Read more posts in the series » Joining the U.S. Army Special Forces involves more than elite combat training. The Green Berets specialize in unconventional warfare - i.e. working with guerrillas ...

A twelve-man Special Forces detachment is designed to instruct 1,500 guerrillas. As a group, the U.S. guerrillas are the best combat troops in the Army. Their badge is their green beret ...

Lt. Col. Scott Mann is a retired Green Beret in the US Army as well as the president of Mann Up Leadership Training. He spent most of his adult life in the Special Forces and reveals what other ...

There are plenty more elite units in the U.S. military.

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U.S. Special Forces troops ("Green Berets") under the command of Colonel Mike Kirby defend a firebase during the Vietnam war. War correspondent George Beckwith accompanies Kirby and objects to ...

Lam is a former Green Beret with 23 years of service. During his time in the special forces, he was deployed in places like Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Philippines. He is also the founder and CEO ...