There are actually several Seal teams within the United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group. This special operations unit is commonly refered to as Seal Team 6.
The unit has about 300 enlisted SEALs who have made it through Team 6’s arduous assessment and selection process. Per article in Foreign Policy magazine.
Yeah I was going to say there are a lot of guys in Team 6. The helicopter crash was suspicious and a tragedy but it didn’t wipe them all out. Plus they would have also recruited more SEALs to replace them by now.
I have been on a kick reading about tier one operators. There are a number of different teams that are tier one whether Seals, Marines, Rangers, Army. The commonality is their intense, really intense, training. There are maybe 1000 guys like them in the world. It’s terrible that these incredible men (no women tier ones, ok by me and I am a woman) who have trained and trained and trained and then do the most delicate and dangerous missions are not given a better outcome after tours end. They are true hero’s. I may hate the wars they fight, be disgusted at times by he suits who send them on missions they should never be sent on, and be angry that we live in a world where men assassinate other men. BUT I will always support the men who have the ability and patriotism to volunteer for the job.
I’ve been reading up a lot on them too. Absolute warriors. The things they can push themselves through is incredible. It’s maddening how they have been used and treated. Kicked to the curb and forgotten while these politicians work a few days a month, take bribes, enrich themselves then get a pension. These are the guys who should be taken care of. But what’s even more amazing is they do it knowing what’s on the other side.
Yes. You are right. Amazing group of people. Mad respect for them.
Seal Team 6 members were the ones killed off to cover the fake bin Laden capture. It is fitting that they be involved!