Which is harder Green Beret or ranger?

While the Green Berets have what many would call a harder selection, there's no denying that the Army Rangers selection is no cake-walk either. In fact, many Army Rangers are plucked from the unit to serve in the Green Berets themselves.
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Which is harder Navy Seal or Green Beret?

While Army Green Beret training is extraordinarily demanding, the overall consensus is that Navy SEAL training is the most challenging of any elite ops group in the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Which is harder Special Forces or Ranger?

Both schools are physically and mentally challenging, but in different ways. I generally say that Ranger school sucks more but the Q course is harder.
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Can a Ranger become a Green Beret?

A Green Beret became the first US servicemember to graduate from the modern version of Thai Ranger School. The Green Beret, who is assigned to the 1st Special Forces Group, finished the course as the honor graduate.
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Which special forces is the hardest?

The Colombian Lancero course is one of the toughest foreign special-operations courses US commandos get to attend. Army Green Berets usually attend, but Navy SEALs and Army Rangers will occasionally go too. "The most difficult course I am aware of is the Colombian Lancero Course.
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Has anyone been a Green Beret and a Navy SEAL?

Catch up on the developing stories making headlines. NORFOLK, Va. -- A U.S. Navy SEAL has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the hazing death of a U.S. Army Green Beret while the men served together in Africa.
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How long does it take to be a Green Beret?

You'll complete that training in six stages over 63 weeks. The first trial is a two-week Special Operations Preparation Course. SOPC prepares possible candidates for the actual Special Forces Assessment and Selection — the first official phase of Green Beret training.
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Is Delta Force the most elite?

SEAL Team 6, officially known as United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU), and Delta Force, officially known as 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D), are the most highly trained elite forces in the US military.
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What is the most badass military unit?

Top Ten, Most Elite Special Operation Units in the US Military
  • USMC Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team. ...
  • USAF Pararescuemen, PJ. ...
  • US Army 75th Ranger Regiment. ...
  • USMC MARSOC. ...
  • US Army Intelligence Support Activity. ...
  • USMC Force Reconnaissance. ...
  • US Navy Seals. ...
  • US Army Delta Force.
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What is the toughest branch of the military?

The Marine Corps

The U.S. Marine Corps is known as the toughest and most aggressive branch of the military but is only 1/10 of the size of the Army. Marines are also known to be the first ones called into war, and they perform many of the same duties as all of the other branches of the military.
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Is Delta Force more elite than SEALs?

There's an on-going debate on who's tougher: a Navy SEAL or a member of the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment's Delta Unit, a.k.a. "Delta Force." Both are elite, super soldiers held in the highest regard for their specially-trained combat skills and endurance on and off the battlefield; they are the best of the ...
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Is SEAL Team 6 better than other SEAL teams?

Team Six is the most elite unit of America's Naval Special Warfare Development Group. That larger group is more familiarly known as the SEALs, an acronym that stands for SEa, Air, and Land – the three theaters of the commandos' operations.
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What is the Air Force equivalent of a Navy SEAL?

The United States Air Force's Special Tactics force can be said to be the Air Force equivalent of the Navy's SEAL team. It is one of the elite forces by the US Air Force. Because of their distinctive skill set, they are many times the first special ops unit deployed into emergency or disastrous situations.
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Does Delta Force wear Green Berets?

United States Army Special Forces, or “Green Berets”, are distinguished by their unique headgear. Green Berets represent one of the most classified special forces in the military along with 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D), or “Delta Force”.
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Who is the youngest Green Beret?

It is believed that Terry McIntosh is the youngest soldier to serve with the Green Berets on an "A" team and earn the coveted Combat Badge. This is his story about the transition from boy to man in the jungles of Vietnam where he met himself for the first time with a sense of shame and honor.
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What is the average age of a Green Beret?

The average age of a Green Beret is 31 years old. Typically, SF guys already have unique and interesting backgrounds filled with life experience from other ventures before they even go through selection.
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What languages do Green Berets learn?

The language opportunities of all Special Forces operators are Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Indonesian, Czech, Persian-Farsi, Polish, Russian, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Arabic, Korean and Japanese.
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Is Ranger school harder than SEAL training?

While the route to SEALs training is more direct than for the Rangers, each training is more intensive. To be considered for SEALs training, candidates must meet a series of strict physical criteria and pass several tests.
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Who killed Green Beret?

A military court sentenced Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Mario A. Madera-Rodriguez to 6 months of confinement, a reduction in rank, and an additional 90 days of hard labor for his involvement in an array of crimes connected to the 2017 death of Army Green Beret Logan Melgar.
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Can a Marine be a Green Beret?

The Commandos Marine are an elite special operations unit of the French Navy. Formed from Fusiliers Marins during the Second World War in Britain, they wear the same green berets, pulled right, as the British Commandos. They are called bérets verts (green berets).
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Why are Green Berets called snake eaters?

Snake Eater may refer to: A member or former member of the United States Army Special Forces (i.e. Green Berets). This nickname was acquired due to the Special Forces serving snake meat at the Gabriel Demonstration Area on Fort Bragg, for visiting VIPs, the press, etc.
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What is Delta Force called now?

SFOD-Delta has been through a few name changes over the years, and even though it likely always will be known as SFOD-Delta, it recently was renamed the Combat Applications Group (CAG) and is now known officially as Army Compartmented Elements (ACE).
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