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Don't take to heart what I said about 18E being a "pussified" MOS. Very few graduates of SF Communications training would be willing to change their MOS until the time came when it was necessary for promotion to E-8. There are many fine Team Sergeants around who were once commo and I am sure that unter the 180 series there are many WO Team Leaders. I learned to love electronics and eventually got a degree in radio engineering. Of course I learned all there was to know about vacuum tubes and shortly they were replaced by solid state devices. C'est la vie!!
The mission of Special Forces is varied. Don't get totally wrapped up in the Direct Action or Strategic Recon. We do that too but for every team you hear about in direct combat roles there are several others in a training/advisory role. That is what makes us "Special". We can adapt to most any mission given to us.
As a SF operator, I went to Latin America on several Mobil Training Teams to teach to set up operate, and maintain the FRC-93. I served as a reconnaisance team leader. I was an SSG and my RTO was a 1LT. Time on ground was the determining factor.
In a UWOA you may be called upon to set up and supervise a Batallion Communications net to include clandestine non-electronic communications.
Even on training missions, much of the evaluation of a team is based upon its communications. Again, this is where you earn your pay. You will be a Special Forces Communicator. Notice that the Special Forces comes first!!
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