Navy Seal vs Delta Force

[viper37]

Who would win? 

No seriously:
These two units seems to have evolved to something similar.  Technically, SEALs are amphibious commandos.  In practice, Delta Force can be amphibious too, launching or being recovered by a ship.  Both Special Forces team can be deployed by helicopters or as paratroopers.

So, when special forces are needed, how does military command decides wich team should be sent?

[Duque de Bragança]

Delta Force has Chuck Norris while Navy Seals have Charlie Sheen and Michael Biehn. Enough said.

[Viking]

Navy Seals Rating 5.2 on IMDB



Delta Force Rating 5.3 on IMDB


Personally I liked Navy Seals better, but Chuck Norris wins again, even if it is a squeaker.

Edit: Spending those extra minutes getting the graphics just meant that the eggplants scoop you...
Edit2: WTF, forgetting Lee Marvin?

[derspiess]

It would depend on the individual unit.  As organizations both are about as good as you can get.

[PDH]

It all depends on the contest.

I mean both would do poorly against that asian chick in a professional eating event.

[viper37]

It would depend on the individual unit.  As organizations both are about as good as you can get.

so each unit has its specialty, and depending on the task, it could be Navy SEAL Team 6 or an equivalent Delta Force Team?  Or are they all different?

And what about recruitement?  I'm guessing you don't just apply to be a Delta Force at an Army boot camp, but how does it work once you finish you basic training as an officer?  You enlist in a regular unit, and then after a few years get a chance to move to a Special Forces team?  Or are you selected right after basic training, sort of like professional sports where they have recruiters looking at younger talent in development and inviting them to a training session?

[derspiess]

so each unit has its specialty, and depending on the task, it could be Navy SEAL Team 6 or an equivalent Delta Force Team?  Or are they all different?

Not sure if they actually specialize their units, but I'm just saying that some Delta Force or Seal teams are going to be better than others just based upon the experience and skills their members have.

And what about recruitement?  I'm guessing you don't just apply to be a Delta Force at an Army boot camp, but how does it work once you finish you basic training as an officer?  You enlist in a regular unit, and then after a few years get a chance to move to a Special Forces team?  Or are you selected right after basic training, sort of like professional sports where they have recruiters looking at younger talent in development and inviting them to a training session?

You go into basic training and then go do your infantry AIT (or whatever the advanced training course is called these days).  Then you go to airborne school.  Then you apply to get into Ranger school and or Special Forces school.  Make it through either of those and then they may consider you. 

It's a long road and an extremely tough one.

[viper37]

It's a long road and an extremely tough one.

Given the name "special forces" one would imagine so

[Admiral Yi]

I think the comparison should be between SEAL Team 6, which is dedicated to counter-terrorism (snatch and grabs and, I assume, wet jobs) and Delta.

You guys ever watch SEAL training camp on Military Channel.  Brutal.

[CountDeMoney]

And what about recruitement?  I'm guessing you don't just apply to be a Delta Force at an Army boot camp, but how does it work once you finish you basic training as an officer?  You enlist in a regular unit, and then after a few years get a chance to move to a Special Forces team?  Or are you selected right after basic training, sort of like professional sports where they have recruiters looking at younger talent in development and inviting them to a training session?

From what I understand, one doesn't apply to Delta, they decide whether or not to approach and recruit a candidate.

[mongers]

Null vote. 

[viper37]

You guys ever watch SEAL training camp on Military Channel.  Brutal.

we don't have this channel over here.  I don't think it would be that popular anyway, not many Canadians interested in military affairs.  Even if there was a "Dreadnought Channel", Neil would be the only subscriber

[Alcibiades]

There are different seal teams, with not all of them being equal.  Seal team 6 is the direct action blow em up one you always associate with when you hear the term Seals. 

Depending on what the mission is will change which is 'better'.  Seals are supposed to be the best at amphibious and recon missions.  Delta is supposed to be more direct action, anti-terrorism operations.  From what I hear they also guard high value personnel and high risk embassies. 

Recruiting from what I hear used to be they approached you, but now you can put in a packet for it.  Rigorous multi-week land nav course out in west virgina just to get selected.  But keep in mind, they take very seriously their quiet professionals ethos whereas seals love the publicity, which is why you never hear anything about Delta, really.   They got both Saddam and Zarqawi in Iraq.

[Grey Fox]

You guys ever watch SEAL training camp on Military Channel.  Brutal.

we don't have this channel over here.  I don't think it would be that popular anyway, not many Canadians interested in military affairs.  Even if there was a "Dreadnought Channel", Neil would be the only subscriber

It's on Bell Fibe.

[Razgovory]

Something I always wondered about.  If they poach the best soldiers in the army, doesn't that degrade the capabilities of the rest of the army?