what’s the difference between Army Rangers, Green Berets, Delta Force, Navy SEALs, SEAL Team Six and Marine Raiders

Question

Is that even all of them? Why do you guys have so many different types of special forces?

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Answer 1

Special Forces (“Green Berets”) and SEAL are the Special Operations Commands of the Army and Navy, respectively, and are considered Tier 2 Special Operations.

Special Forces Operations Detachment – Delta (“Delta Force”) and Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU, or “SEAL Team 6”), are the most elite of these two groups, and are Tier 1 Special Operations.

Marine Raiders are the relatively recent re-designation for MARSOC, Marine Special Operations Command and are also Tier 2 SOC, like SF and SEAL.

Army Rangers, while they are technically considered Tier 2 SOC, are much more like elite Infantry than a Special Operations unit.