Selection will measure you. Measure first.

For BUD/S, SFAS, RASP, MARSOC A&S and PJ/CCT candidates. We look for 24 positions in the raw DNA file you already have (23andMe, AncestryDNA, MyHeritage and others), and we read them on your own device. Each one is mapped to the week of your pipeline where it matters and graded for the strength of its evidence. $149, one time.

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Method rev. 1.0 · Oct 2026

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Fig. 1 · Instrument

The pipeline, measured

Pick a pipeline. The ring is graduated to its published length, and each phase sits where the sources put it. Where they don't pin a phase down, the ring says approx.

Each tick is a locus from our list, placed at the phase where a published study ties it to a stressor that phase carries, such as cold water, sleep loss, or load on bone and soft tissue. Longer ticks mean stronger evidence. Where no locus clears our bar, there is no tick. Breath-hold and swimming volume have none in rev. 1.0, so the dive weeks are mostly bare.

BUD/S · Ticks on this ring, by phase

  • Orientation wk 1–7 · NSWO: ACE rs4343 (running volume), Grade C; PPARGC1A rs8192678 (running volume), Grade C; COL5A1 rs12722 (running volume), Grade C; MMP3 rs679620 (running volume), Grade C; GDF5 rs143383 (running volume), Grade C; TMPRSS6 rs855791 (running volume), Grade B; ACTN3 rs1815739 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; COL1A1 rs1800012 (soft-tissue load), Grade C
  • First Phase wk 1–3 · Pre-Hell Week: FKBP5 rs1360780 (acute stress), Grade C; NR3C1 rs41423247 (acute stress), Grade C; ACE rs4343 (running volume), Grade C; PPARGC1A rs8192678 (running volume), Grade C; COL5A1 rs12722 (running volume), Grade C; MMP3 rs679620 (running volume), Grade C; GDF5 rs143383 (running volume), Grade C; TMPRSS6 rs855791 (running volume), Grade B; ACTN3 rs1815739 (cold water), Grade C; COL1A1 rs1800012 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; GC rs2282679 (bone load), Grade B; CYP2R1 rs10741657 (bone load), Grade B; DHCR7/NADSYN1 rs12785878 (bone load), Grade B; WNT16 rs2707466 (bone load), Grade B; LRP5 rs3736228 (bone load), Grade B; P2RX7 rs3751143 (bone load), Grade C; P2RX7 rs1718119 (bone load), Grade C
  • First Phase wk 4 · Hell Week: COMT rs4680 (sleep loss), Grade C; TNF rs1800629 (sleep loss), Grade C; ADA rs73598374 (sleep loss), Grade C; BDNF rs6265 (sleep loss), Grade C; CYP1A2 rs762551 (caffeine response), Grade C; ADORA2A rs5751876 (caffeine response), Grade B; AHR rs4410790 (caffeine response), Grade B; ACTN3 rs1815739 (cold water), Grade C; FKBP5 rs1360780 (acute stress), Grade C; NR3C1 rs41423247 (acute stress), Grade C; COL1A1 rs1800012 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; COL5A1 rs12722 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; MMP3 rs679620 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; GDF5 rs143383 (soft-tissue load), Grade C
  • First Phase wk 5–7 · Post-Hell Week: ADA rs73598374 (recovery), Grade C; BDNF rs6265 (recovery), Grade C; ACE rs4343 (running volume), Grade C; PPARGC1A rs8192678 (running volume), Grade C; COL5A1 rs12722 (running volume), Grade C; MMP3 rs679620 (running volume), Grade C; GDF5 rs143383 (running volume), Grade C; TMPRSS6 rs855791 (running volume), Grade B
  • Second Phase wk 1–7 · Combat diving: ACTN3 rs1815739 (cold water), Grade C; FKBP5 rs1360780 (acute stress), Grade C; NR3C1 rs41423247 (acute stress), Grade C
  • Third Phase wk 1–7 · Land warfare: ACE rs4343 (loaded rucking), Grade C; TMPRSS6 rs855791 (loaded rucking), Grade B; PPARGC1A rs8192678 (running volume), Grade C; COL5A1 rs12722 (running volume), Grade C; MMP3 rs679620 (running volume), Grade C; GDF5 rs143383 (running volume), Grade C; ACTN3 rs1815739 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; COL1A1 rs1800012 (soft-tissue load), Grade C

24 of 24 loci fall on this ring.

