Are recon marines better than SEALs?

Question

The navy SEALs are some of the best special forces operators. But, since recon marines are basically marine seals, are they better than the navy SEALs?

Answer 1

Just like some people said in other blogs, its 2 different things, however both regard each other with respect. Each component is very difficult to get in to and the reason BUD/s is so long is that the Navy  takes blue side sailors while Marines take guys who have been through SOI, maybe some infantry who have been through combat. Dont get me wrong, BRC still has a high attrition rate (somewhere between 65-70%) depending on the class, but for the most part the Marines have the basic skills before attending. Both are good, and they both fight for the same team (U.S) Oh and for the record the recon community is smaller than our brothers in arms Seals.

Answer 2

My bro was a seal and i was a recon marine, I can tell you from experience and knowledge that any operator from any unit will tell you that they are the badest thing on the planet. i also hear everyone say that they all do different things. In reality, they all do pretty much the same things. As for the recon vs seals question. I was at BRC at coronado during my training and we trained right along side the seals. we had seals as some of our instructors shared a squad bay with buds students and there was nothing overseen tht was any different. we used to snatch up their helmets and hide them in our lockers and they'd get in trouble because they were supposed to be guarding them. Here is the facts, a man is a man and knows only what he is taught and trained. he will only go as far as his will will drive him and no individual unit can breed the "best" warrior. it depends on the man. To settle the knowledge dispute, they are both trained in most of the same techniques and tactics. they differ is small things like seals do underwater demo, Marines do Hydorgraphic surveys and deploy from subs for clandestine beach insertions and raids. I can lso throw this out there, Seal team six AKA DevGroup is trained by Recon Marines and they are a teir 1 force. My brother who is a seal will agree that recon marines are highly respected by the seals and i can vouch the latter.