the grenadier can deliver explosive fire at point and area targets from medium to long distances.

The grenadier is capable of sending 40mm high explosive grenades a great distance away, providing support fire for the fire team / squad. Additionally grenadiers also have a fully functional M16A2. Each fire team has one grenadier. Since their role is support, grenadiers also carry a larger inv ...read more >>

The advanced marksman is a unique soldier who is an expert marksman. To be an advanced marksman you must have scored 36 or higher at the rifle range and have attended advanced marksmanship school. From there, you will be able to use special long range precision weapons like the M24 and M82. Advanced marksmen can be identified by their hats. They usually wear "boonie hats" but on arctic maps they wear kevlar helmets like the rest of their squad.

Relying on stealth and patience, the advanced m ...read more >>

Indigenous Forces are an all new class of player controlled forces to assist the Green Berets in combat situations. This unique class mimics the real life indigenous allied forces that work with U.S. Special Forces around the globe. This class includes new player models and specialized weapons. The player will not need any special training to be able to play as an Indigenous Forces soldier on the supported Special Forces maps.

Special Forces train the indigenous population to fight in order ...read more >>