SFAS · Ticks on this ring, by phase

  • SFAS wk 1 · Individual assessment, approx.: ACE rs4343 (running volume), Grade C; PPARGC1A rs8192678 (running volume), Grade C; COL5A1 rs12722 (running volume), Grade C; MMP3 rs679620 (running volume), Grade C; GDF5 rs143383 (running volume), Grade C; TMPRSS6 rs855791 (running volume), Grade B; ACTN3 rs1815739 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; COL1A1 rs1800012 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; FKBP5 rs1360780 (acute stress), Grade C; NR3C1 rs41423247 (acute stress), Grade C
  • SFAS wk 2 · Land navigation, approx.: ACE rs4343 (loaded rucking), Grade C; TMPRSS6 rs855791 (loaded rucking), Grade B; COMT rs4680 (sleep loss), Grade C; TNF rs1800629 (sleep loss), Grade C; ADA rs73598374 (sleep loss), Grade C; BDNF rs6265 (sleep loss), Grade C; CYP1A2 rs762551 (caffeine response), Grade C; ADORA2A rs5751876 (caffeine response), Grade B; AHR rs4410790 (caffeine response), Grade B; FKBP5 rs1360780 (acute stress), Grade C; NR3C1 rs41423247 (acute stress), Grade C; ACTN3 rs1815739 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; COL1A1 rs1800012 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; COL5A1 rs12722 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; MMP3 rs679620 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; GDF5 rs143383 (soft-tissue load), Grade C
  • SFAS wk 3 · Team week, approx.: ACE rs4343 (loaded rucking), Grade C; TMPRSS6 rs855791 (loaded rucking), Grade B; COMT rs4680 (sleep loss), Grade C; TNF rs1800629 (sleep loss), Grade C; ADA rs73598374 (sleep loss), Grade C; BDNF rs6265 (sleep loss), Grade C; CYP1A2 rs762551 (caffeine response), Grade C; ADORA2A rs5751876 (caffeine response), Grade B; AHR rs4410790 (caffeine response), Grade B; FKBP5 rs1360780 (acute stress), Grade C; NR3C1 rs41423247 (acute stress), Grade C; ACTN3 rs1815739 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; COL1A1 rs1800012 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; COL5A1 rs12722 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; MMP3 rs679620 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; GDF5 rs143383 (soft-tissue load), Grade C

17 of 24 loci fall on this ring.

RASP · Ticks on this ring, by phase

  • RASP wk 1–2 · Peak assessment: FKBP5 rs1360780 (acute stress), Grade C; NR3C1 rs41423247 (acute stress), Grade C; ACE rs4343 (loaded rucking), Grade C; TMPRSS6 rs855791 (loaded rucking), Grade B; ACTN3 rs1815739 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; COL1A1 rs1800012 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; COL5A1 rs12722 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; MMP3 rs679620 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; GDF5 rs143383 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; PPARGC1A rs8192678 (running volume), Grade C
  • RASP wk 3–5 · Assessment: ACE rs4343 (loaded rucking), Grade C; TMPRSS6 rs855791 (loaded rucking), Grade B; PPARGC1A rs8192678 (running volume), Grade C; COL5A1 rs12722 (running volume), Grade C; MMP3 rs679620 (running volume), Grade C; GDF5 rs143383 (running volume), Grade C; ACTN3 rs1815739 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; COL1A1 rs1800012 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; FKBP5 rs1360780 (acute stress), Grade C; NR3C1 rs41423247 (acute stress), Grade C
  • RASP wk 6–8 · Skills training: ACE rs4343 (loaded rucking), Grade C; TMPRSS6 rs855791 (loaded rucking), Grade B; ACTN3 rs1815739 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; COL1A1 rs1800012 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; COL5A1 rs12722 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; MMP3 rs679620 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; GDF5 rs143383 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; FKBP5 rs1360780 (acute stress), Grade C; NR3C1 rs41423247 (acute stress), Grade C

10 of 24 loci fall on this ring.

