That’s their
nickname. Technically they are the U. S. Army Special Forces, as opposed
to the special forces of other countries, many of which also wear green
berets.
Typically, the Green Berets are trained to administer “unconventional
warfare,” which entails infiltrating a hostile area in anticipation of a
large-scale military engagement, andtraining the local resistance
populations to fight back against the enemy. This was done in South
Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, among others.
In the event that there is no local resistance to the enemy, the Green
Berets infiltrate and soften up the enemy by “neutralizing” as many of
its officers as possible. This usually involved sniping and throat
cutting.
Training is very extensive and begins with the Army’s assessment of the
recruit’s possession of 12 attributes: intelligence, physical fitness,
motivation, trustworthiness, accountability, maturity, stability,
judgment, decisiveness, teamwork, influence, and communications. 40% of
applicants satisfy the Army that they have these attributes.
Final training consists of various endurance courses, carrying heavy
backpacks over 40 miles of rugged terrain, with nothing but a live
chicken and a knife, day and night. If the recruit can make a fire, he
can eat the chicken cooked. He is not given matches or a lighter. He is
allowed only a compass and his own hand-drawn map, completed from
earlier reconnaissance courses.
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