Is there a marked difference in culture between Army Special Forces and the SEAL Teams? I've heard Special Forces soldiers tend to be a bit older than your average SEAL and that an ODA tends to be more self-sufficient and not reliant on non-SOF support when deployed. Also heard that SEALs hate FID. All second hand info but I'd appreciate any insight.
Also, I have a question about BUD/S. This is taken from a recent graduate's AMA: "The biggest difference I would assume is you no longer want to be the grey man. They started doing a more "wholelistic" approach to BUD/S and it really is a selection now. You are judged on performance and character, you want them to know you." I thought this was really interesting, do you have any insider information on how selection has evolved?
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Is there a marked difference in culture between Army Special Forces and the SEAL Teams? I've heard Special Forces soldiers tend to be a bit older than your average SEAL and that an ODA tends to be more self-sufficient and not reliant on non-SOF support when deployed. Also heard that SEALs hate FID. All second hand info but I'd appreciate any insight.
Also, I have a question about BUD/S. This is taken from a recent graduate's AMA: "The biggest difference I would assume is you no longer want to be the grey man. They started doing a more "wholelistic" approach to BUD/S and it really is a selection now. You are judged on performance and character, you want them to know you." I thought this was really interesting, do you have any insider information on how selection has evolved?
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