Each is difficult in their own way. RIP/Pre-Ranger and Ranger School are very high intensity, physically demanding courses which last a fairly short time, while SFAS the Q-Course are less intensive but more challenging mentally over a longer duration of time.
The United States Army has several elite forces. The Army Special Forces are sometimes referred to as "Green Berets." There are also Army Rangers, and Airborne units. For many years, these were the only army units that wore berets.
The U.S. Army have the U.S. Army Rangers and U.S. Army Special Forces more commonly know as the Green Berets and the U.S. Marine Corps have Recon Marines (split into Divison Recon and Force Recon), who are special forces-capable, and MARSOC, which is their contribution to SOCOM (Special Operations Command)and are up their with Navy SEALs, U.S. Army Special Forces, and Air Force Pararescue.
Army rangers and USAF pararescue
The US have Delta Force, Rangers and Green Berets.
Yes, Special Operations consists of Army Special Forces, Navy Seals, Army Rangers, (Army) Psychological Operations (PSYOP), (Army) Civil Affairs and now Marine Special Operations. There are women with PSYOP and Civil Affairs skill sets so the answer is YES.
Most Army rangers have an average PT score of above 270. Special forces must have above 280
Spetznaz is a force within the Russian military, similar to Army Rangers or Special Forces. Russia attacking the US is highly unlikely.
. Rangers(Army) Delta Force(Army) Green Berets(Army) 160th SOAR(A)(Army) Force Recon(Marines) SEALs(Navy) STS/PJ's(Air Force)
US - Army Rangers, Army Special Forces, Delta/ACE, Navy SEALs, Navy SWCC, MARSOC, Air Force Special Tactics -Pararescue, Combat Controllers UK - SAS, SBS Germany - KSK Canada - JTF-2, Special Operations Regiment
The US Army's 75th Ranger Regiment and US Army Special Forces are both part of the US Army Special Operations Command. Though their organizations are different, reflecting the different types of missions that they are expected to execute.
Rangers do some Special Operations missions, but the jobs of Special Forces and Rangers are different, Rangers are Elite Light Infantry, while Special Forces go behind enemy lines and train fighters to assist in taking down a common enemy/opposing force.
Yes. Both the Mexican Army and Navy have special forces groups. In fact, they train with their American counterparts: the US Army Special Forces and Navy SEALs.