A&S · Ticks on this ring, by phase

  • A&S wk 1–2 · Phase I screening: ACE rs4343 (loaded rucking), Grade C; TMPRSS6 rs855791 (loaded rucking), Grade B; PPARGC1A rs8192678 (running volume), Grade C; COL5A1 rs12722 (running volume), Grade C; MMP3 rs679620 (running volume), Grade C; GDF5 rs143383 (running volume), Grade C; ACTN3 rs1815739 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; COL1A1 rs1800012 (soft-tissue load), Grade C
  • A&S wk 3–5 · Phase II selection, approx.: FKBP5 rs1360780 (acute stress), Grade C; NR3C1 rs41423247 (acute stress), Grade C; ACE rs4343 (loaded rucking), Grade C; TMPRSS6 rs855791 (loaded rucking), Grade B

10 of 24 loci fall on this ring.

PJ/CCT · Ticks on this ring, by phase

  • SWCC wk 1–6 · Conditioning, approx.: ACE rs4343 (running volume), Grade C; PPARGC1A rs8192678 (running volume), Grade C; COL5A1 rs12722 (running volume), Grade C; MMP3 rs679620 (running volume), Grade C; GDF5 rs143383 (running volume), Grade C; TMPRSS6 rs855791 (running volume), Grade B; ACTN3 rs1815739 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; COL1A1 rs1800012 (soft-tissue load), Grade C
  • SWCC wk 7 · Resiliency event, approx.: COMT rs4680 (sleep loss), Grade C; TNF rs1800629 (sleep loss), Grade C; ADA rs73598374 (sleep loss), Grade C; BDNF rs6265 (sleep loss), Grade C; CYP1A2 rs762551 (caffeine response), Grade C; ADORA2A rs5751876 (caffeine response), Grade B; AHR rs4410790 (caffeine response), Grade B; FKBP5 rs1360780 (acute stress), Grade C; NR3C1 rs41423247 (acute stress), Grade C; ACTN3 rs1815739 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; COL1A1 rs1800012 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; COL5A1 rs12722 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; MMP3 rs679620 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; GDF5 rs143383 (soft-tissue load), Grade C
  • A&S wk 1–4 · Assessment and selection: FKBP5 rs1360780 (acute stress), Grade C; NR3C1 rs41423247 (acute stress), Grade C; ACE rs4343 (loaded rucking), Grade C; TMPRSS6 rs855791 (loaded rucking), Grade B; ACTN3 rs1815739 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; COL1A1 rs1800012 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; COL5A1 rs12722 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; MMP3 rs679620 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; GDF5 rs143383 (soft-tissue load), Grade C; ADA rs73598374 (recovery), Grade C; BDNF rs6265 (recovery), Grade C

17 of 24 loci fall on this ring.

Fig. 2 · Readout

One page of a readout

A page from the specimen readout, at reduced scale. The candidate is fictional. The page is real output from the code that builds every readout.

WFG Readout · Specimen · BUD/S · Method rev. 1.0

Page 8 of 19

Phase 2 of 6 · Weeks 8–10 of 28

First Phase wk 1–3 · Pre-Hell Week

StressorsAcute stress · Running volume · Swimming volume · Cold water · Soft-tissue load · Bone load

No position on our list is tied to swimming volume in rev. 1.0.

