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In honor of a recent list of cheesy 80s actioners, here is a list for us
 James Bond wannabes. This list looks at 10 of the special forces from 
around the world that have the honor of being the most elite and – 
consequently – badass. Feel free to mention your own favorites in the 
comments which will no doubt include a lot that are not listed here.<b> </b></div>
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<b>1 British SAS</b></div>
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The Special Air Service is trained to perform equally well in all the 
fields listed for the SEALs, but is also trained by MI-5 and MI-6 for 
in-depth counter-espionage, more so than the SEALs. Physical competency 
must be of equal stature to the SEALs, to the degree that both special 
forces work closely together when necessary (Iraq and Afghanistan) and 
have good camaraderie.<br />
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They wear a tan beret, just as the U. S. Army Rangers, and both the SAS 
and SEALs are trained in knife fighting by experts in Apache Indian 
knife techniques, as well as Sayoc Kali, Krav Maga, Jeet Kune Do, and 
for the last 3 years or so, the Keysi Fighting Method, made famous by 
the Chris Nolan “Batman” films.</div>
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<b>2 Navy SEALs</b></div>
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You might think there are a lot of them, given the number of action 
movies dedicated to the plot device of an invincible warrior, but there 
are only about 2,000 of them. They are the Unites States’s most elite 
special warfare combatants. They are trained in all the fields in which 
the other U. S. special forces are trained, but to an even higher degree
 of competency.<br />
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SEAL training lasts over a year, and requires an age of between 17 and 
28 years, male, incorrect vision no worse than 20/200 in either eye, and
 correctable to 20/20, and the physical screening test, which is beyond 
belief.<br />
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500 yd (460 m) swim using breast or combat sidestroke in under 12:30 
with a competitive time of under 10:30. Then training begins. Physical 
conditioning, diving, land warfare, for 24 weeks, then 26 more weeks of 
SEAL qualification training. Then specialization in whatever fields a 
SEAL team needs expertise in: anything from sniper to language 
specialist, rope climbing, diving, jumpmaster, surreptitious entry, 
dynamic entry (door breacher), etc.</div>
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<b>3 Shayetet 13</b></div>
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The name means “Flotilla 13,” and their official motto is the same as 
the Israeli military: “Never Again,” in reference to the Holocaust. 
Their unofficial motto, as they like to joke, is “When the going gets 
tough, the Jews get pissed.”<br />
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They are 1 of the 3 most elite Israeli special forces units, but 
Shayetet 13 is the unit most similar to the Delta Force. They specialize
 in hostage rescue and counter-terrorism, and because they live so close
 to a host of nations that seem bent on eradicating them, they are at 
all times ready in an instant to travel abroad and kill. They are very 
secretive, but of their missions publicized, the most notable include 
Operation Spring of Youth, in which they hunted down members of Black 
September in Beirut Lebanon and killed them, in revenge for the 1972 
Munich massacre.<br />
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Apart from their firearms and heavy weapons training, they train 
extensively in Krav Maga, the national martial art of Israel, to which 
they endearingly refer as “Jew-jitsu.” It’s philosophy is based on the 
principle that in a real street fight no quarter will be asked or given.
 Fight to kill. Groin strikes are quite prevalent.</div>
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<b>4 The Delta Force</b></div>
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The only official United States counter-terrorism unit, dedicated to 
hostage rescues, counter-insurgency, and general counter-terrorism. 
They’re full name is 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, 
managed by the Army. Selection is done according to a physical fitness 
test: situps, pushups, followed by a 3-mile run, in an undisclosed time 
limit.<br />
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Then an all-night, 18-mile hike over mountainous terrain with a 35 lb 
backpack and a compass, no map. This finally culminated with a 40-mile 
hike with a 45 lb backpack, in a shorter time limit.<br />
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Then psychologists conduct a grueling battery of mental exams on the 
recruit to try to break him into confusion. If he passes this, he 
actually gets to begin Delta Force training, for 6 months. Firearms, 
heavy weaponry, elite hand-to-hand training.</div>
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<b>5 U. S. Army Green Berets</b></div>
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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.<br />
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Typically, the Green Berets are trained to administer “unconventional 
warfare,” which entails infiltrating a hostile area in anticipation of a
 large-scale military engagement, and training the local resistance 
populations to fight back against the enemy. This was done in South 
Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, among others.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.</div>
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<b>6 U. S. Army Rangers</b></div>
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After basic Army training, voluntary enlistment into the 75th Ranger 
Regiment will train the recruit for the HALO parachute jump, SERE, 
languages, elite combatives expert, mountain warfare, combat diving, in 
addition to all the weapons qualification training.<br />
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After nine weeks of this, they enroll in Advanced Individual Training, 
