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In addition, however, Team Six operators receive training for specialized maritime operations, in accordance with their naval heritage. SEAL Team 6, officially known as United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU), and Delta Force, officially known as 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D), are the most highly trained elite forces in the U.S. military.Both are Special Missions Units (SMU) under the control of the secretive Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), they perform various clandestine and highly classified missions around the world. Each unit can equally perform various types of operations but their primary mission is counter-terrorism.So what's the difference between the two? All Rights Reserved. "It's a matter of can candidates quickly process what they are taught and keep up," Sawyer says.Both units have the most sophisticated equipment and are highly trained in Close Quarters Combat (CQB), hostage rescue, high value target extraction, and other specialized operations. However, they will also select candidates from all branches of service, including the National Guard and Coast Guard.SEAL Team 6 selects candidates exclusively from the Navy's SEAL team community. But despite any rivalry, and despite the differences between the two units, they’re ultimately both on the same side in the fight against terrorism, and even work together (unofficially, of course) on many missions.Twice a week we compile our most fascinating features and deliver them straight to you.Explore some important differences between the two most highly trained, elite counterterrorism units in the U.S. military.© 2020 A&E Television Networks, LLC.

If a candidate does not pass the grueling selection process they will still remain part of the elite SEAL teams. A Tsunami of Sexual Harassment FollowedNavy Surface Warfare Officers Can Now Order Special Jackets Approved Just for ThemMan Who Fatally Shot Air Force Vet at Protest Was Fort Hood Soldier Marines Locate Sunken AAV, Remains of Some Missing TroopsAir Force Will Now Consider Child Custody Agreements in Duty AssignmentsMeet the Only Man to Witness All 3 WWII Atomic Bomb BlastsCoast Guard Seizes Nearly $26 Million Worth of Cocaine, Marijuana in Caribbean SeaMechanical Failure, Human Error Cited in Minnesota National Guard Helicopter CrashSurvivors Mark 75th Anniversary of World’s 1st Atomic Attack (Credit: Greg Mathieson/Getty Images)Both Delta Force and SEAL Team Six are known for being highly secretive, even within the military, and the public will never know details about the vast majority of what both units do. Those who do pass these hurdles enter an arduous six-month Operator Training Course (OTC), which some 30-40 percent can fail to complete; the others are transformed from raw recruits to trained Delta operators.Known as Green Team, the SEAL Team Six selection process is a six-month course similar to Delta’s OTC, but held only once a year.
Unfortunately, with today's social media, 24-hour news coverage and "We are very strict with our quiet professionalism. Delta operators will even be "No matter what your background is, everyone starts from zero so that everyone is on the same page," says our former Delta operator.DEVGRU operators come from the SEAL community, and while the training is intensified and more competitive, they all retain their roots in familiar SEAL training and culture. "Each unit has strengths and weaknesses, neither is better or worse," according to our Delta operator source.Delta Force operators can be vastly diversified in their training background since they can come from various units across different military branches (including DEVGRU). "Candidates have proven themselves within the SEAL teams," Sawyer says. This is where the Special Forces differs from every other unit in the U.S. … But in recent years, high-profile successes have thrust SEAL Team Six in particular into the media spotlight.
Same-same, right?Delta Force is an Army outfit that primarily selects candidates from within their own special forces and infantry units. By contrast, SEAL Team Six selects its candidates only from within the existing SEAL team units. More than 100 candidates undergo a grueling regimen of exercises that test physical fitness, endurance and mental strength. Because DEVGRU operators are all selected from within the SEALs, they will often know the “Green Teamers” from past assignments or training, which will influence how new operators get “drafted” into their eventual squadrons.A combat ready special operation forces soldier with a MP7 silenced submachine gun and a night vision goggle. Building guerrilla armies. Delta Force recently took out ISIS bad guy Abu Sayyaf in Syria; DevGru took out al Qaeda bad guy Osama Bin Laden a few years ago. Some 50 percent of candidates don’t complete the course, but remain part of the SEAL organization. Though Delta Force generally chooses its candidates from within the Army—most Delta operators come from the 75th Ranger Regiment or the Special Forces—the group also selects individuals from other branches of the military, including the Coast Guard, National Guard and even Navy SEALs. Though Delta Force generally chooses its candidates from within the Army—most Delta operators come from the 75th Ranger Regiment or the Special Forces—the group also selects individuals from other branches of the military, including the Coast Guard, National Guard and even Navy SEALs.