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You can be a U.S. Army Special Forces SEAL, Marine Ranger, or a U.S. Army Ranger Special Forces.
Fact: There is no such thing as an U.S. Army Special Forces SEAL, a U.S. Marine Ranger, or a U.S. Ranger Special Forces. Special Forces (aka Green Berets) and Rangers, are both part of the U.S. Army; and SEALs and Marines, are both part of the U.S. Navy. The U.S. Army and U.S. Navy are two separate U.S. Armed Services. Now, you can be a U.S. Army Ranger with a Special Forces Tab (or vice versa) but you would not be called a "Ranger Special Forces" . There are two possibilities that should be noted.
- Gone from one service to another or stayed within the same service.
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Example: Joined the U.S. Army, gone into Special Forces (aka Green Berets), and gotten out only to join the U.S. Navy and gone into the SEALs. Or joined the U.S. Army, entered the U.S. Army Rangers, and then signed up for U.S. Army Special Forces. There are few U.S. Army Rangers that continue their military careers by joining U.S. Army Special Forces (aka Green Berets), making them a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier with a Ranger Tab (patch) on their sleeve.
- Gone through the schooling and obtained a tab or patch.
Example: U.S. Army Rangers do allow other services (U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy SEALs, U.S. Marines, U.S. Army Special Forces) to go through their Ranger Training. The U.S. Navy SEALs also allow certain other U.S. Armed Service personnel to go through their schooling. And U.S. Army Special Forces mostly has other countries going through their training programs. It should be noted, that just because a soldier wears a rab or patch on their sleeve, it doesn't mean they served with the unit, they may have just completed the schooling.
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