Republic of Korea Special Forces Explained

In this video, I explain the organizational structure, roles and responsibilities of various special operations forces under different branches of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.
Note: Some information could be outdated.
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0:00 Introduction
0:12 ROK Army Special Warfare Command
3:56 ROK Navy Special Warfare Flotilla
4:59 ROK Air Force Special Forces
5:46 ROK Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance
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#RepublicofKorea #SpecialForces #ArmedForces

[@kiwigaming1605]

I'm always interested in learning about SOF from all over the world. South Korea seems to have quite interesting SOF and a interesting military in general. Nice video!

[@YGfromSG]

Thanks!

[@cledet9088]

It's pretty much exactly like the U.S military

[@wesleygetsinger1859]

@@cledet9088 because the us military helped set up the south Korean military after the Korean WAR so the south Koreans basically modeled theyre military after US military

[@juunj2000]

I'm a recently discharged man from SWC. I see some of wrong information about SWC. But thank you so much for being intersted in our troops

[@jackk7107]

That’s one heck of a hand-to-hand combat training and the bus storming was seriously slick. Meanwhile, I’m still waiting for MINDEF to release the JSFS training video, and hopefully a SFQC one.

[@user-dz1nx8pc9s]

영상 잘 봤습니다 감사합니다

[@coldwarconflicts8926]

Great video! I'm always curious about the organisation of the ROK Special Forces and this video is just what i need.

[@user-nh1sd7uy5r]

Korean special forces are great men... But Korea doesn't give enough money and trust...

[@ZuLu44]

외국인중 우리나라에 이렇게 관심이 깊은 분이 있을줄은 몰랐네요 좋은 영상 고마워요

[@YGfromSG]

감사합니다

[@JGor_37F]

Former Army 37F, PsyOps. We were a special mission capable. Worked with ROKMC. Very capable and just generally good guys. The other Korea and China will not have a good time with them :) RoK doesn’t get the credit it deserves.

[@Trico450]

HID?

[@anduhlew]

This was very informative. Never knew South Korea had their own pararescue team like the PJs. Thanks!

[@news1min000]

So Cooool👍 고마워요 ㅎㅎ

[@maryong8653]

Great video

[@YGfromSG]

Thanks!

[@DianaKazimiera-]

Fantastic and very interesting information 👍 I wish good luck and success Great respect ! Best wishes, from 🇵🇱🕊️🤝

[@lord_raindrops237]

Really interesting to see other countries featured here! Great videos as always!

[@YGfromSG]

Thanks!

[@wlh856]

Special forces soldiers are amazing. I think they are truly elite soldiers of Korea who cannot help but respecting them. I would like to express my great gratitude as one of the people for the hard work and responsibility of the excellent special forces unit members.

[@RealSkellyGang]

I want to do the training just for the sake of being badass😂

[@user-nh1sd7uy5r]

Thank you for your service

[@MissCheeseE]

I know a guy who did his military service in the SWC. He was studying overseas and returned to Korea to do his service. His friends expected him to return in 2 years thinking he would do the normal service, he did the 4+ instead, by the time he returned to school all his former classmates had already graduated.

[@kakaungranduomo2666]

maybe your bro served as mid-term agent. korean SWC has short-term 4y, mid-term 6y, long term over 7y.

[@patrickmedarac7253]

Love the video

[@YGfromSG]

Thanks!

[@jimmymsmizo5741]

New sub.here...Carry on the good work and God Bless🙏🙏🙏...

[@YGfromSG]

Thank you!🙏🏻

[@Mrcuddlesworth_]

Your English is good! Easy to understand. Thanks

[@YGfromSG]

Of course, English is my 1st language!

[@Mrcuddlesworth_]

@@YGfromSG must be the accent that threw me off. Where are you from?

[@YGfromSG]

@@Mrcuddlesworth_ I'm a Singaporean

[@user-tw3rr3dm8q]

The Korean special forces are composed of non- commissioned officers and officers There are soldiers, but their main job is to support non-commissioned officers and above to operate as they please

[@316att]

잘보고 갑니다 Good

[@rok_lonewolf]

It's interesting. There are some incorrect info, but I would like to keep them as they are. Anyway, great job!

