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Old 07-25-2007, 09:16   #20
whitesnake
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S F Mission

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Originally Posted by MFFI115
What attracted me to SF and kept me there was what SF is originally and should still be about - UW. I wanted to infil, train, and lead/advise resistance forces in denied areas. That is a long term commitment mission that DA oriented guys generally find they're neither suited for nor inclined toward. I spent the next 26 years doing DA and FID waiting for a true UW situation and had to watch on the side lines as you youngsters did it in A-stan. Good onya!
I agree. The primary SF mission was to "Train, Equip and Advise" in a UW scenario. A typical ODA should be able to train, equip and advise 2,500 guerrillas, establish and develop the area complex , organize and train an underground, organize and train an auxillary, etc, etc, etc.
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