US Military Special Operations

As long as you are a naturalized US citizen, you can join the military for special operations, whether it's as a SEAL, Special Forces, Rangers, etc. If you are a permanent resident, you can still join the military, but you won't be allowed to join a special operations unit until you become a citizen.

Whatever they want to do. It's a diverse group of men, and they have different interests. Some might join up with a government agency, others become contractors, and some go on to do something completely different from the military. They're all skilled, they can all work well with people, and they have aggressive personalities, so there's no limit to what they can do.

The Raiders were disbanded after WW 2 because the Marines ended out using them as line infantry because the missions they were designed for never happened and their training was being wasted. Also, because most of the Marines in the Raider units were handpicked, the leaders felt that this could affect the morale of the Marines not chosen to be Raiders and make them believe they weren't skilled enough. Eventually, the Division and Force Recon units were created during Vietnam and based off the Raiders. MarSOC is still relatively new compared to the other SOCOM commands and is experiencing the usual "growing pains" that occur whenever a new unit, especially one in special operations, is created.

Apples and oranges. The US Army Rangers and Marine Corps Recon are two very distinct groups with very distinct missions. They cannot be equally compared.

In the US Military Delta Force were the only unit who condicted Black operations. Then SEAL Team 6 joined them later when they were created.

Marines Special Forces normally deploy on board naval vessels in a group of three ships called an Amphibious Readiness Group, or ARG. A normal deployment is six months. They will deploy on the ship, conduct any mission required, and then return back to the United States on the same ship. However, during war time such as that which we are in now, they may deploy for up to a year.

AFSOC's headquarters is located at Hurlbert Field, which is part of Eglin Air Force Base, in Florida.

Jobs in USSOCOM:

Special Operations Assaulter(SEALs,Delta Force,Rangers,Green Berets etc)

Special Operations Officer

Coxswain/SWCC(Special Warfare Combat Crewmen,basically boat guys)

Support Personnel

Psychological unit

Special Operations pilots(Air Force and, Army 160th SOAR)

The drawbacks of being a Special Forces operator is: gone alot, high possibility of being wounded/injured/killed, sometimes cant tell your familiy where you are.

The only way to serve on a SEAL team without being in the Navy is by joining the Air Force, becoming a Combat Controller. After that, the Air Force will put you on a special operations team that needs someone with those skills. The teams include Army Rangers and Special Forces teams, AF Special Tactics Teams, and Navy SEAL teams. You won't be a SEAL in the sense of the word, but you will operate with them in the field as part of the team.

Navy SEAL officers provide immediate military options to crises around the world. SEALS are sea, land, and air specialists who are highly skilled to handle unconventional warfare.

Socom and socom2 are M although socom3 is MA

Military personel can purchase handguns in the state where they are stationed, if they can show paperwork proving they are stationed in that state. In other words, they must provide a copy of their orders to the dealer.

The exact number is classified, however, the current approximate count is about 2,400 Navy SEALs on active duty status and another 700 in the Navy Reserves.

Yes, sometimes with EXACT REPLICAS of the terrain they are about to attack.

Arming Group A are Airmen who use their weapons as part of their careers, such as PJs, CCTs, TACPs, Security Forces, etc.

Arming Group B includes every other AFSC that doesn't generally need weapons to do their job.

The 68W1 course is not as in depth as the 18D course. The SOCM course is first phase of the 18D training, which covers trauma medicine. After that, they go back to their units. 18Ds will continue on with their training, which includes long term, dental, vet, advanced surgery, etc. Almost all medics from the 75th Ranger Regiment are 68W1s, while all medics assigned to Special Forces Groups are 18Ds.

Not really. SAR tends to be relegated to the Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard. There really isn't an equivalent in the Army.

Something that was in the Navy cannot just go straight into the SWAT. You will have to take some to training and class before hand.

Most people are surprised to hear that the most trained/longest training for a Special Operations Force is 1 year(possibly 1 year, 3 months) from the USAF PJ's(Pararescue Jumpers). PJ's are some of the most highly trained combat medics in the US military and often work with other US and international special operations units. Their training is longer than most other units because they go to more courses than other SOF units. Additional information can be found at the link below.

<http://www.military.com/military-fitness/air-force-special-operations/air-force-para-rescue>

Rapid Response Teams are defined per task; not as a permanent operations command within the USMC. The SpecOps group within the USMC are Force Reconnaissance Marines (FORECON).

He needs to contact a JAG attorney.

OIF was an actual invasion, whereas OEF-P is simply an assistance and advisory programme in a country which is already on friendly terms with the United States, and in which US forces aren't intended to actually participate in combat operations.