[@Cgrkive]

Ended up here cause of Kim Seokjin's position now wanted to understand what his position is

[@kid_pigeon]

You should do a video on ROK police

[@soulashmall]

Wow.. good!..👍

[@YGfromSG]

Thanks!

[@user-fz9lb3it1s]

내용 설명은 정말 좋았습니다 ㅎㅎ 하지만 자막중 틀린게 육군 특수전사령부설명에서 병사가 아니라 부사관이라고 정정하면 더욱 좋을꺼같습니다

[@YGfromSG]

안녕하세요 죄송합니다, 군인은 부사관 및 위임 장교를 언급했습니다.

[@peete9582]

Can you do the history of the IDF

[@Acerano4751]

틀린부분(징집병얘기 계속나오는데 여기나온 특수부대 전투요원은 전부 모병제 즉 부사관과 장교만으로 구성됩니다. 병사는 행정업무를 담당하고 전투가능하게 사전지원하는 임무를 수행해요. 그리고 각 군에 있는 국가급 대테러부대이자 특수부대인 군사경찰특수임무대가 없네요

[@cerium675]

Yo bro can you do AFP SOCOM (Philippines) in your future videos?

[@user-xn5bg4rr1k]

ROKA SWC conscripts serve same as typical ARMY conscripts. Volunteers serve At least 4Years as NCO or less time as a Officer. Also SWC consripts are not serve as a Combatant. usually serve in Combat Support Unit

[@YGfromSG]

Hi, thanks for the clarification.

[@cyberdragon4249]

As an American, it is unbelievably uncanny how similar the U.S.A military and R.O.K military, even down to a unit being called combat control teams, like the U.S.A.F's combat control technician. Koreans are truly like everyone else, but more so.

[@tellemanndergaertner]

I don‘t see what‘s so uncanny about that. The US-Korean history is so deeply intertwined. There‘s a reason there are two Koreas, and Korean immigrants all across the world but especially in the US. It‘s a tragic story that has turned brother on brother in the form of two Koreas, and left both sides in an unsolvable quagmire essentially as a result of US/USSR great power conflict. In any case, the setup pf the Korean government and state apparatus mirrors that of the American in multitudinous ways because they are exact copies of US institutions, which the Americans were adamant that Koreans adopt.

[@user-nk8lc3gh5x]

next time plz add SSU and HID, UDU bro

[@YGfromSG]

Hi, although SSU is part of NAVSPECWARFLOT, as shown in the video, but they are not special forces. HID and UDU are intelligence units, better known as "spies", they are not considered as special forces according to NATO definition.

[@asiimwejoko5142]

Good Afternoon Sir.. I was asking a question... Are foreigners allowed to join The Korean special forces

[@user-xn8lo9gg4d]

No

[@sungson4436]

Good content, but you got it wrong regarding the rok marine. First of all, rok marine force recon is considered as special force. So tough that even rok army commando comes to learn the course and even fail due to intense physical requirements.

[@jaredchristianespina4034]

Sir LRR Philippine Special Forces Review

[@setuprakash4121]

Make video on Indian special forces

[@itsbambieee]

Hi. I’m new to this channel, can i ask if the 1 month training happens one time only or like, it will happen again months later? like for example, you finished military training this May. Then you will have a 1 month training again at the month of August. Thankyou, hope i can get an answer.

[@YGfromSG]

Hi, if you graduated from kindergarten, do you attend kindergarten again? So military training schools are like normal schools. Then, there are some training courses you attend only when you get promoted, like universities. Military exercises, on the other hand, are like exams. They happen on a regular basis to evaluate the proficiency of the troops.

