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03-15-2009, 09:57 PM
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Perhaps it's changed in recent years, but IIRC, lieutenants commanding an SF detachment are about as rare as hen's teeth, even in a "normal" (non-Delta) SF unit. An officer has to be at least a 1st Lieutenant-promotable (i.e., have taken a Captain's Career Course/Officer Advanced Course) to qualify for entry into the Special Forces branch, and by the time he's fully branch-qualified, he'd be more often than not be a Captain anyway.
Now that I think about it, a platoon leader in the Ranger regiment is more likely to be a captain than a lieutenant as well, although in terms of structure, a ranger platoon would be very similar to a standard light infantry platoon.
I think structurally, an SF detachment (and I'm just assuming, a 1st SFOD unit) has more in common with a SEAL platoon than a regular light infantry platoon.
What you've said about Captains in SF is exactly right. An Alpha Team leader is a Captain, his XO is a Warrant Officer.
I believe that a Platoon Leader in the Ranger Regiment is generally a 1LT. That is my understanding.
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