But if Phantom wanted to participate in actual combat, that's just wishful thinking, no need even to apply, because nobody even knows when the Special Operations Command will organize the next operation.
The logic is simple, Delta Force, Butter Knife, and Phantom are all national teams, but Delta Force and Butter Knife have mature professional leagues. When there are no national team matches, they send their players to clubs to compete, to maintain their form and accumulate experience.
Whereas Phantom is like a national youth team, and they don't even have a professional league. If there aren't any international competitions to play in, then they can only train. They can't send their players to league matches because they have been collectively resisted and blacklisted by the major leagues.
Playing against amateur teams is useless; the level is too low and doesn't provide a chance to improve.