▁process . ▁If ▁a ▁candidate ▁passes ▁these ▁stages ▁and ▁is ▁voted ▁on ▁the ▁local ▁team , ▁they ▁are ▁then ▁designated ▁" Green ▁Team " ▁members ▁and ▁allowed ▁to ▁train ▁with ▁the ▁cert ified ▁team ▁members . ▁Green ▁Team ▁members ▁are ▁eventually ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁S RT ▁Initial ▁Cert ification ▁Cour se ▁at ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Fire ar ms ▁and ▁T act ical ▁Program s , ▁T act ical ▁Oper ations ▁Unit ▁( OF TP / TO U ) ▁Fort ▁Ben ning , ▁Georgia , ▁where ▁they ▁must ▁pass ▁additional ▁physical ▁fit ness , ▁fire ar ms , ▁scenario - based ▁and ▁written ▁assess ments . ▁Out ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 7 , 1 0 0 ▁special ▁agents , ▁there ▁are ▁currently ▁only ▁approximately ▁ 3 0 0 ▁cert ified ▁S RT ▁members ▁nation wide . ▁ ▁H SI ▁S RT s ▁often ▁conduct ▁training ▁exer cis es ▁with ▁various ▁federal , ▁state ▁and ▁local ▁teams , ▁and ▁also ▁assist ▁other ▁teams ▁during ▁national ▁events ▁or ▁large - scale ▁operations ▁that ▁require ▁multiple ▁high - ris k ▁scenarios ▁to ▁be ▁conducted ▁simultaneously . ▁The ▁working ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁S RT s ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ' s ▁U . S . ▁Special ▁Oper ations ▁Command ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁SO COM ▁providing ▁the ▁S RT s ▁with ▁excess ▁Mine ▁Res istant ▁Amb ush ▁Prote cted ▁Ve h icles ▁( MR AP s ), ▁fire ar ms , ▁and ▁other ▁g ear ▁designed ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Tier ▁One