Craziest Green Beret Facts
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The Green Berets in general have been made into several movies. The song about Green Berets was the most popular song made in the year it came out!
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Macho Media
The Green Berets in general have been made into several movies. The song about Green Berets was the most popular song made in the year it came out!
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Smart Soldiers
Many Green Berets aren't just college educated. Many actually have their Masters degrees or higher! Now that's some smart soldiers!
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High Standards
The Greenberets require three years of prior military service. Only the best of the best get to wear the Green Beret!
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Intense training
IN order to get into the Green Berets, you have to be able to run 2 miles in 12 minutes, do 100 sit-ups in 2 minutes, and 100 pushups in 2 minutes. Sounds hard!
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Presidential
The US president John F Kennedy helped found the Green Beret organization in 1961. He succeeded where many people before him had failed to create the group!
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Vietnam
Green Berets were also heavily used in Vietnam. Local knowledge of the landscape was super important in that war and many soldiers would be lost without the Berets!
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Master Scouts
On top of everything else, the Green Berets are master scouts, combing through the countryside looking for enemy combatants. Without good scouts you could get ambushed!
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Foreign Freedom
Green Beret men are being used heavily in Afghanistan. They are training troops there to eventually bring total freedom to that country.
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Macho Motto
The Green Beret's motto is "De Opresso Liber"- which means "to free the oppressed" It doesn't get much more macho than that!
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Kung Fu Spies
Another function of the Green Berets is to spread disinformation to the enemy. They actually tell lies to informants to confuse the bad guys!
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The Power of Politics
Green Berets are also often trained in politics. They serve as sort of "warrior diplomats." Bet you didn't think diplomats could be that jacked!
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Psych!
The Green Berets are also trained in psychological warfare in addition to regular military tactics. So they are REALLY good at messing with your head!
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Elite Force
"Green Berets" is actually a nickname for the organization- which is actually called the United States Army Special Forces in real life.
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Green Beret Worldwide
Other countries also use the green beret in their militaries. This includes France, England, and Austria, who all sometimes wear the funny hat.
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Crazy Tactics
The Green Beret actually use other people to help fight! They often recruit local guerillas to fight in enemy territory-free home field advantage!
