CSORT: What Special Operations Candidates Need to Know
The Computerized Special Operations Resilience Test, also called C-SORT or CSORT, is a computer-based assessment used in Navy special warfare and special operations screening. It is not a submarine qualification test.
Who takes the CSORT
Navy Recruiting Command describes C-SORT as part of additional screening for special warfare and special operations candidates, alongside the Physical Screening Test (PST). Its report describes personality traits and the ability to work in difficult environments.
That report was published in 2014. It establishes the test’s special-operations context, but should not be used alone to determine today’s requirements for a particular program.
What the test measures
C-SORT focuses on psychological resilience and personality traits. Navy Recruiting Command identifies goal-setting, self-motivation, and emotional stability as examples. These are different from the academic knowledge measured by an aptitude test.
Answer questions based on how you actually think and behave. Trying to present an imagined ideal candidate does not provide an honest account of your own responses.
How the CSORT differs from other Navy tests
| Test | Purpose |
|---|---|
| ASVAB | Academic aptitude and enlisted qualification |
| NAPT | Nuclear Field aptitude screening |
| CSORT | Resilience and personality assessment in special-operations screening |
| PST | Physical screening for the applicable special warfare or special operations program |
Submarine service and Nuclear Field qualification are separate from the purpose of C-SORT. Volunteering for submarine duty does not, by itself, establish a C-SORT requirement.
Scores and test arrangements
Navy Recruiting Command’s report describes C-SORT results being considered alongside physical screening performance. It does not support treating the test as a submarine psychological profile or promising that a result guarantees a contract.
Before a scheduled assessment, confirm the testing location, required identification, and reporting instructions with your recruiter or program coordinator. The historical report does not establish current test duration, result turnaround, score thresholds, or retesting policy; those details are not asserted here.
For related preparation, see the Navy test-prep guides.