How Does Britain's “SEAL Team 6” Compare to the REAL SEAL Team 6?

Maritime environments present unique challenges and opportunities in the context of both peace and warfare their High strategic significance makes it crucial to have strong Special Operations units that specialize in Maritime environments this is exactly why two powerhouses on the world stage each have an elite tier one special operations Maritime unit the United States has its world famous Seal Team 6 officially known as the naval special Warfare Development Group and from the other side of the

Atlantic the United Kingdom has its special Boat Service which is their highly capable Maritime unit that sets the standard for amphibious Warfare both units represent the Pinnacle of military press excelling in covert missions and high stakes operations in Maritime environments with that said what exactly do Seal Team 6 and the special Boat Service do is one better than the other what do they have in common and most importantly what sets them apart we're going to answer all of those questions

for you and much more what's what's up guys I'm veteran Vinnie the voice behind General discharge join us as we take a deep dive into two of the most renowned and respected Maritime Special Operations forces this is Seal Team 6 versus special Boat Service believe it or not nearly every Special Operations unit to some extent can trace its lineage back to the United king Kingdom's Special Air Service an experimental unit formed in 1941 in the deserts of North Africa to insert deep Behind Enemy Lin

es to gain intelligence and wreak havoc on the enemy it was so successful that in 1942 Britain's prime minister Winston Churchill would famously go on to State the need for specially trained troops of the hunter class who can develop a reign of terror down the Nazi occupied coasts of Europe with a butcher and bolt policy leaving a trail of German corpses behind them and just like that the special boat service was the Royal Navy's answer to the SAS but what's the answer to clunky and unusable wal

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s adjusted for one kind of operation were wasteful so they needed to evolve the Commando concept that would yield better results for the resources that were invested in them this mentality produced a new Cult of special forces that had a blank check to create something never seen before the three men that stepped up to the task were Colonel David stur founder of the SAS major Ralph bagnold a royal engineer from the longrange desert Group which had specialized in raids and reconnaissance Behind E

nemy Lines and Captain Roger Courtney who before fathering the SBS had been an adventurer and Hunter in Africa before the war navigating the Nile and interacting with the locals which infused the attitude of learning to take risks with little to no gear these Pioneers attracted like-minded volunteers from across the British Armed Forces to start a water-based sabotage Group which Courtney called the special boat section they began conducting smallscale raids in both Scandinavia and the Mediterra

nean with folding canoes this new breed of operators quickly became well regarded for being both ruthless and experienced in Maritime and amphibious Warfare which eventually made them indispensable not only to perform raids but also to conduct Beach reconnaissance and preparation for the Allied Landings in North Africa and Italy since then they've evolved into the special boat service and have proven themselves time and time again the special boat service has been involved in numerous conflicts

and operations around the globe since World War II Seal Team 6's history started much later than the special boat services after the failure of operation eagleclaw in 1980 the aborted mission to rescue 53 American hostages seized at the American Embassy in Iran the US military concluded that a no fail unit was needed in the realm of counterterrorism the goal was to avoid any future repeats of the failed Embassy rescue recognizing a need for an elite counterterrorism unit that that could also pro

vide capabilities in maritime operations the Navy tapped Commander Richard marcinko to create a seal unit that could respond quickly and fiercely to terrorist situations this is where Seal Team 6 was created although only two SEAL Teams existed at the time it is thought that marcinko named it Seal Team 6 to make the Soviets overestimate how many SEAL Teams they had he was given 6 months to get it up and running or the entire project would be scrapped needless to say he was successful present day

and over 40 years later the unit boasts an impressive resume in the operations they've participated in from Operation Neptune Spear to rescuing Captain Richard Phillips many of their successful high-profile missions have been in the Limelight but devru isn't exactly like it was when it was stood up as with all things in life things change over time for starters while it's a common moniker they are no longer officially called Seal Team 6 devar's Mission set has evolved from its strict focus on c

ounter terrorism into a multi-functional soft units with a worldwide operational mandate with all of that said this brings us to what Seal Team 6 and the special Boat Service are like today both the US and the UK share a very close relationship the type that can only be developed through years of camaraderie and shared struggles it is very common for their militaries to exchange enlisted troops and officers as a former s SPS operator wants declare we've always had a close relationship and for th

e last 20 plus years we've fought and bled alongside in different places the two tier 1 units were part of the joint Special Operations Command task force since the early days of the global war on terror helping each other out whenever they could both units have high regard for each other's abilities another thing in common besides the mutual Panter and recognition is that these are still two of the most secretive Special Operations units partly due to their low profile despite both tier one uni

ts remaining shrouded in secrecy and the details of their operations being highly classified some information regarding their organization personnel and specific capabilities have come to light as we've said before the special boat service is the elite Maritime counterterrorism unit of the royal Navy they have their hand and submarine infiltration underwater and Beach reconnaissance and underwater demolitions but they also have other specialized roles tailored to different Mission sets such as c

lose quarters battle Halo and heho jumps fast roping surveillance and reconnaissance unconventional warfare you name it they can do it all and then some their motto is by strength and guile when you flip the coin to Seal Team Six they're also primarily a counter terrorism unit however aside from being the group responsible for the development of new equipment and tactics for the general Navy SEAL organization they're also tested with performing the most complex riskiest and dangerous missions de

vg has the capacity to conduct various specialized missions such as direct action special reconnaissance counter proliferation Personnel recovery and much more to put it simply they jump dive and shoot just like the special Boat Service does what should come as no surprise is these two units are leveraged in almost the exact same way they are considered as equivalents by many and are even similar in size having between 200 and 300 operators but there's more to the tier one units than just their

