Updated 04-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about THE UNIT!
Loosely based upon Eric L. Haney’s novel Inside Delta Force , the show is based upon the exploits of the US Army’s ‘Delta Force’, otherwise known as The Unit.
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: the series focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled after the real-life delta force . on may 19, 2009, CBS cancelled the series after four seasons . the show purports to describe the daily lives of Delta the theme music for the first and second seasons was “Fired Up” by Robert Duncan . the show focuses on an Army special ops unit . it is an adaptation of a Marine Corps running cadence called “Fi “Delta Force” is never used in the spec ops community . they are only referred to as “The Unit” and their DOD designation is “Combat Applications Group” official cover name of unit in the in episode 103, a bank statement shows an address for Fort Griffith, MO 63021 . other episodes make clear references to Greenwood, including mentions of Greenwood/Fort Griffith area . greenwood, Missouri, the license plate is from the state of Idaho . the unit’s immediate chain of command goes to the commanding officer . in later episodes, unit members are shown as wearing the Special Operations Command patch . the wives of unit’s Alpha Team personnel are given minimal mission or operational information . they are responsible for maintaining the cover in all interactions with anyone who is not a unit family member . their husbands are still performing highly dangerous missions wives encouraged to form close military family based on common knowledge and strife . unit has unconventional structure; commanded by a colonel . cover story concurrent with a member of the 303 Logistical Studies Unit the CO, Colonel Ryan, normally wears a “sanitized” uniform . the unit sends five-man teams into the field under noncommissioned officers . their soldiers possibly have the same Special Forces specialties as wives can cause their husbands to be expelled and returned to regular Army service . Colonel Ryan says this can ruin a soldier’s career, as well as his marriage . he has also threatened the wives with closing the unit unit’s personnel are familiar with weapons from around the world . they can make themselves look like military personnel from other organizations . unit members can and are sometimes working as protection details for diplomats on visits overseas . in the united states, soldiers are often laterally transitioned between the ranks depending on their assignments . in “pandemonium, Part 2”, Blane states his rank as command sergeant major . the real life a similar continuity error exists regarding the rank of Mack Gerhardt . in season-one episode “True Believers”, his wife says to him “come here sergeant major, and give me a report” the show premiered in the united states on March 7, 2006, on CBS as a midseason replacement . the third season started on September 25, 2007, with a hiatus occurring after the 11th episode due to 2007–08 Write producers at 20th Century Fox Television announce reruns of the show will be broadcast in syndication . the show had been cancelled by CBS after four seasons and 69 episodes . on may 19, 2009, producers announced that the Jonas would eventually leave the army due to his injuries coupled with combat stress . Mack would take over the team but at the end of the series would also leave for a training post . Ryan would take a demotion to Charles Grey would take over as team leader with Sam McBride as his deputy training replacements for the personnel they have lost . other storylines would include the recruitment of more female members, the CIA creating its own rival commando