Also matters here, read in full earlierTMPRSS6 rs855791 GG (p. 3) · ACTN3 rs1815739 TT (p. 4) · ACE rs4343 AG (p. 5) · PPARGC1A rs8192678 CT (p. 6) · COL1A1 rs1800012 CC (p. 6) · COL5A1 rs12722 TT (p. 7) · MMP3 rs679620 CC (p. 7)

GC

rs2282679 · Vitamin D binding protein (lead GWAS variant)GTGrade B
Your genotype
GT · G/TGC is on the - strand. SNPedia and some papers use the gene-strand letters A/C; consumer files show T (= A) and G (= C). G is the allele associated with lower blood 25(OH)D.
Matters at
First Phase wk 1–3 · Pre-Hell Week (bone load)
Reading
One copy of G, the allele associated with lower blood 25(OH)D in a genome-wide study of 33,996 people.
Consider
Consider asking your physician about a serum 25(OH)D test well before you ship.
We won't claim
Your actual vitamin D level (only a blood test shows that), that you will get a stress fracture (vitamin D variants did not track bone changes in 2,550 Army trainees), or any supplement dose.

Sources: Wang et al. 2010, Lancet (GWAS, 33,996 people) · doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60588-0Gazdzinska et al. 2026, Nutrients (331 soldiers) · doi:10.3390/nu18183041Roberts et al. 2026, J Appl Physiol (2,550 Army trainees) · doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00181.2026

Specimen · fictional candidate · not issued to a person

Warfighter Genetics

  1. Running head. Document, pipeline, method revision and page number, on every page.
  2. Your genotype, exactly as your file reports it, and how those letters map to the ones in the studies.
  3. Evidence grade. A letter set by the method, never a color.
  4. Matters at. The week of your pipeline and the stressor it carries.
  5. We won't claim. Printed on every locus, next to what we do say.
Specimen page 8 of 19. Fictional candidate, real renderer output, Method rev. 1.0.

Open the full specimen

Fig. 3 · Pre-flight

We never receive your genome.

Check your file before you pay. The pre-flight check reads it inside this browser tab, looks for the 24 positions on our list and shows you what it found. The file stays on your device, now and after you buy.

Fig. 4 · Equation

The selection equation

  1. Drive You build it.

    Showing up, staying in, finishing the evolution in front of you.

  2. Prep You optimize it.

    Training, sleep, food, recovery, and the weeks you give each.

  3. Baseline We measure it.

    The 24 positions on our list, read from your file and graded.

Drawn, not measured. Nobody can say how the three split for you.

Your training, sleep and head will matter more than anything in this readout. It tells you where to look.

In a study of SFAS candidates, the measures most strongly associated with selection were physical ones you train: road march times, land navigation, run times, fitness test score and obstacle course score (Farina et al. 2019, Physiology & Behavior, doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.112647).

Specification

Specification and limits

Specification · Method rev. 1.0
ParameterValueNote
InputRaw DNA file you already have23andMe, AncestryDNA, MyHeritage, FamilyTreeDNA, Living DNA, or a whole-genome VCF with rsIDs.
Positions24A 23andMe v5 file is documented to carry 22; AncestryDNA v2, 21 to 23. Your pre-flight check shows the real count.
Read locationYour deviceRead inside the browser tab. Works with Wi-Fi off.
Raw file sent0 bytesMeasured by the pre-flight check.
Sent at purchaseUp to 24 genotypes · about 1 KBWith your provider's name and your file's fingerprint. You see the exact message before it goes.
EvidenceGrade A / B / C + DOIRev. 1.0: 0 A, 8 B, 16 C. 43 sources, each with a DOI. Loci without a peer-reviewed DOI are excluded.
TurnaroundUsually under a minuteBuilt by fixed rules the moment your genotypes arrive.
RetentionUntil you deleteDeleting returns a receipt.
MethodRev. 1.0 · Oct 2026Every change goes in the public changelog.
Price$149 · one timeSame price for everyone. No sales, no codes.

Limits.