operators every Special Operations Force needs their support elements and Seal Team 6 and special Boat Service are no except I with that said their support structure is different Seal Team 6 actively recruits high performing Sailors from the conventional Navy to support its operations whereas the United Kingdom has a dedicated support unit called the Special Forces support group whose main purpose is to provide support as the name would allude to the United Kingdom's Special Forces SPS included

and speaking about support structure let's move on to how these units are structured as a whole let's start with the special Boat Service the SP SPS is organized into four Squadron which are Charlie x-ray Zulu and Mike respectively these squadrons are organized into four 16-man troops and these troops are usually broken down into fourman patrols Twan canoe teams or eight-man teams however it's been reported that the S SPS has been operating in larger teams as of late these four squadrons have be

en known to specialize in certain roles the Charlie and x-ray squadrons were specialists in canoe and small booat operations the Zulu Squadron specialized in underwater attack and insur and the Mike Squadron was trained for marine counterterrorism operations always on standby to respond to terroristic threats it's believed that the SBS squadrons rotate into these roles on a six-month basis the SBS also has a training Wing operational research and development and unlike Seal Team 6 it also has a

reserve element and speaking of Seal Team 6 it's time to move on to their structure there are six squadrons within Dev gr each with their own purpose and Specialty four out of the six squadrons are the assault Squadron which is where the operators are placed for the assault squadrons there's the two founding squadrons which are the blue Squadron known as the Pirates and the gold Squadron known as the knights or Crusaders then there's also the red Squadron known as the tribe or red men and the si

lver Squadron which uses a mix of the other squadrons insignias each of these squadrons are divided into three troops of seals and the troops are divided into smaller teams each operator plays a specific role in these teams then there's the gray and black squadrons these are the support squadrons the gray Squadron known as the Vikings consists of divers and Personnel trained to drive the custom Vehicles utilized by Seal Team 6 and last but not least the black Squadron conducts reconnaissance sur

veillance Espionage and advanc force operations as you've just learned both of these Elite tier one units are carefully designed to ensure that their operators are used to the fullest extent possible but what does one have to go through to become a member of Seal Team 6 or the special Boat Service it should go without saying that to join either of these units one has to go through unimaginable challenges and obstacles it's not like Seal Team 6 or the special boat service is going to come knockin

g on your door to come join them you have to go to them and earn it in comparing who's eligible the applicant pool for Dev grew is definitely much smaller than the SPs is let us explain to join Seal Team six you first have to become a Navy SEAL becoming a Navy SEAL requires going through its very own pipeline one that many consider the toughest military training in the world but becoming a seal is only the beginning not only does one have to make it through training but they have to move on to s

erve multiple years in the teams develop an excellent reputation deploy multiple times and get tapped to try out for devg selection this is why Dev Gru operators are well into their 30s they're not going to let a seal fresh off the block from Coronado try out this is unlike the special Boat Service where applicants must be under 32 years of age if a seal is allowed to try out for devg greu they will report to what is known as green team which is the name for their selection process Green Team se

lection process happens once a year and lasts around 6 months these candidates which will remind you have already passed one of the hardest military selection processes in the entire world are put through yet another challenging and arduous selection they're constantly observed scrutinized and evaluated by the dev grew instructors being put through Emil pressure roughly 50% make it through Green Team and onto Seal Team 6 the skills learned in this course are essentially a ramped up version of wh

at SEALs already do those that move on to a squadron will enter a probationary period with additional training and assessments the selection process for the SBS is a bit more wellknown in fact a majority of it is shared with the Special Air Services selection collectively known as the UK joint Special Forces selection in a nutshell special Boat Service candidates alongside their SAS candidate counterpart will go through three big phases of selection there's the endurance phase which gets its nam

e from how it tests on physical fitness and mental stamina such as making them Ruck 40 mil with a 55lb pack in the Breen beacons there's also jungle training where they receive loads of training in the dents hot jungles of brunai Biz or Malaysia and then there's the Escape evasion and tactical questioning phase where they receive worldclass training in the SAS killing house and get sear training but here's the thing when that phase is over the SAS candidates get their Berets and badges and can k

iss selection goodbye the SBS candidates on the other hand still have more training to do they will move on to the swimmer canist third class or se3 course which lasts for about 8 weeks here they learn Maritime skills such as diving boating submarine infiltration canoeing and underwater navigation and demolition once that's over with then just then can they call themselves a real special Boat Service operator so in the end all SBS operators receive this same initial training as SAS operators plu

s they specialize in maritime operations this is why some have endearingly said that the SP SPS chooses slightly stronger and bigger members than the SAS but let's be real here even when Dev grw and S SPS operators finish their selection their training has only begun the skills needed to excel as a tier one operator need to be constantly refined otherwise they will soon go Rusty so with everything said which is better Seal Team 6 or the special boat service if you're familiar with who we are you

probably know what we're about to say neither both devu and SPS are Elite Special Operations forces with a history of commitment to Excellence accuracy and the capacity to function in the most difficult and high stakes environments their specific training missions and roles reflect the unique requirements of the respective Nations and doctrines it's safe to say that they will continue to contribute significantly to the world stage working together and separately for many years to come there are

two more elite units between the United States and united king Kingdom that share striking similarities and those two units would be Delta Force in the Special Air Service make sure to go watch our video where we do a similar comparison by scanning the QR code on screen or by going to the link in the description below this video was made possible by our supporters on patreon if you'd like to help keep our movement alive and to allow for us to continue creating amazing content be sure to join by

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