[@chessure7101]

For the enlisted soldiers it's 18 months not 21 months (1 year 9 months)

[@user-ey1gy8em1f]

1 year 6 months

[@Qualityex]

May I ask where you got the clip from the beginning of the video iv been looking for it for some time now I can’t find it but if you can tell me thanks

[@YGfromSG]

Hi, the video can be found on Korea's Ministry of National Defense's channel (:

[@user-rt3fb6js1t]

편제나 특징, 부대 위치 등은 보안 때문에 일부러 틀리게 알려주시는 건가요?

[@YGfromSG]

아니요, 내 비디오의 모든 정보는 공개적으로 사용할 수 있습니다.

[@ETHAN_HUNT1131]

잘 모르고 ㅎㅏ는말 같습니다.

[@jheeshin621]

@@YGfromSG You can speak and type in Korean (just asking)?

[@YGfromSG]

@@jheeshin621 Hi, I can speak and understand only basic conversational Korean.

[@nicholasritzsetiawan7492]

I am from Indonesian 🇲🇨🤝🇰🇷 I love army south Korea

[@user-dl6ll4qj8i]

Recently our countries are not on best terms but I hope relations can be restored soon. Love from Korea

[@mly1858]

能做一集台灣的特種部隊嘛🥺🥺

[@YGfromSG]

你好，我刚做了一个台湾特種部隊的视频！

[@AR9ify]

👍

[@user-yf8tu8tf4q]

제발 k1 k2는 특수부대에선 이제 그만 썼으면...

[@NammyYoutube]

Where did you get the first video from?

[@YGfromSG]

Hi, I got it from the official South Korean Ministry of National Defense youtube channel.

[@saint4105]

Korean CCT isn’t modeled after US CCT?

[@gymnicotine119]

Yes it is

[@sangbeom6245]

I think the entire Korean military is modeled identically after the US

[@vincentvergelsercedillo7382]

I did not know they have female special forces....

[@nasmurph5453]

so they don't do selection or anything like that?

[@YGfromSG]

Hi, they do. According to my ROK SF friend, the selection requirements for Army SWC is less rigorous than UDT/SEAL. Comprised largely of volunteers, around 210-250 out of 300 applicants make it through selection. The in-house training conducted within respective brigades are a lot more tough. The UDT/SEAL selection process is extremely similar to US Navy SEALs', so their selection and hell week is a perfect carbon copy.

[@nasmurph5453]

@@YGfromSG Thanks for the info. if 210-250 out of 300 people can pass the "selection", the unit can't possibly be that special tho. if we look at the British paras or royal marines, they have a pass rate of 30-40% and they are not considered to be anywhere close to the SAS or SBS which only pick 15%-20% of their candidates.

[@georgewashington7982]

Can someone tell me what HID is? I saw them on a Korean show called steel squad lol

[@YGfromSG]

Hi, HID stands of Headquarters Intelligence Detachment. It is an intelligence unit (more like James Bond) and technically not considered "special forces" as per definition.

[@georgewashington7982]

@@YGfromSG oh gotcha, got confused cus in the show they were competing against other special operators

[@simonroh4958]

What about ROKMC spec ops?

[@YGfromSG]

Hi, as mentioned in my video, ROKMC Force Recon are not SF/SOF units but are capable of performing the same missions.

[@gohkhohgobovk9083]

감사합니다 싱가포르

[@teresarenatacruz]

So from what I understand Tae is doing the counter-terrorism unit?

[@YGfromSG]

What do you mean by Tae?

[@ST-qv3hn]

@@YGfromSG They mean Kim Taehyung aka V of BTS 😁

[@ST-qv3hn]

Yes

[@Fight4MyCountry]

This is more of an overview than an explanation.

[@user-sk1fm3ip2b]

r u from thai?

[@YGfromSG]

Hi, I'm from Singapore.

[@steveh5307]

2:32 oh hello miss. How are you today?

[@user-mf3ts8gs4p]

可以介紹台灣嗎？

[@YGfromSG]

你好，我刚做了一个台湾特種部隊的视频！

[@jonastan6465]

Nice now do DPRK😂

[@user-wm1yh5hk5r]

인도인이 말하는건가? (인도식 영어발음인거같은)

[@YGfromSG]

안녕하세요 저는 싱가포르 중국인입니다, 감사합니다

[@gymnicotine119]

r u singaporean?

