How do special forces get away with dressing like civilians?

How do special forces get away with dressing like civilians?
Isn't that against international law?

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In that part of the world, those clothes would be considered 100% valid as military clothes. Also, if you look closely, you'll see that they actually are wearing uniforms. They're just wearing additional stuff on top of those uniforms.

No, you can wear what you like. All that a uniform affords you is protections under POW status if you're captured, but nobody cares about that because nobody we've fought in the last 20 years recognizes that shit anyway.

They're going to be looking for Army guys.

when asked, military officials deemed that special forces must wear one article of military apparel in order to maintain their status as a formal military member and not be charged as a spy if killed or captured. iirc this was decided around the time general tommy franks was in his position, and they had to insert advisors for the northern alliance in iraq.

>Joke’s on you Ivan. I’ve got my Army underwear on. You HAVE to treat me well.

That's so fuckin stupid. As if the Taliban wouldn't recognize one of thier own.

Besides I have never seen any American spec ops successfully speak another language, they dont even try.

>american special operators =/= american spies
this is by design

International law, like the "international community" is a US State Department meme for oppressing small countries and the US DOD. It doesn't apply to non-state groups or nuclear powers.

its not about being invisible like hitman or some shit, its about not standing out at a distance as the obvious American adviser to the 30-50 local fighters you're directing. Insurgents will know to target the one guy wearing full fresh 3-color desert and helmet among a crowd of people with pakol who aren't even wearing shoes.