If you are looking into getting into special forces, it also wouldn't hurt to work on gathering connections which might assist you in getting a pair of letters of recommendation from people in the US congress. Sometimes things like that take time to achieve.
This is not an approach I would recommend for getting into any Special Operations units.
You have to keep in mind that all of them are a volunteer meritocracy, which means if you used outside (such as political) influence to force your way in everybody knows, does not trust you, and it becomes a very unpleasant situation until you leave. I saw it happen, it is ugly.
For Enlisted getting into the Rangers can be problematic if they didn't enlist with an Option 40 contract.
For Officers it is a completely different process as they must serve in a conventional unit for a certain duration (which varies with rank) before they can submit their packet to the respective Special Operations unit they wish to join. In this case, Airborne is required, Ranger tab is strongly encourage, and you're completely against your direct peers that're also interested in attending the exact same selection as you are.
For Infantry Officers this is extremely competitive, but for Intel and Signal officers there are frequently so few eligible candidates that it is rare for them not to be given a slot...then they have to prove they belong there.