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ELI5:When the US sends military advisors to another country, what are these military advisors, and what do they do?
gpt
It depends. Often they're special forces troops that are there to help train people we're allied with, or to perform a special functions (like mine detection and removal) along with local government agencies/troops.

Advisers can get involved with combat, but it's generally embedded in a local unit...not generally a bunch of advisers out doing their own thing.