==Career=====Special operations===McRaven has commanded at every level within the special operations community, including assignments as deputy commander for operations at JSOC, Commodore of Naval Special Warfare Group 1, Commander of SEAL Team 3, task group commander in the CENTCOM area of responsibility, task unit commander during the Persian Gulf War, squadron commander at Naval Special Warfare Development Group, and SEAL platoon commander at Underwater Demolition Team 21/SEAL Team 4.
Poleg položaja poveljnika SOCEUR je bil tudi prvi direktor Natovega Koordinacijskega centra specialnih operacij ("NATO Special Operations Forces Coordination Centre"; NSCC), na katerem položaju se je ukvarjal z razširitvijo zmožnosti in meddržavnega sodelovanja med specialnimi silami sil Nata.