(Askeri) 1. A colloquial term for the United States Army Special Forces2. A colloquial term for the British Royal Marines commandos.3. A colloquial term for the French Légionnaires or Naval commandos.4. A military unit composing Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina5. A colloquial term for the Portuguese Paratrooper Forces
a special group of soldiers in the US Army who wear green hats. They are officially called the Special Forces, and are trained to fight in difficult conditions. or Special Forces Elite unit of the U.S. Army specializing in counterinsurgency. The Green Berets (whose berets can be colours other than green) came into being in 1952. They were active in the Vietnam War, and they have been sent to U.S.-supported governments around the world to help combat guerrilla insurgencies
a popular name for the parachute division of the British army. They are called this because of the red berets (=soft hats) that are part of their uniform