It can't tell you whether you'll finish, and nobody can. Most of the effects it reports are small, and 16 of the 24 positions are grade C: one study, one research group, small samples or mixed results. Much of the evidence comes from European-ancestry samples. It reads only what your chip tested, and a genotype isn't a level: a variant linked to lower vitamin D is a reason to consider a blood test, and says nothing about what the test will show.

Not in your readout.

  • "Warrior gene" or other personality reads
  • intelligence
  • night vision
  • navigation aptitude
  • motion sickness
  • PTSD risk or any mental health risk
  • Alzheimer's, APOE or any disease risk
  • supplement or medication doses
  • a score, a pass/fail or a selection forecast

Source.

Background for the method: Petrovick et al. 2026, Physiology & Behavior, a study of genetic markers in 800 male SFAS candidates. doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2025.115150. Its abstract names genes, not the specific variants we read, so no reading in rev. 1.0 rests on it. We cite it as a source. Its authors and their institutions don't work with us or endorse us.

Independence.

Independent. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department of Defense, USSOCOM or any military service.

Full marker table, grades and sources: Specification

Intake

Your report date sets the window

We sell a readout only when there's time to use it: at least 6 weeks and no more than 24 months before you report or ship.

Pipeline

160th SOAR Green Platoon is in the pipelines guide but isn't mapped in rev. 1.0.

The month you report to your course, or ship to training. We count weeks to the 1st of that month.

Who's paying

Next you'll create an account, then pay on Stripe's checkout page.

  • Same price for everyone. No sales, no codes.
  • Sponsoring a candidate? Their readout is sealed to them. You get a receipt.
  • If your file has fewer than 19 of the 24 markers, we refund before we build anything.
  • What we never ask: orders, unit, Social Security number, service number, medical records.
  • Refund rules in full: terms, section 6.

Questions

Questions candidates actually ask

Can this end up in my military record or MEPS file?

Not from us. Your raw file never reaches us. We don't send anything to any military service, MEPS, recruiter or medical record system, and we hand over genetic data only when a court order or search warrant requires it. What you do with your readout is up to you: if you give it to a medical officer, it becomes part of what they keep. We can't tell you how to answer an official form.

Didn't DoD tell service members not to use DNA kits?

Yes. In a memo dated December 20, 2019, the Department of Defense advised service members not to use direct-to-consumer genetic tests, citing risks to personal and genetic information and to the force. We don't sell kits, and your raw file never leaves your device. If you already have a file, the company that tested you already holds your results, and running our check doesn't change that. If you don't, buying a kit creates that record. That decision is yours.

Does GINA protect me?

Not where the military is concerned. The employment protections in the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act don't apply to the U.S. military, which may use genetic information in employment decisions. GINA also doesn't cover life, disability or long-term care insurance. It's one reason the file stays on your device and the readout leaves out disease and mental health.

My data was at 23andMe before the 2025 bankruptcy. Now what?

23andMe filed for Chapter 11 in March 2025. With court approval, TTAM Research Institute, a nonprofit led by co-founder Anne Wojcicki, completed its purchase of the business, including customer data, in July 2025. If you downloaded your raw file, our check reads it on your device and sends nothing. If you want your data gone from 23andMe, delete it in your 23andMe account. Nothing we do changes what they hold.

Will this tell me if I'll pass?

No. Nobody can. It shows where published evidence ties your genotypes to the stressors in your pipeline, so you know where to look while you train.

Which files work?

Raw data files from 23andMe, AncestryDNA, MyHeritage, FamilyTreeDNA and Living DNA (.txt, .csv, .zip or .gz), and whole-genome VCF files whose ID column carries rsIDs. A 23andMe v5 file is documented to carry 22 of the 24 positions, and an AncestryDNA v2 file 21 to 23. We haven't confirmed the other providers against real files yet. The pre-flight check tells you before you pay.

I don't have a DNA file. What do I do?

Order a 23andMe or AncestryDNA kit, then come back with your raw file in 4–6 weeks. We don't sell kits and aren't paid for sending you there. Testing creates a genetic record held by that company under its own terms, so read the DoD and GINA answers first.

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