Im joining the army and i would like to know the difference between infantry and special forces?

Question

and also the least time i would be in the military if i choose my mos to be infantry or special forces??

Answer 1

one's kick a$$, the other is bad a$$

Answer 2

The infantry are soldiers who fight on foot; an infantry soldier is an infantryman. Infantry units are a combat arm in the armed forces that have the most physically demanding training in the army, emphasizing physical fitness, physical strength, and aggressive character due to non-reliance on technology that augments marching all of which are required due to the primary role of the infantry to engage in ground combat.

Infantry can be distinguished from other types of soldiers: cavalry, armoured tanks, technicians such as armourer and signaller. Nonetheless basic infantry skills are fundamental to the training of any soldier, and soldiers of any branch of an army are expected to serve as auxiliary infantry (i.e. patrol and fight on foot) when necessary.

Infantry are often categorized by the types of weaponry and equipment they possess, such as heavy, medium, and light infantry.

In the Army we are organizing around our combat brigades and squadrons, so we have:

Heavy brigades, or HBCTs (1st CAV, 1st ID has two, 1st Armored, 4th ID will have these for example)

Infantry brigades, or IBCTs (82nd ABN, 1st ID has two, 101st ABN, 25th ID, and the 10th MTN can be found here)

Stryker Brigades or SBCTs (2nd ID (half), 2nd SCR)

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Our Marine brothers have for example:

Regular infantry regiments and battalions or Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalions which are mechanized infantry battalions. Their primary weapon system is the LAV-25, an eight-wheeled armored personnel carrier.

US Army Special Forces:

In most countries special forces (SF) is a generic term for highly-trained military teams/units that conduct specialized operations such as reconnaissance, unconventional warfare, and counter-terrorism actions. (In the United States, the term Special Operations Forces (SOF) is used instead of special forces to refer to the aforementioned units because Special Forces refers to a specific unit, the United States Army Special Forces aka "Green Berets".)

The Special Forces (Special Forces, SF, or Green Berets) are the foundational branch of the larger elite special operations forces (SOF), which is now a part of the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), a component of United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM).

Special Forces units are tasked with eight primary missions: unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, special reconnaissance, direct action, counter-terrorism, counter-proliferation, psychological operations and information operations. The first two emphasize language, cultural, and training skills in working with foreign troops. Other duties include coalition warfare and support, combat search and rescue (CSAR), security assistance, peacekeeping, humanitarian assistance, humanitarian demining and counter-drug operations; other components of the United States Special Operations Command or other U.S. government activities may be the specialize in these secondary areas. Many of their operational techniques are classified, but some nonfiction works and doctrinal manuals are available.

U.S. Army Special Forces is divided into five Active Duty (AD) and two Army National Guard (ARNG) Special Forces groups. Each Active Duty Special Forces Group (SFG) has a specific regional focus. The Special Forces soldiers assigned to these groups receive intensive language and cultural training for countries within their regional area of responsibility (AOR). Due to the increased need for Special Forces soldiers in the War on Terror, all Groups—including those of the National Guard (19th and 20th SFGs)—have been deployed outside of their areas of operation (AOs), particularly to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Special Forces is within the Infantry, and is basically a high speed, highly-specialized version of the Infantry. It's basically the Pro-Bowl of the Infantry to be in the Special Forces. Now, about enlistment time, the only real person qualified to answer that question is a recruiter. I can tell you that I signed up for 6 years in the Army National Guard, and 2 in the Inactive Ready Reserve. That is the general enlistment time for all soldiers, 6 in your chosen Component (Active, Guard, or Reserve) and 2 in the IRR where they can stop loss you if they need you. Hope this helps!