Couldn't agreee more. Everyone is talking about experience but the Israeli's are probably heading for the top of the lea
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apollorjc — 18 years ago(October 29, 2007 10:24 PM)
I'll try my best to keep this as short as i can and refrain from adding all the background info b/c many others here have done so and done it very well. I just want to add that US Navy SEALS, British SAS, The Aussies SASR, USD OP-Delta all are outstanding and if i was phjysically able to be in the military in any of those countries i would be honoured to join and be accepted by any one of these groups. They are all absolutely incredible at what they do-some better at one mission than the next but in the end i think they are all equal essentially. (i do an enormous amount of reading about Spec-Ops so i have some knowledge).
also, Commander Marcinko is a Legend and Hero in my eyes!
Thanks y'all. Hope nobody slams me for my opinions.
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marshall_plan02 — 11 years ago(September 23, 2014 11:20 AM)
Just to add to and/or clarify along with the aforementioned, SEALS are actually more parallel to the SBS (Special Boat Service), which is also the British equivalent of US Marine Force Recon since it is manned by select personnel of the Royal Marines.
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dubyahsrobotminion — 11 years ago(November 15, 2014 03:28 AM)
Do you realize the unevenness of your statement? SEALs compare to SBS and SBS compares to Marine Force Recon? In this case the entire statement is inaccurate.
SEAL scope compared to SBS scope is very different. SBS encompasses several units within US Naval Special Warfare to include SEAL Teams, SBTs and EOD. However SBS operate on a completely different scale and tempo. SBS can in no way be compared to Marine Force Recon. FORECONs scope is far more limited and specific than SBS. FORECON for instance have no organic boat capability aside from small inflatables like CRRC.
SBS selection is open to the entire male complement of the British Armed Forces. It is not limited to the RM. I did a exchange tour at RM Poole with SBS and did a DET on HMS Ocean with 42 Commando.
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dubyahsrobotminion — 10 years ago(February 17, 2016 05:03 AM)
Force Recon has a very specific mission, Deep Reconnaissance for the MEF and Direct Action for the MEF. There are so many dissimilarities between Forecon and SBS, the scope is just like apples v. oranges. These comparisons just don't work. The Coast Guard has water-borne special operations organization too. Kinda like comparing a gas station to an oil company.
You are taking a dump and they call GQ do you pinch it off or finish your business?