Army Rangers vs Navy SEALs: Who would win in a one-on-one or squad-based fight?

[Beagle]

Or would it be too close to call considering they are both Special Operations groups and pretty much have equal training and adaptability?

Let me break it down for you

Army Ranger Training = 61 days (8 weeks)

Navy Seals Training: (about a whole year)
BUD/S= 24 weeks
SEAL Qualification Training program= 26 weeks

Yes they both have very unique missions.

[RMP91]

WOW are you serious? And you're going to join the Army in 2014, good thing it's 2014 gives you LOTS of time to unthink whatever got you thinking the way you did. You can be an admin person or some other non combat job and still be a "Ranger" in the 75th.

Watch black hawk down, you see those guys that don't have a high and tight? Those guys are called Delta Force.

How about to study hard and make sure to do all your homework in HS first? You do realize it's harder to get in the military now plus with the way you're thinking, I don't know what other ideas you got.

You should at least visit the military sites and study up before making some poll about this type of crap.

I made this thread for fun... My enlistment in 2014 is a done deal, and I have another year of college left.

Calm down a bit...

[JerryM]

These guys!!! They will kick your butt!!!

http://www.theonion.com/articles/clinton-deploys-very-special-forces-to-iraq,645/

[Ahmad]

Depends. Experience, specialty, etc.

I say on average the SEAL would win simply because of the quality of training. In a maritime setting the SEAL would have the advantage. He would also have the advantage working as a team. The bond between SEALs is a very big deal.

These are semi-educated guesses.

[doc8404]

Seals definitly...rangers are just specialized infantry.... now army special forces vs seals ....... better match up

[tozan]

How about Force Recon they are some pretty tough guys too?

I was 4 th ANGLICO Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, we specialized in coordinating artillery, naval gunfire, close air support / air strikes supporting all branches of the military and allied forces too. We sometime had Seal team, Special forces British commandos and other allied special operation units training with us and often had the opportunity to train with them at their schools too. We had a lot of options on schools like UDT, Mountain warfare, Desert warfare, Jump school, training in special extraction methods, survival training and a lot of cross training with other branches of the military.

But if we put all these guys out there and let them try and kill each others by using what they do best I think ANGLICO would win because we could bring down "Lighning from the Sky, Thunder from the Sea" ... lol

The real truth is all special ops groups have their own specialty and combined we have the most effective force on the planet I sure am glad we're on the same team...

[bRiT636]

How about Force Recon they are some pretty tough guys too?

I was 4 th ANGLICO Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, we specialized in coordinating artillery, naval gunfire, close air support / air strikes supporting all branches of the military and allied forces too. We sometime had Seal team, Special forces British commandos and other allied special operation units training with us and often had the opportunity to train with them at their schools too. We had a lot of options on schools like UDT, Mountain warfare, Desert warfare, Jump school, training in special extraction methods, survival training and a lot of cross training with other branches of the military.

But if we put all these guys out there and let them try and kill each others by using what they do best I think ANGLICO would win because we could bring down "Lighning from the Sky, Thunder from the Sea" ... lol

The real truth is all special ops groups have their own specialty and combined we have the most effective force on the planet I sure am glad we're on the same team...

SBS? or just regular commandos? Thoughts opinions?

[bombadillo]

Seals. Not even a comparison. Better training, better gear, better......everything.

I have a buddy who was a ranger in the 82nd and said the seals are pretty much the best. Being a ranger, I take his word on that.

[Dan-O]

I thought it was the Rangers who were top of the line in the Army? GBs a close second?

I always thought it was delta at the top, then green berets, then rangers

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[Ahmad]

I was under the same impression as Dan.

[shooting4life]

Depends on what perks and kill streaks they were using.

[Saym14]

after just reading SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper, I would have to say SEALS. and yes DELTA is more elite than Rangers.

[NoahH]

There is so much misinformation in this thread I don't even know where to start...

[tozan]

SBS? or just regular commandos? Thoughts opinions?

I am not sure what the ref SBS is and to be honest after 30 some years I can't remember the unit details.

[tozan]

There is so much misinformation in this thread I don't even know where to start...

I think you are very correct... lol OK this is a brief rundown and does not contain all the details. There are a lot of special units out there and as I posted before we can hardly pit one against the other and come up with a who is the baddest... lol

I was AGLICO and ANGLICO units have different training and specialties that make one group better suited for one type of mission and others better suited for another mission. Would 4 th ANG consider ourselves to be better than 2 nd ANG of course not! OK we might kid each other over a beer... lol

OK whos who in the US Army

Who is a Ranger?
1. A graduate of the Ranger school (Lets call this Level 1) most often they go on to be in a regular infantry unit and there are thousands of them.

2. Any personnel assigned to the Ranger school (this could be a clerk with no training or an instructor with advanced training)

3. A member of one of the Ranger battalions (a Ranger with more training than a type 1 guy above.) who is a member of a light infintry unit that can be used in special missions.

The following people most likely have had more than 4 years of college and several of the guys I have known had PHD's and spoke at least two languages or more.

4. Special Forces AKA Green Barret or "The Unit" is someone who most likely went to Ranger school and a lot more specialized training and is now trained to do even more specialized missions depending on what SF group they are a member of they may also have been a member of a Ranger bat. (3 above)

5. Delta to get here you most likely have gone through Ranger school too and may have been Special Forces and then got into Delta where they received even more training, certainly more trained than a Ranger but some of that training may not make them a better killing machine but better at their respective types of missions or they could be a much better killing machine too.

6. MAC / SOG they are usually recruited from one of the above groups and also get even more specialized training for their missions.

Navy
There are several types of specialized training units in the Navy but the Seal team is the only one I will comment on right now..

Seal team members all start off with the same training then various Seal teams have specialized missions (comparable to 4 5 and 6 above) that can make one unit better suited for a number of different types of missions. It is my opinion most of them would not consider themselves to be badder than another Seal team and some may switch from one team to another during their carer.

FINAL WORD: All of these and other unmentioned units will be better suited to one type of mission but not another and no one unit should be rated as the baddest so the OPs question can not be answered without specifying the exact mission and to put one unit against another would not be relative unless they have the same mission training....

And the OP would not be realistic to think he can just become one of them, to become one of the above takes hard work commitment and also good luck.