green beret
Military wool headwear
A green beret is a member of the U.S.
Army Special Forces, named for their distinctive headgear.
Green Berets specialize in unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, and special reconnaissance: He served two tours as a Green Beret in Afghanistan.
The term emphasizes elite training and capability.
One who works machinery
- commandoSpecial operations soldier
- sergeantMid-level military rank
- captainOne who commands
- team leaderHead of a group
medic · veteran · serviceman · warrior · paratrooper · combat diver
Major Army installation, Carolina
- unconventional warfareCovert, asymmetric military operations
- direct actionConfrontational political tactics
- counterinsurgencyCombating armed rebellion tactics
- guerrilla warfareIrregular combat using ambushes
Learning to endure harsh conditions
- jump schoolParatrooper training program
- mountain warfareArmed conflict in highlands
- jungle warfareArmed conflict in dense forest
- cross-trainingMulti-activity fitness approach
assessment · qualification · attrition · endurance · pipeline
Release from constraint
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- language skillsAbility with words
- hearts and mindsEmotional and intellectual commitment
- advisorOne who gives guidance
trainer · mentor · diplomacy · irregular warfare · coalition building · courage · sacrifice · valor
Brief burst of light
- crestHighest point or tuft
- tabProjection for gripping
- combat badgeMilitary award for warfare
- authorizationFormal permission granted
Kennedy · 1961 · symbol · tradition · esprit de corps
operator
One who works machinery
team leader · medic · veteran · serviceman · warrior · paratrooper · combat diver
Fort Bragg
Major Army installation, Carolina
- unconventional warfareCovert, asymmetric military operations
- direct actionConfrontational political tactics
- counterinsurgencyCombating armed rebellion tactics
guerrilla warfare · behind enemy lines · force multiplier · special operations
survival training
Learning to endure harsh conditions
- jump schoolParatrooper training program
- mountain warfareArmed conflict in highlands
- jungle warfareArmed conflict in dense forest
cross-training · assessment · qualification · attrition · endurance · pipeline
liberation
Release from constraint
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- language skillsAbility with words
- hearts and mindsEmotional and intellectual commitment
advisor · trainer · mentor · diplomacy · irregular warfare · coalition building · courage · sacrifice · valor · honor
flash
Brief burst of light
- crestHighest point or tuft
- tabProjection for gripping
- combat badgeMilitary award for warfare
authorization · Kennedy · 1961 · symbol · tradition · esprit de corps
- military headgearkepi, shako, bearskin, busby, balmoral
- military slangFUBAR, hoorah, devil dog, SNAFU, GI
- Irish Militaryartillery corps, engineer corps, medical corps, officer corps, military police
- military scoutsscouts, ranger, vanguard, pathfinder, reconnaissance
- Foreign Legionlegionnaire, esprit de corps, French citizenship, new identity, second chance
green beretSpetsnaz
Russian elite military units
insurgent · guerrilla · terrorist · militant · enemy combatant
green, greens, greenhouse, greenery, greenish, greenness, evergreen, beret, greening