I think of the 10 or so Seal Teams, only #6 takes part in hostage rescues and snatch-and-grab missions. They were dissolved officially some time back and put under the Special Warfare Development Group. They do a lot of the sneaky-pete spy shit with the CIA, among other things. I think the other teams are pretty much dedicated to actual combat and training missions around the world.
But yeah, I agree. Some of those other guys might be getting a bit jealous.
I saw something about it on Discovery, team 6 is the terrorism/hostage specialists (kind of the best of the best) and the members are selected from other teams through reccomendations from thier peers. It is a great honor to make the team and very easy to miss out. I believe on black ball and you are out of the race?? It was pretty interesting.