A comparison of US Army's Delta and Seal Team 6, what do you think?

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:05:37 -0400

I came across this article comparing Seal Team 6 with the Army's Delta Force. What do you think?

http://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/seal-team-6-delta-force?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=facebook-referral-traffic&utm_source=watm-facebook-fan-page&utm_content&utm_term

5 key differences between Delta Force and SEAL Team 6

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 U.S. military. Both are Special Missions Units (SMU) under the control of the secretive Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), they perform various clandestine …

Response by SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL made Oct 23 at 2015 9:23 AM

SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:23:11 -0400

LTC Private RallyPoint Member great article, it boils down to different ways to conduct their mission or protocol. To me it's like the Armed Services, many branches, but one goal to protect and defend our nation.

Response by SSG Leo Bell made Oct 23 at 2015 9:25 AM

SSG Leo Bell — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:25:59 -0400

I think there both the best in the business. One is for maritime ops the other does more land ops. The news has blasted the seals allot here lately and the movie didn't help. People don't remember that it was delta that went to Iran and rescued hostages and a movie was made about that also. Which the movie sucked and wasn't no where near the truth. Hollywood messes up the real story of the military now matter who they try to make a movie about. They can't copy the uniforms because they will get into trouble for it and they have to add on to a story to make it more appealing to the public I know.
I was stationed at Fort Bragg twice and it's very true Delta is Secertive and you don't know who they are or what they do. I'm from Va and I see navel people with the seal emblem on the uniform. I give them much respect for what they go thru to be part of there teams. I don't know if I could of gone thru either of the rigorous training each group goes thru, but I didn't try.
Hoora to both groups you have my respect.

Response by COL Jean (John) F. B. made Oct 23 at 2015 9:29 AM

COL Jean (John) F. B. — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:29:06 -0400

LTC Private RallyPoint Member - Both groups, as well as everyone in the military, have my highest respect.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 23 at 2015 9:54 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:54:36 -0400

Personally, I don't care what their differences are. Both groups are serious BAMFs and I would not want to be on the receiving end of their ire. These two groups go and do what others cannot.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 23 at 2015 10:15 AM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 10:15:15 -0400

I'm glad we are on the same team.
Both of these groups have my utmost respect.

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Oct 23 at 2015 10:52 AM

CAPT Kevin B. — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 10:52:37 -0400

I'm very grateful we have such incredibly skilled, dedicated, and lethal forces.... on our side! My sidebar brushes with them out in the badlands typically left me amazed at what they can do.

Response by LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow made Oct 23 at 2015 11:18 AM

LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 11:18:28 -0400

One of the huge issues the Seal Teams faced during OIF and OEF was adapting to being more like other ground forces. Many of their ops were outside what they had trained for - no stealthy insertions from subs or HALO, etc - showing up in a Humvee or MRAP is not what the teams were used to...

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 23 at 2015 11:24 AM

PO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 11:24:01 -0400

They are both SPECIAL to me :). never fight with SPECIAL or between SPECIAL. same go with each branch too.

Response by SGM Mikel Dawson made Oct 23 at 2015 12:08 PM

SGM Mikel Dawson — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 12:08:14 -0400

I would never compare the two they are two different units. I'd say they complement each other and all holes are filled.

Response by CPO Jason Meier made Oct 23 at 2015 5:30 PM

CPO Jason Meier — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 17:30:42 -0400

Having worked with both of these groups extensively there are only slight differences. Yes both groups are extremely well trained and good at what they do the article did hit the only main difference which is DEVGRU is the primary for anything maritime. DEVGRU is actually divided into both SEAL and SWCC (Boat Guys). Back to the other differences which are mostly internal SOP's, kind of like a group personality or character. Both think outside the box and both are very selective and secretive until you have the internal leaks mentioned in a previous comment. The problem that they both encounter is when there is a non-Spec Op COC in the AO and only a Spec Op Liaison. This usually forces them to think inside a very constricting box that makes their mission extremely difficult and this is where mission failures and casualties happen. But again, both are great at what they do and if I had a preference, well, we know which I would choose..... Just sayin'.

Response by PO3 John Jeter made Oct 25 at 2015 3:03 PM

PO3 John Jeter — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 15:03:46 -0400

Different mission sets and scope. Either way it goes, I want to be called "friend" when they show up. Being called "foe" is a very short career span....

Response by SSG Michael Scott made Oct 25 at 2015 5:06 PM

SSG Michael Scott — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 17:06:43 -0400

Seal are the best!

Response by COL Jon Thompson made Oct 25 at 2015 6:38 PM

COL Jon Thompson — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 18:38:19 -0400

I just finished reading Relentless Strike, the Secret History of JSOC by Sean Naylor. In the book, he goes through the history of how both Delta and ST6 started and goes into detail about how they both changed in the War on Terror. They both evolved from different missions but because of the demand for Tier One operators in the GWOT, they became somewhat interchangeable. In the book, he says that Delta had the responsibility for Iraq and ST6 for Afghanistan. I enjoyed the book and am glad that regardless of who they belong to, they are on our side.

Response by SMSgt Thor Merich made Oct 25 at 2015 6:58 PM

SMSgt Thor Merich — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 18:58:59 -0400

Both teams are valuable and a necessary part of the military. However, I would disagree with one part of the article which stated that they describe themselves as "Quiet Professionals." That term is generally used for Air Force Special Operations (AFSOC). You never hear in the press that on nearly every DEVGRU and SFOD-D mission there are one or two air force guys present. And just to be clear, you didn't hear it from me either.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Oct 25 at 2015 7:26 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 19:26:23 -0400

Who was that person who wanted to use the SEALS exclusively to include land missions?

Response by SCPO Lee Pradia made Nov 3 at 2015 8:35 AM

SCPO Lee Pradia — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 08:35:58 -0500

I think both compliment each other and I feel bad for the enemy if they have to engage either group.

Response by MAJ Glenn Bergeron made Nov 3 at 2015 10:33 AM

MAJ Glenn Bergeron — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 10:33:37 -0500

Both are over-rated... Wait, what's that noise on the roof and outside my
door? Let me go see. Arrrggghhhhhhhhh.................... ;)