Lead the Future, In and Out of Uniform
Leverage your military experience with SAFe certifications.
Military Branch
U.S. Marine Corps
Available Certifications
SSM, POPM, SA, SP
Funding
GI Bill®
Why SAFe for Marines?
Translate your leadership and discipline into high-demand skills for your Air Force career and civilian life.
Enhance Your Military Career
SAFe principles help streamline complex projects, improve team collaboration, and increase mission readiness. As a certified professional, you’ll be equipped to lead with agility, manage resources more effectively, and drive innovation within your unit.
Excel in Your Civilian Transition
Your military experience in leadership, strategy, and execution is invaluable. A SAFe certification is the bridge that translates those skills into the language of top civilian employers, giving you a distinct advantage in building a successful and lucrative career in tech, project management, and countless other industries.
A Certification that pays you
The ROI of pursuing a SAFe Certification is significant. SAFe-certified professionals earn higher salaries, see faster career advancement, and open more doors over the life of their certification.
Available Certifications
SAFe Scrum Master (SSM)
Learn the fundamentals of team-level Scrum and how to build high-performing Agile teams. As a SAFe Scrum Master, you will learn to facilitate team events, coach team members, and remove impediments to success, becoming a true servant leader and coach.
Key Skills You’ll Gain:
- Facilitating Planning Interval (PI) execution
- Coaching teams in Scrum, Built-in Quality, and Kanban
- Supporting DevOps implementation
- Resolving team and art-level impediments
Recommended For:
CMF 17, CMF 25, CMF 35, CMF 36, CMF 51, CMF 74, CMF 88/90s
CMF17 (Cyber) Use Case
Lead and manage teams in dynamic cyber environments. SAFe provides the framework to coordinate cross-functional cyber defense projects and rapidly adapt to emerging threats.
CMF25 (Signal Corps) Use Case
Oversee complex communication network and technology deployments with greater efficiency. Use Agile practices to ensure seamless information flow and manage technical teams effectively.
SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager
Learn how to expertly bridge the gap between customer needs and program execution to maximize value delivery. As an AI-Empowered SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, you will learn to align product strategy with Agile execution, coordinate backlogs with precision, and leverage AI to accelerate decision-making and business impact.
Key Skills You’ll Gain:
- Aligning roadmaps to business goals
- Applying Design Thinking and customer-centricity to guide feature workflow
- Managing, prioritizing, and refining Team and ART Backlogs
- Using practical AI techniques for feature discovery and backlog optimization
Recommended For:
Communications (06XX), Cyber Operations (17XX), Logistics & Supply (04XX, 30XX), Intelligence (02XX)
Communications and Cyber Operations Use Case
Define, fund, and manage end-to-end capability development for aviation and aerospace platforms. Translate mission objectives into structured feature backlogs, roadmaps, and delivery decisions while effectively balancing technical tradeoffs.
Logistics, Supply, and Intelligence Use Case
Define requirements and prioritize delivery backlogs for operational service outcomes. Streamline complex supply-chain tools or intelligence processing software to deliver maximum value and situational clarity to tactical units.
Leading SAFe
Learn how to lead a Lean-Agile transformation at scale and align strategy with execution. As a SAFe Agilist, you will learn to guide multiple Agile Release Trains, drive the SAFe implementation roadmap, and foster a customer-centric, value-driven culture.
Key Skills You’ll Gain:
- Leading Lean-Agile transformation to align strategy with execution
- Fostering collaboration among executives and Agile teams
- Applying AI-driven strategies to drive enterprise agility
- Establishing a value-driven culture
Recommended For:
Communications Leadership (06XX), Cyber Leadership (17XX), Logistics & Supply Leadership (04XX, 30XX), Aviation Command/Support (72XX)
Communications and Cyber Leadership Use Case
Lead large-scale operational and defensive network transformations. Empower leaders to orchestrate multiple technical teams, coordinate critical dependencies, and deliver secure, resilient enterprise communications in highly volatile environments.
Logistics, Supply, and Aviation Command Use Case
Align people, equipment, and complex operational priorities across massive units. Drive value stream flow and continuous improvement across supply chains and command groups, ensuring maximum mission support efficiency.
SAFe for Teams
Learn the fundamentals of team-level Scrum and how to build high-performing Agile teams. As a SAFe Practitioner, you will learn to facilitate team events, coach team members, and remove impediments to success, adopting a servant-leader mindset and contributing as a value-producing team member.
Key Skills You’ll Gain:
- Executing iterations and plan work in cadence with other teams
- Applying flow and continuous improvement across value streams
- Collaborating across teams and synchronize work within an ART
- Optimizing productivity, decision-making and execution with AI
Recommended For:
Communications (06XX), Cyber Operations (17XX), Signals Intelligence / Electronic Warfare (26XX), Logistics & Supply (04XX, 30XX)
Cyber, Communications and SIGINT/EW Use Case
Operate as a critical technical contributor within structured Agile planning environments. Actively participate in team events to coordinate complex radio, cyber, or electronic warfare tasks, executing tactical deliverables in predictable cadences.
Logistics & Supply Use Case
Execute daily tracking, distribution, and movement planning as a collaborative team member. Track team backlogs and align with broader maintenance schedules to improve the speed and responsiveness of supply chain support.
Funding Options
Choose your funding path and follow the steps below to apply funding toward your exam fee.
For Active Duty
Use Credentialing Assistance (CA)
Explore & select
Visit the DoD COOL website and find the SAFe credential by filtering by Agency. Confirm you meet the eligibility criteria.
Request funding
Submit a Funding Request. Follow the steps on MARINE CORPS COOL.
Train & certify
Once your CA request is approved, attend the training, pass the exam, and report your results back to MARINE CORPS COOL. It’s that simple!
For Veterans
Use GI Bill® Funding
Confirm eligibility
Ensure you have remaining benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill or other eligible programs.
Pay exam fee, take exam & see results instantly
Choose the certification above. Pay upfront and take the exam. Keep all receipts and a copy of your test results.
Request reimbursement
Submit VA form 22-0803, Application for Reimbursement for Licensing or Certification Test Fees, along with your receipt and results to the VA for reimbursement.
Additional SAFe Government Resources
SAFe Scrum Master Course
Learn to lead teams on an Agile Release Train, facilitate PI Planning, and drive improvement with our expert-led training.
SAFe Explained for Government
Discover what SAFe is and how it empowers governments to achieve mission-critical goals with greater certainty, efficiency, and adaptability.
SAFe Certification Helps Your Career
Our research shows that SAFe-certified pros earn higher salaries across industries, with growing demand for skills like AI, DevSecOps, and data security.
Committed to Those Who Serve
At Scaled Agile, our commitment to those who serve doesn’t end with learning or career progression. We proudly participate in Pledge 1%, dedicating our time, resources, and profits to causes that matter. For us, that means supporting the brave individuals who protect our freedoms.
We regularly contribute to military-focused charities such as the Wounded Warrior Project and support organizations like TAPS and the Fisher House Foundation through volunteer time and employee matching contributions—delivering direct support to veterans, service members, and their families.
Whether you’re transitioning to civilian life or looking to expand your impact in uniform, know this: you’re not alone on the journey. We’re honored to support you—and proud to invest in a future that uplifts those who have sacrificed so much.
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