Wed 08 Dec 2021, 11:12
Whoa ... this is really a big question. Big part of the problem is that there is really no universal definition of "Special".
Another part of the problem is that all Jägare aren't created equal. There is considerable difference between, on the one hand, Kustjägare or Fallskärmsjägare, and on the other hand, the various types of plain Jägare that historically derived from cavalry units, or Flygbasjägare.
SOG (or FM SF in general) didn't exist in the 90's. SSG was created in 1994. SIG (the other main component in SOG) came much later. SSG was created sort of as a "Jägarförbanden 2.0" to give FM a bit more "Special" capability beyond what was available at the time — most importantly, a professional unit — in the particular sense that it is able to operate in peacetime (i.e., not consisting of conscripts, without requiring any degree of mobilisation).
This could be made into a very long dissertation, but I'll just share my conclusion that on the whole, yes, Jägare should be considered Special Forces. They are exclusively trained for short and long-term operations behind enemy lines, reconnaissance, infiltration, and sabotage. They receive training in small unit tactics, advanced hand-to-hand combat, HALO jumps (for Fallskärmsjägarna), rebreathers (for Kustjägarna), and a multitude other specialised skills that others in FM don't. (And yes, all this training is given to conscripts who will return to ordinary civilian life some months later.)
They aren't "regular" or "line" units by any definition.
What SSG does is crank all this up to eleven, and intermix skills from the different services, but on a truly fundamental level, the only thing they add is the peacetime capability.
Now ... the semantic difference between "Special Forces" and "Special Ops". I'd say Jägare are definitely SF, while SSG could definitely be called Special Ops. Would the opposite hold true? Again, YMMV.
Long story short: I'd go ahead and remove that requirement. A set of rules written mainly from the perspective of an American reality will encounter problems trying to describe the Swedish system. They aren't exactly compatible.
Before you use the word "XENOMORPH" again, you should read this article through:
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/aliens-throwaway-line-confusion