I saw interestingly enough my sister Was dating an army green beret and this was probably 1971 72. I've never heard of seals at that point in time. A young captain comes to pick her up And this was at a time when it was very unusual because the Vietnam War was still going on you weren't supposed to wear your class age back then. He goes let me tell you Seals are the best guys in the Navy if you want to do something special you go be a Navy SEAL.