U.S. Boots on the Ground Syria-Delta Force

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No, Chuck Norris will not be going with them, but a truly elite special forces group is in Iraq and may be entering Syria to take on Isis. This group makes my basic and special training in the military look like a day in Summer Camp.

While monsters do indeed look under their bed for Chuck Norris before going to sleep, they should be more afraid of what may be hiding in the closet with night vision goggles on and a laser sighted bead lined up right between their horns. The real Delta Force can be that scary.

The 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (try saying that three times fast) is one of the United States' secretive counter terrorism and Special Missions Units. (And if you missed Latin or Calculus class last week, "delta" means "change.") While ol' Chuck helped popularize the term "Delta Force," the members actually refer to themselves simply as "The Unit." They're cool that way.

Like most government jobs, being a member of Delta Force isn't as glamorous as the movies make it out to be. Unless you count not sleeping for days while hiding waist deep in leech-infested sewage and eating what may or may not be the local version of cockroaches as glamorous. If you do, we hear Fear Factor is making yet another comeback and will be looking for contestants.