Force Recon Marines go through Navy drive school and US Army Ranger School. They are a cross between the seals and the rangers and operate more the like the Army Green Berets.
They do NOT operate like the Green Berets--you don't see them doing Foreign Internal Defense missions, for one thing. They're the eyes and ears of the Fleet Marine Force.
I LOVE the Corps! Every day a holiday, every formation a parade, every meal a banquet, every paycheck a fortune!
There, does it sound like I've OD'd on the Lifer Kool-Aid?