At the time, I thought it was rather relevant, because it was a question that has never been asked on this site. (Or many others)
My school is going good, graduating on the 6th
And than hopefully going to Job Corps ASAP to get some form of foundation for a skill set civilian side, while I wait for my last MEPS physical to expire.
PT is going good, can almost max PU, and SU in 17-21 age group (going to press for the maxing the 27-31 age group in all events) Running still have room to improve, 1 1/2 minutes to shave off
I have a hobby of studying both domestic, and foreign military forces. in particular SOF organizations (primarily).
I've read this board, as well as many others quite extensively. (when not doing PT etc.) and there are a great number of questions I still have that have never been asked on here. I've read threads from start to finish all the way from the first days this site was made to present. (I'm fully up to date on all that's been said in the public view of this site)
But one thing I've realize, is the more a familiarize myself with what SF does (that's been said on this site) the more questions that rise.
Oddly enough, I've found SF to have more "Split" and "Open" ends than any other SOF I've studied. (With Navy SWCCs being second place in the "mystery game")
And respectfully TR, I could be much much worse.
I could be asking how long it'd take if I went SF to drive a Lamborghini with two gorgeous models in the back, and run around like James Bond
(I'm not going to ask that though LOL There have been enough individuals who've asked the exact, if not similar questions. )
Only questions I've ever asked, are the ones of which have never been asked on here (or many other forums), or the answers (accurately anyways) couldn't be found on google.
But in all honesty, if I asked every question that has come to mind, of which the answers could not be found elsewhere, respectfully, I'd end up making this site go into a total breakdown because of the sheer amount of data that would be expended to make the number of posts for the number of questions I have.
I actually have a "selection process" I put each of my questions through+ length of time I've put into finding the answer too.
Personally I use human resources as a "last ditch" because 9 times out of 10. I'm taking someones time to answer a question that may otherwise have been answered multiple times, but my lack of findings on this question in particular, as well as many others. Have resulted in me asking it. Although I will take larger note in keeping my questions "Off the Radar"
But in regards to "Specialty questions" (Like in reference to a specific choice of mastery. i.e. Infantry, Armor, Artillery, SF, SEALs, etc.) I prefer to go to those with experience in that field, to get the correct as possible information I can obtain.
This website is rather a very good reference to information on all things Special Forces, but there is a great bit of details/questions that I haven't been able to find, which are unknown if no ones ever "thought to ask" or if the answers to such questions would be violation of OPSEC.
The topic of how SF deals with Aerial Threats was simply one of those things I was curious about.
Reason that brought it into mind, was on another forum. I spoke to a retired British SAS, who served in a co-op mission with an ODA serving under NATO during the 90's. In the particular AO, they ended up scrubbing the mission half way through, because a group of Helicopter Troops (Air Assault) had begun landings in the fields nearby a FOB the ODA had set up.
And we ended up joking on how if Anti-Air Missiles were available, the enemy combatants would have never been able to land as close as they did, let alone would have been alive attack the FOB they were running with the SAS. Due to a basic fact, that the Stinger Missile System, as well as several Russian AA Missile Systems have average ranges of 1-3 miles out.
And it had puzzled me, if ODAs even have members trained to operate, let alone, even equip themselves with Anti-Air weaponry, even if just to shoot down enemy combatants landing via a rotary aircraft, to simply kill them before they even have a chance to land.
And talking more and more with the particular SAS, and his involvement while serving with ODAs had brought even more questions as to whether or not ODAs even care about the threat of aircraft. Largest of all, an AH, or a UH transporting enemy combatants into the AO.
That's generally what had sparked my interest in asking this particular question.