elite soldiers
Highly trained troops
Elite soldiers are troops selected and trained for missions requiring exceptional skill, discipline, or physical capability.
Special forces, commandos, and similar units qualify as elite.
The term implies superiority over regular infantry: Navy SEALs are among America's elite soldiers.
Elite can describe actual capability or serve as propaganda.
- commandosElite assault troops
- special forcesElite unconventional warfare troops
- special opsElite covert military forces
- marinesNaval infantry soldiers
- paratroopersSoldiers who parachute in
drop zone · rangers · snipers · operatives · mercenaries · green berets · tier one · covert · night raid · behind enemy lines · tactical · missions · trained · disciplined · stealth · camouflage · reconnaissance · warfare
- guardsguard, point guard, guardian, shooting guard, bodyguard
- Special Opsspecial forces, special operations, black ops, covert ops, Navy SEALs
elite soldiersconscripts
Compulsory military personnel
raw recruits · cannon fodder · draftees · fresh recruits · militia
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