Marine officers have been more successful at selection over their enlisted counterparts, averaging a 46 percent selection rate over the past five years.
The Marine commando is the only Marine thus far to be awarded the Silver Star for actions against ISIS militants in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
Two SEALs offer up damaging testimony against a chief special warfare operator accused of war crimes -- and suggest the command did not initially investigate the sprawling allegations of misconduct, new legal documents show.