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by armitron 1384 days ago
That sounds completely irresponsible if not implausible to me. There are special operation units that are considered more 'elite' than the SEALs and a full tier above the rangers (that are a cut above regular infantry), with mentally tougher but safer selection processes: Delta and British SAS.
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Most Delta Operators are either rangers or Seals. Delta doesn’t have to do the dangerous shit because their applicants have mostly already done it. Army SF is represented there as well, but comparing their training to Seal training doesn’t really make sense as their missions are very different.
Lol, delta is not a tier above SEALs
Easily, they get a lot more money/resources allocated to them, better equipment, better training and face tougher selection with higher drop rates.

Excluding the CIA black units, DELTA > DEVGRU > SF / SEALs / FORECON > Rangers.