Who's tougher Navy Seals or Marines?

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KDOG

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Actually I've heard that the British SAS(Special Air Service) is pretty much the baddest of the bad...They're like a cross between the SEALS and James Bond....

In any case I wouldn't want to tangle with any of them...
 

Kent A LaVergne

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I've always wondered what kind of training do these guys receive and what that they do.

So who do you think is tougher Navy Seals or Marines? (that is if they have specially trained units)

Are there still forces called the Green Beret, also what other special forces are in the United States military?

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Kent A LaVergne

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It's not who is tougher
U.S.N. '81-'91
EN-2

IT'S about all the forces WORKING together.
All Branches have their S/D's.

It's about all branches working together, and KILLING OUR ENEMIES!!!!!!
 

Kent A LaVergne

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DAMN. S/D... screw auto spelling.
All Branches have their own SPECIAL FORCES.
IT'S NOT WHO IS TOUGHER SIR.

It's. Who will FIGHT together.
And all of our Branches. . WILL
 

Kent A LaVergne

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It all depends on what facet of the job you're speaking of. Comparing Marine Force Recon to the SEALS is tough, but i'll give it a shot.

In the Selection process, where the hundreds of applicants are tested and eliminated until they get the handful they need, nothing really compares to the SEALS selection and training program (the acronym is BUDS, i forget what it stands for), that's where the expression "Hell Week" originated. Hell Week ain't no joke either, think of a 6-day period where you get perhaps 5 hours of sleep the entire time, and are constantly on the move, in the water, or hauling around a Zodiac landing boat.

However, once you get into the unit, my judgement is that the Force Recon guys have the harder task. No matter what the branch of service, Army, Navy, Marines, etc. LRSD (Long Range Surveillance Detatchment) teams have the hardest job in all the military. SEALS have a bit of glamour thing going on (not uncommon with elite units) and get some of the more high-profile and cream puff missions, while the Force Recon guys i've met still think of themselves as just knuckle-draggers, gun bunnies, ya know, regular Marine types, and just keep on doing SR missions (Special Reconnaisance), which is one of the toughest, although most common, type of Special Operations mission.



<< Are there still forces called the Green Beret? >>



Yep, although the official terminology is &quot;US Army Special Forces.&quot; The green beret is the headgear we wear (well, past tense in my case), although some folks use it as a term to describe the soldier himself.



<< what other special forces are in the United States military? >>



Well, true &quot;special forces&quot; in the military would be defined as those which require selection to be a member of (as opposed to the so-called 'elite forces' such as the 82nd Airborne, 101st Air Assault, etc., which are regular line units, open to all, but with specialized missions). Some examples would be:

US Army Special Forces (the 'green berets')
US Army Rangers (75th Ranger Regiment)
US Army Special Operations Air Regiment (160th SOAR)
US Navy SEALS
USMC Marine Force Recon
USAF Special Operations Command units
More that i can't think of from the top of my head

Also, on an individual level, there are quite a few folks holding specialized duties, who while technically not &quot;Special Operations qualified&quot;, might as well be. These folks go out and do very challenging and dangerous jobs, and often have riskier missions than most 'true' Special Operations soldiers. Combat contollers would be a prime example.



BUDS

Basic Underwater Demoltions
 

Mai72

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No Contest. Navy Seals.

David Goggins (Retired Navy Seals) https://www.richroll.com/podcast/david-goggins/

* Finshed Buds not once, not twice but 3 times. The last time he did it on 2 fractured legs.
* The only guy to finish Buds 3 times.
* Completed Ranger School which is even more difficut than Navy Seals training
* Completed numerous ultra marathons
* Completed over 4000 pull ups in a 17 hour span
* Was obese before joining Navy Seals training
* Ran the Badwater-135 Ultramarathon which is very difficult for even the most experienced ultra marathoners
* His father beat the livingin crap out of him, his brother and mother

He's been on Joe Rogan's podcast, and numerous podcast. The dudes a beast. I bought his audio book "Can't Hurt Me" and it quickly became my favorite.

Another ex-Navy Seal that I follow is Jocko Willink. His book "Extreme Ownership" is a pretty good book. He has a podcast, and has been on Joe Rogan's show as well.
 

Sonikku

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The Seals seem pretty well equipped. I remember watching generation kill and the marines were trying to keep their vehicles running with glue and Popsicle sticks and didn't even have maps for the region they were in.
 

Red Squirrel

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They are both good at what they do and trained for it.

An interesting experiment would be, if you reversed their roles who would do better? You put a marine in a navy position and a navy seal in a marine position.
 

Zanovar

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Actually I've heard that the British SAS(Special Air Service) is pretty much the baddest of the bad...They're like a cross between the SEALS and James Bond....

In any case I wouldn't want to tangle with any of them...

I think they used to train with live rounds,not sure if they do anymore."ffs,you shot me again" "shut up you puss,its only a scratch" James Bond? i think you might be thinking of mi6 there WTF im replying to a post made in 2001, shoots myself in the head,luckily not a live round
 
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