the differences between tier 1 tier 2 and tier 3 in the u.s military
the term tier one in the united states military
is often referred to as the special mission unit or special missions unit
it is particularly used to describe some military special operations forces special mission units
have been involved in high profile military operations such as operation neptune spear
tier 1 special mission units are closed teams that are staffed by invitation they fall under
the ultra secret joint special operations command which is within us a com they are the best of the
best of the best they frequently staff teams coordinated and commanded by the cia special
activity center in teams called special operations groups when full political deniability is required
tier 1 units in u.s military
there are only four acknowledged tier one special mission units in the united states military
delta force u.s army devry u.s navy
24th special tactics squadron u.s air force intelligence support activity cia
delta force
delta force's full name is first special forces operational detachment delta
it is also known as cag the unit is founded in 1977 it is part of the u.s joint special
operations command based at fort prime north carolina delta force is one of the most
secret operations units in the united states military it belongs under the u.s army branch
dev grew
the u.s navy counterpart to delta force is devgrew or seal team sex
their personnel is taken from the nas big quarkum seal teams they are jaysock
maritime counterterrorism specialist trained to rescue hostages from ships oil rigs fight
pirates assault and exploit high value targets for inclusion in the high payoff target list
24th special tactics squadron
the 24th special tactics squadron is one of the special tactics units of united states air force
special operations command it is the u.s air force component of joint special operations command
it is air force's counterpart to the delta force in devgrew intelligence support activity
the u.s army intelligence support activity is a u.s army special ops unit that is part
of the joint special operations command it is tasked to collect actionable intelligence
in advance of missions by other u.s special operations forces
especially first s vadi and dev group in counter-terrorist operations
conclusion the operators who are assigned to the tier 1 units are the creme de la creme
of special operations forces usually admittance into tier 1 units is only possible after service
in a tier 2 unit for example as for devgrew one must also be expec ops
unlike regular seal teams which admittance does not require prior military service
in delta force most of the unit comes from either rb or sf but it's not a prerequisite
members have come from traditional infantry and non-infantry units
the only requirement is that if you are not 11 b or 18 series after your
initial three year commitment you will reclass to one of these specialities
the skills set that tier one applicants would have due to prior service in tier two units would be
impeccable marksmanship skills explosive skills and knowledge of military strategy tactics etc
once fully trained as a tier one spec ops member the soldier would have been trained
in psychological training to resist torture slash interrogation and trained in evasion tactics such
as survival evasion resistance and escape training at some points there is also possible that members
of the tier 2 units like those from the army 75th ranger regiment army special forces and 160th soar
are controlled by jaysock when deployed as part of jsoc task forces such as task force 121 and
task force 1045 all of you have heard about tears in u.s special operations forces we have already
put the focus on tier 1 meaning and the teams included in it but what about tier 2 and tier 3
tier 2 units
tier 2 special missions units are open to any male in the u.s military
of adequate physical health most wash out these teams are but possibly not limited to
navy seals u.s navy marine raiders u.s marine corps marine force recon u.s marine corps combat
controllers u.s air force rangers u.s army special forces u.s army asymmetric warfare group u.s army
tier 2 units are still highly elite however there is no question whether joining tier 2 units is
easier or not to use an example the regular navy seals have a dropout slot washout rate of 80 to
85 percent during training whereas the british special air service has a dropout rate of 90
to 95 percent and more importantly only people with three years of military
service prior are allowed to apply thus the caliber of applicants is already more elite
in terms of a u.s example delta force has a dropout rate similar to the sas
and like i said all delta members are already tier 2 spec ops members
so in short tier 2 units require you to be in the epitome of fitness and strength
etc whereas tier 1 units require the aforementioned things to a greater extent
as well as prior military service which means an already developed military skill set
what tier 2 represents
some people claim tier status depends on funding but this isn't true
tier ranking really is to do with eliteness this is why the cia special activities center
and within that the paramilitary special operations group recruit from tier 1 units
the sad slash sog recruit from devgrew and delta not from army rangers etc even when the cia uses
special forces units for operations and not sad slash sog they still choose tier one units not
tier two ones when the cia launched the operation to kill or capture osama bin laden in avidabad
pakistan they didn't use a regular seal team they used the development group some would even argue
that rangers are currently tier one due to the extremely high demand for its direct action skill
set we all already know almost everything about tier one and tier two but what is with a tier 3
ever since the operation neptune spear the united states has gone bonkers for u.s navy seals
and military special operations forces in general in the united states military special operations
forces hierarchy there are three different tiers used to classify units unofficially
because there is no official u.s military system that ranks the us special operations
units in the united states by their effectiveness missions capabilities training or security level
this would include the use of tier in such a non-existence ranking system
dod manual on terms does not have a tier system of the ranking list
tier one is reserved for the best of the best while tier two is the pot
for regular sof units and tier three is reserved for large and conventional warfare units
the tier system was designed by jsoc some information suggests that tiers are also
classified by the fundings they get tier 1 receives the most then tier 2 etc however
today people associate tier level with unit prestige and skill yet it's true that tier
1 units are more prestigious than tier 2 or 3 units but that's not technically how it works
tier three forces are considered as large and conventional warfare units
this level has the most people and the lowest amount of funding when compared to the levels
below it their training also tends to be more basic when compared to tier 2 and tier 1 units
tier 3 units
tier 3 can be also referred to as white and comprise larger infantry support elements
these are not special forces units but provide broad manpower support
when needed for large scale engagements some examples are
u.s army's 10th mountain division 82nd airborne division 101st airborne division marine corps
recon battalions force recon companies nvu navy riverines air force 1-4 2d fighter wing
147th reconnaissance wing in fact tier 3 is the hammer in the hammer and scalpel analogy
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