[@YGfromSG]

Yes, I am.

[@gymnicotine119]

@@YGfromSG thx for introducing korean special forces

[@gymnicotine119]

@@YGfromSG could u plz upload, physical test for each speical force in south korea

[@jbgumban8633]

🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@user-lt9gt7dk7l]

인도사람임??

[@YGfromSG]

아니요, 저는 싱가포르 중국인입니다. 감사합니다.

[@user-lt9gt7dk7l]

@@YGfromSG 와 근데 발음이 어떻게 인도발음이죠??

[@YGfromSG]

@@user-lt9gt7dk7l 인도 채널 보러 가지 않을래?

[@user-lt9gt7dk7l]

@@YGfromSG 인도 채널도 봄 ㅋㅋㅋ 그래서 잘 아는데 ㄹㅇ 발음이 너무 비슷해서 신기하네

[@YGfromSG]

@@user-lt9gt7dk7l 인도는 동남아에도 없다

[@uhama6585]

영어가... 인도영어같아요./...

[@YGfromSG]

안녕하세요 저는 싱가포르 중국인입니다, 감사합니다

[@gymnicotine119]

@@YGfromSG do u think yourself as chinese?

[@YGfromSG]

@@gymnicotine119 Hi, ethnically yes. In terms of nationality, I am Singaporean (:

[@lilililililili4905]

발음이 살짝 인도 사람이 영어하는 느낌인데..?

[@YGfromSG]

안녕하세요 저는 싱가포르 중국인입니다, 감사합니다

[@pleasetredonme]

ROKMC established Special Operations unit couple years ago. One that is mentioned in the video is Recon Marines that just traditionally called themselves Force Recon or Special Recon. They were largely made up of conscripts The newly established unit is all career NCOs and directly under ROKMC HQ. Not much information is available about them as they are fairly new. But the idea is that Recon Marines will continue to function as special operation capable recon unit for each division while the new actual Special Recon Marines will function as ROK Marine Corps' Special Operation unit. Pretty much same concept as USMC's Recon Marines vs Force Recons. They were recognized by previous administration as one of the SOF unit of ROK Military.

[@dallasyap3064]

Only if American SOFs can execute such unconventional tactics as good as these SFs.

[@Witch_Hunters]

ROK SF are modelled after the US SF in case u don't understand english

[@dallasyap3064]

@@Witch_Hunters I never said ROK SF aren't modelled after US SF. And by the way, in US, the general term to call such units is Special Operations Forces (SOFs) not Special Forces (SFs). What I meant was that American SOFs don't really execute or utilize TTPs that are unique, unconventional. Like what? Well, like in this video, where 707th rappelled down a building and entered into the windows proficiently. Another one, where 707th assaulted the bus by entering in such a unique tactic, running up to the bus and through the window so quickly via a man-held pathway (or whatever its called). Hand to hand combat, u saw how the UDT/SEALs had such lethal hand to hand and knife fighting skill. Have u seen Navy SEALs done any of those? And if u look at videos of other countries SFs, they also execute TTPs that seem unique and non-traditional. Do u or perhaps have u seen Delta Force rappelled down from a building and into the window quickly and perfectly? Have u seen Delta Force assaulted a bus or other buildings using ladders, man-held pathway or pathway attached to a truck very quickly? Yes Delta and other SOFs have tons of experience due to the GWOT, where they conducted hundreds of missions. But they didn't use much of any unique TTPs.