to become masters of their chosen fields, then immediately enroll in the
 Army Airborne School, then in Ranger Indoctrination or Orientation 
Programs.<br />
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By the time they’ve graduated, they’re so well trained that members have
 reported waking up screaming from nightmares about Ranger school to be 
relieved that they are only in Vietnam.<br />
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But then, they lose a few points for an incident a Ranger told me about:
 he was the captain of a tank regiment on maneuvers in the Amazon 
jungle. Just an exercise, but because of the sweltering heat, they had 
to open their tank hatches. This captain, who shall remain nameless, 
heard a thump behind him, and turned to see a Goliath Bird-eating Spider
 crawling toward him, raising its front legs and hissing.<br />
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He admits to screaming like a girl, knifing the tarantula, jumping out 
of the tank and running off into the jungle for a mile and a half. His 
buddies still rib him about it.</div>
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<b>7 MI-6</b></div>
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The closest thing to James Bond can be found in the personnel of the 
UK’s Secret Intelligence Service, or Security Service, section 6. It 
works in close partnership with section 5 (MI-5), the latter which is 
more of a pure spy agency, dedicated to counter-intelligence and 
counter-espionage.<br />
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MI-6, however, is the unit which deploys its agents all over the world 
to detect international intelligence threats and “neutralize” them 
before they become truly dangerous. Their headquarters is at Vauxhall 
Cross, London, and they will be quick to tell you there that there is no
 James Bond among them, and that their assignments and missions are 
quite boring.<br />
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They do, however, have an agent very similar to “Q,” who is in charge of
 all equipment and weaponry deployed for each operation. They also have 
indoor firing ranges, dojos, and a gym.<br />
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The closest thing to James Bond can be found in the personnel of the 
UK’s Secret Intelligence Service, or Security Service, section 6. It 
works in close partnership with section 5 (MI-5), the latter which is 
more of a pure spy agency, dedicated to counter-intelligence and 
counter-espionage.<br />
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MI-6, however, is the unit which deploys its agents all over the world 
to detect international intelligence threats and “neutralize” them 
before they become truly dangerous. Their headquarters is at Vauxhall 
Cross, London, and they will be quick to tell you there that there is no
 James Bond among them, and that their assignments and missions are 
quite boring.<br />
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They do, however, have an agent very similar to “Q,” who is in charge of
 all equipment and weaponry deployed for each operation. They also have 
indoor firing ranges, dojos, and a gym.</div>
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<b>8 Marsoc</b></div>
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Currently, only men are allowed to try out for the U. S. Marine Corps 
Forces Special Operations Command. It’s primary missions are typically 
special reconnaissance, direct action, and internal defense within 
foreign nations.  Their training regimen is comprised of 4 phases, 
increasing in strenuousness. Phase 1 is SERE training, survival, 
evasion, resistance, escape. They are trained to make fire by friction, 
fire by mirrors, even fire by ice, depending on the location to which 
they are deployed. You mold the ice with the heat of your hands into the
 shape of a lens, which works just like a magnifying glass. Of course, 
they take matches and Zippos with them. After this, they begin physical 
fitness training, and hand-to-hand combat, practicing a hybrid of the 
most functional martial arts: Jeet Kune Do, Wing Chun, Karate, 
Jiu-Jitsu, even Pankration. Then, Sayoc Kali, which is Filipino knife 
fighting. This is just phase 1. Phase 2 is marksmanship, amphibious 
demolitions, reconnaissance. Phase 3 is a contrinuation of 2, but with 
the addition of field radioes and satellite data-uplink systems. Phase 4
 is “irregular warfare” instruction, which is a euphemism for “anything 
goes.” This phase consists primarily of the Derna Bridge operation, 
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<b>9 French Naval Commandos</b></div>
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They call themselves “berets verts,” or “green berets,” and consist of 6
 units: Hubert, Trepel, de Montfort, de Penfentenyo, Jaubert, and 
Kieffer. Each unit is trained for special tasks, whether combat diving, 
close quarters sea combat, exfiltration, canine units, or long range 
fire support, including snipers and missile launchers. They were 
established much at the behest of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, who was a naval
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Whereas most of the training regimens of militaries around the world are
 designed to teach, Russia’s Special Purpose Regiments, equivalent to 
the U. S. Green Berets, endure punishment daily throughout their 
training. They may quit anytime they want. The Spetsnaz want only the 
best, pain-hardened, battle-loving killers. They spar with the express 
goal of injuring each other, breaking ribs, fingers, vertebrae, healing 
only long enough to get back on their feet and complete the training. 
They are typically deployed for reconnaissance or house-to-house close 
quarters combat, but are also employed as extremely formidable 
bodyguards for high-ranking politicians. They claim that they are not 
taught to ignore pain, since that is impossible. They are instead taught
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Top 10 Badasses of the World’s Special Forces

In honor of a recent list of cheesy 80s actioners, here is a list for us James Bond wannabes. This list looks at 10 of the special force...