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Originally Posted by TFM
I really don't think they can accomplish much more. 18X contracts are already going out like candy, and lots of them can barely make it through OSUT. If you try to mass produce professionals such as these more than we already have, eventually the degradation of quality operatives will negate the purpose. As for spies, I'd love to see them penetrate the middleast. The fact that we haven't done much since Desert Storm should tell you something. Not that it can't be done, but certainly not on any massive scale atleast any time soon. Don't believe the hype.
TFM
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I know I don't believe any of the hype since I see the results on a daily basis. Doubling the size of SF would be almost impossible as well. First, there are not enough qualifying individuals out there unless we let in anybody who is breathing and has heard of SF....that I promise you won't ever happen. Second, when the dems talk doubling, they are talking out their asses....they might mean doubling when you add in CS/CSS folks but not operators and we all know that as important as support soldiers are, they are force providers who don't go thru the rigorous selection and training process that we all did. Finally consider this...only 10-15% of the US population is eligible to enter the Army...that number is dropped to 1/10th of 1% of those 10-15% who might be eligible to enter SFAS. Historically, SFAS only selects 43%....my math is not perfect but added up, only those select few will ever be true SF soldiers and that is why in my humble opinion "THEY" will never be able to double our numbers.
Sorry about the long winded reply!
Daver sends....