[@Witch_Hunters]

@@dallasyap3064 US Army's Special Forces (SF) -.- SF and SOF are used interchangebly... They are both military units performing special operations as defined by NATO. The US has SWAT for domestic CT operations bruh

[@HaiDerePoopFace]

@@dallasyap3064 Why do you need unique TTP's if what the US uses already works. It's about efficiency, speed, and survivability not uniqueness. Most of what is shown by the Korean military is mostly for demonstration purposes. It's suppose to look cool, they wouldn't give away tactics especially with them being SOF. When it comes to experience US SOF heavily out scales ROK SOF (and heavily is an understatement). In training alone it takes 2 years (now 1 I believe) to build up a US Army Special Forces operator (which one of the main 7 missions is unconventional warfare) and if the information in the video is true (which it doesn't seem to be that accurate (no offense to the video maker)) a fraction of that for a Korean Special Forces operator. The hand to hand knife shit is cool and I have no doubt it works but what are the odds of using it when you're clearing rooms and doing CQB with guns. Second, what video's of Delta have you been seeing, they are probably the most secret tier 1 SMU and I've never seen a video of them operating besides them kidnapping a terrorist leader.

[@dallasyap3064]

@@HaiDerePoopFace it's not about wanting to use unique bcoz it looks unique. It's unique bcoz it's efficient and quick, and something that the enemy doesn't quite ancitipate. Those tactics showed in this video, like rappel into a building window with great precision to engage the enemy, is an effective tactic to enter the floor, as most enemies would know and be ready for those that come in through the door, but they might not have thought about operators jumping from the roof and rappelling down into the building via the windows. I mean if it was a hostage situation in US, and I was one of the hostage takers, I would have put myself and other h-takers focusing at the doors (including barricadding them) and prepare to fire through the doors any moment. Some I agree are for demonstration purposes. But some would have actual practical applications, like the cold-weather training without thermal protection. SOFs are expected to fight in all types of environments, but how often do American SOFs actually practise cold-weather training? About experience, like I mentioned earlier, the US beats other countries many times; that I don't deny, due to the countless deployments and missions they have conducted in the GWOT and in other countries where the US is not officially at war with. And for Army Special Forces training, it varies, depending on operator's MOS and assigned language, but generally more than 1 year. 18D would be around 2 years. Hand to hand and knife combat can be useful at extreme CQB. In very tight spaces, all those m4, AR15 etc won't be suitable, that's why back then Delta Force used MP5, which is an excellent choice for such extreme CQB. Hand to hand and knife combat comes in handy if an operator runs out of ammo or doesn't have enough time to reload and being in very close proximity to the enemy. Yes, US SOFs do learn hand to hand combat, but I believe it needs to be emphasized more. What video of Delta? Pretty much any type, including them in action. Secret tier 1? No offense but foreign SFs are better at keeping their secrets than American SOFs, who are known for not being able to keep their units, activities, members secret. When it comes to American SOFs, u can pretty much find a lot of information about it. But when it comes to foreign SFs, it is a little hard. Example, USAF CCTs and PJs, which the ROKAF CCTs and SARTs are modelled after; its easy to find out what's their training pipelines, requirements, qualifications and how is it etc. But for ROKAF CCTs and SARTs, it's difficult to find anything about it. American SOFs have operators who once service is up, start to reveal their identity, what they did, which mission they undertook, some take it a step further by making money from writing books, making movies, Rob O'Neill announcing to the whole world he killed Osama etc. U even got members, who are still in SOFs, giving interviews without covering their faces or blurring them. What happen to quiet professional? U see ROK SFs doing as much of these as American SOFs? ISA & RRC are the tier 1 that actually know how to keep their mouths shut better than other American SOFs.

[@user-bd9cx7vf6m]

Felicidades, es un buen ejemplo. 360 sentadillas son unos SEXTINDER.Uno muchas y un buen ejercicio. Se deja ver que hay muy buenos resultados 😍👍 Saludos desde la Cd.. de world 🌹😉💖 los mortalesl abian apreciado tan hermosa mujer.k

[@lord_raindrops237]

Hey, everyone! Here's a catfish!

[@user-ee7bf8ir5o]

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ실전능력없는 서류상의 부대들...

[@jwo122]

like you would know lmfao. why do i get this feeling you're chinese or at least have some communist chinese blood in you. just go back to your country and stop butting into Korean affairs.

[@gymnicotine119]

그럼 국군특부중에 실전능력있는부대가 어디죠

[@DaxterAs]

Great video

[@YGfromSG]

Thanks!