5 Differences Between Seal Team 6 and Delta Force | Jobs for Veterans | G.I. Jobs (2024)

• These are two groups of the most elite operators in the military. So what’s the difference between them? Delta Force took out ISIS bad guy Abu Sayyaf in Syria; DevGru took out al Qaeda bad guy Osama Bin Laden a few years ago. Same-same, right?

• ByWe Are The Mighty

Both are Special Missions Units (SMU) under the control of the secretive Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), theyperform various clandestine and highly classified missions around the world.

Each unit canequally perform various types of operationsbut their primary missioniscounter-terrorism.

So what’s the difference between the two? Delta Force took out ISIS bad guy Abu Sayyaf in Syria; DevGru took out al Qaeda bad guy Osama Bin Laden a few years ago. Same-same, right?

Wrong.

WATM spoke with formerDEVGRU operatorCraig Sawyeras well as a former Delta operator who askedto remain anonymous to uncover5 key differences between the two elite forces.

1.) Selection

Delta Force is an Army outfitthat primarily selects candidates from within their own special forces and infantry units. However, theywill also select candidates from allbranches of service,includingthe National Guard and Coast Guard.

SEAL Team 6 selects candidatesexclusively from the Navy’s SEAL team community. If a candidate does not pass the grueling selection process they will still remain part of the elite SEAL teams.

“It’s a matter of can candidates quickly process what they are taught and keep up,” Sawyer says.