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USMCv22
I would argue they are the most tactically proficient of all military specialties, of any component. Maybe not current, but certainly most proficient.
I can think of a few elite communities which achieve an exceptional state of proficiency through both exceptionally challenging training and lots of it. If you have the funding and the motivation to do high quantity training, that will take you places you cannot get without it.
AD aviators don't fly that much in the grand scheme, they spend 20 days/month on admin and BS.