Again since I'm on the outside please excuse any ignorance on my part, but does that really matter as long as it does not breach opsec/persec and such. I mean back in the day wasn't SF that everyone was concerned with thanks largely to John Wayne. Seems to me like its one of those trials of time. In another 10-20 years who says it won't something that gets all the press.
I thinks it's largely a
supply and demand issue. The public wants to know and that's what they get from NSW, rather intentionally or unintentionally. The issue is how the public views one Special Operations element over another and it's almost alway's that SEALs are the premier SOF force in the entire U.S. Military spectrum of Special Operations. Their secretive, clandestine, covert, hard as nails, never fail, slip in at night unnoticed, etc. Tom Clancy style of super warrior, Jedi Knight stuff.
It often appears that NSW is ready and willing to sign off on self promotion, perhaps for recruiting purposes, but ask any kid age 16 who the baddest military unit in the world is and he'll generally utter the word "SEALs" before considering that other Special Operations units and personell have mission requirements that equal or exceed that of the Navy SEALs.
This is certainly not a knock or criticism of the SEALs mission requirements or their abilities, rather an observation of how much we see of them and read of them. Again, it seems to be a
supply and demand issue dating back to the day's of Marcinko's ""Red Cell" and other writings.
Rambo did for Special Forces what computer and tv gaming did for SEALs.
