What's the biggest difference between SF, Green Berets and Rangers as far as training, specializations and difficulty to get into?

Al Bay — Thu, 03 May 2018 22:18:18 -0400

Response by SGT Mark Saint Cyr made May 3 at 2018 10:22 PM

SGT Mark Saint Cyr — Thu, 03 May 2018 22:22:24 -0400

If my memory serves, Airborne are first step, Rangers 2nd, and SF/Green Berets are last and are the same thing. But there's always a General somewhere who loves to change things.

Be aware, it could change 3 or 4 times, before you get into it.

Response by Al Bay made May 3 at 2018 10:24 PM

Al Bay — Thu, 03 May 2018 22:24:12 -0400

Ah okay. I didn't know SF/Green Berets were the same thing, lol. But it makes sense.

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made May 3 at 2018 10:25 PM

SGM Bill Frazer — Thu, 03 May 2018 22:25:13 -0400

Good Grief- 1. SF is Green Berets- selection is patterned after British SAS- Mad Mike came up with it- and it is a bear used to have a 30% survival rate. Grueling is an understatement- yet brawn often quits, it's guts that normally wins it. Rangers are a tough course, cooperate and graduate- guts win there too, selection rate is normally under 40-50%. 2. Both train constantly on small unit tactics. 3. Rangers normally 11 series MOS, SF is 18 series MOS. 4. SF cross-trains more than Rangers (expected to know 2 duty positions as an expert. Plus SF has to acquire a 2nd language- Rangers let's God slot them out- that way you don't have to speak anything but English.