Vanilla?
 

I've read quite a few news reports and read in some books (ex. Pelton's books) of "vanilla" special forces(Green Berets) and "blackside" or "black" special forces. Basically, I am just curious if this is another stupid media buzzword, a seperate unit, or some mission distinction (or should I not be asking this?). Thanks for clearing this up for me.

Roland

A

Have a nice day.

I was assigned to an SF unit in the early 80's and I've never heard anyone mention "vanilla" when referring to Special Forces personnel.

Every US Army Special Forces Group, battalion, company, and A-Team I'm aware of is assigned "classified" missions.

Team Sergeant

"I've always wondered about the chocolate SOF.
I mean, who doesn't like chocolate more than vanilla?" :rolleyes:

What ever happened to neopolitan?

Swirl is the best you get both.:munchin

i was thinking more along the line of Rocky Road...

Maybe this is more of a racial diversity within Special Force that makes or has us named a vanilla or chocolate. I really love the whole Ebony and Ivory look that comes from that. :D

I have a team that had 3x European Americans, 2x African American, 1x American Indian, 2x American Hispanic, 1x American Asian, and 1x American Mutt. Ebony and Ivory ODAs I really haven’t heard of them, just good and bad ODAs that’s it.

Huh second post and you want to ask about ODAs and their mission. Read the stickies and look around some more. Use the search button in the top right of any page it will help you out here.


VG

Hey Goat...sounds like you're on a RAINBOW Team...

I always thought of you as more of a "We are the World" kind of guy...

Goat can be the TS of the broke back mountain team. :D j/k bro how is your deployment going

Ouch! :munchin

Wait we go from a vanilla or chocolate to racial diversity to RAINBOW within Special Force man do we have a running for Gen. Shalikashvili Broke back mountain team!?!? HahHA I think I need to start listen to some XM Radio and find some Euro Techno Music for where this is going.


RAINBOW LMAO and making my night better, the D is going good 7624U. THX

Damn...beat me to it....:)

I vote for butter Pecan teams!

rocky road?