its tenets by witnessed signature." This pre-dates every other special operations unit that currently uses the term/title operator. Inside the United States Special Operations community, an operator is a Delta Force member who has completed selection and has graduated OTC (Operators Training Course). Operator was used by Delta Force to distinguish between operational and non-operational personnel assigned to the unit. Other special operations forces use specific names for their jobs, such as Army Rangers and Air Force Pararescuemen. The Navy uses the acronym SEAL for both their special warfare teams and their individual members, who are also known as Special Operators. In 2006 the Navy created "Special Warfare Operator" (SO) as a rating specific to Naval Special Warfare enlisted personnel, grades E-4 to E-9 (see Navy special warfare ratings). Operator is the specific term for operational personnel, and has become a colloquial term for almost all special operations forces in the U.S. military, as well as around the world. In popular culture See also 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Delta Force) Alamo Scouts Blue Light Central Intelligence Agency's Special Activities Center Devil's Brigade Dogs in warfare - There was an SF Multi-Purpose canine team providing security for a nearby mortar position during the Syrian Civil War's Deir ez-Zor campaign in Syria, October 11, 2018. Green Light Teams Intelligence Support Activity Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group Phoenix Program Unconventional warfare (United States) United States Army Counterintelligence Similar Units Ranger Regiment (United Kingdom) - British special forces unit with similar roles Canadian Special Operations Regiment - Canadian special forces unit with similar roles 2nd Commando Regiment - Australian special forces unit with similar roles JW Komandosow - Polish special forces unit with similar roles Scout Rangers - Filipino special forces with similar roles. Notes References Works cited External links U.S. Army Special Forces Command website U.S. Army Special Operations Command News United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School United States Special Operations Command Special Forces Medic talks about coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan Army Enlisted Jobs: Field 18 Special Forces Special forces units and formations in the United States Army 1952 establishments in the United States Military units and formations established in 1952 Airborne units and formations of the United States Army Military counterterrorist organizations Special Forces