[Lakeside]

Yes, it's easier to get into special forces as an enlisted person rather than as an officer. Officers usually come up through the ranks within the special forces.

[Tallguy]

Yes, it's easier to get into special forces as an enlisted person rather than as an officer. Officers usually come up through the ranks within the special forces.

Don't know if that's true with the Rangers. While they ARE considered to be Special Forces, Ranger training is taken by a lot of Army personnel, officers in particular, that never join a Ranger battalion. Just look at all those Ranger Tabs worn by senior field grade & general officers. If every one of those guys had actually commanded or did staff time with the Rangers, it wouldn't have been the 75th Ranger Regiment -- rather it would have been the 75th Ranger DIVISION.