Here’s An Infographic Explaining All The Branches Of U.S. Special Forces
Like baseball, porno, the SEC, and pizza buffets, the U.S. Special Forces definitely make my list of “things I’m thankful for.” Pizza buffets shot up this list after TFM’s video producer and I stopped at one in rural Texas the other day, hungover and desperate enough to eat at a pizza buffet (the lack of Whataburgers on this route was inexcusable). Sadly, yet gloriously, it was one of the most satisfying meals of my life. Plus you don’t have to adhere to societal niceties when you’re eating at a place like that, so I pretty much powered through that fucker like a tornado with a mouth.
But more important than even pizza buffets are our boys (and girls) in blue. So, since one of the best forms of gratitude is understanding (right behind blow jobs and new iPads), here’s a little bit of education on one of the most revered branches of our military, the U.S. Special Operations Command.
Via Business Insider:
It should be noted, if only to cut down on bitchy comments, which destroy my thankfulness for anything, that these units aren’t categorized by the branch that they’re in, but rather where they often operate, which is why the Night Stalkers are listed as “air” even though they’re Army..
Only the Green Berets are actually referred to as Special Forces in the military. In entirety they are collectively called Special Operation Forces
11 years ago at 2:14 pmReally
11 years ago at 5:44 pmYes really.
-Someone who has “been there and done that” for your right to call me out on the internet.
11 years ago at 12:21 amThat infograph needed to point out that the “Green Berets” are not only unique in there force multiplier role for the U.S., but the entire world. No other military has a branch dedicated to force multiplication first, and fighting second. They are truly the most versatile soldiers anywhere.
11 years ago at 7:28 pmCorrect me if I’m wrong, but I believe Russian Spetsnaz do a variation of Green Beret civ. training. Only difference is the green beanies are out to “win hearts and minds.” Dad was in Bragg in the early 70’s. Some serious shit those boys get into.
11 years ago at 5:53 amThe reason why we can sleep at night and the reason why terrorists cant
11 years ago at 2:16 pmIt would be utterly humbling and also scary as fuck to be in the presence of a delta force operator. Awesome column
11 years ago at 2:55 pmI’m from Fayetteville NC (home of Fort Bragg) and you can just tell when you are in the pretense of one before they even tell you. My friend’s dad is a recently retired Delta Operator who has a huge scar running from his chest to his pant line from get cut open with a sword in Afghanistan back in 2008…that’s right A FUCKING SWORD…truly a different breed of humans.
11 years ago at 7:48 pm*presence
11 years ago at 7:49 pmThen there’s the other half that we know nothing about.
11 years ago at 4:05 pmJust seeing this makes me want to go to Airborne School faster
11 years ago at 5:21 pmmarsoc is its own command and force isn’t even here. Never failing to remain clueless on whats going on TMarineMove. Semper Fidelis to the tip of the spear everywhere gents
11 years ago at 9:44 pmYou do realize that the Marines fall under the Department of the Navy, don’t you?
11 years ago at 7:31 pm#BasicBitchBacon
11 years ago at 9:57 pmMore posts like this. This actually useful and appreciative information. Thank you.
11 years ago at 12:20 am*this is
11 years ago at 12:25 amDamn it
This just reminds me of how much I want America to skull fuck Isis.
11 years ago at 12:50 pmWe owe everything we have to these heroes whose sacrifices often go unknown so we should all take a moment to think about them and be thankful.
And not to be that guy but Bacon, “boys in blue” means police, not military or specops.
11 years ago at 11:18 am