“Green Beret” (Special Forces), Commando—not the same thing. Those are two different specialties.
To the media, Special Forces = Special Ops = Commando = Operators = Navy SEALs = Rangers = Rifleman = etc.
I agree....he should be discharged from the US Army and installed as “Director of Southern Border Recon for the State of Texas Ranger Agency. All decorations restored.
You can’t make this stuff up. I thought the military was messed up when I served 67-70.