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Originally Posted by The Joker91
I first became interested in SF after reading "Special Forces" by Tom Clancy. I admit that I was uneducated in what QP's do when I started the book, but by the end, I was fully aware of the full spectrum of what ODA's do on a day-to-day basis.
Fast forward to 2004 and my time in Iraq. We were trained in pre-mob by Special Forces (that was when RC Civil Affairs units were under the control of USASOC) in foreign weapons and combatives. They were the best trainers I had seen....period. We also had two QP's in our unit. One was our CSM and he was, in a word, fantastic. The other was a CPT who, unfortunately, I did not work with much while in the sandbox. But when I had to de-mob early (due to a family crisis), it was he who took me drove me to the airport. I mentioned in casual conversation that Robin Sage was starting that night, the gleam in his eyes was something that never left me.
One more reason. Men are judged by the company they keep. To be around men who strive to make themselves better will only make me a better person and a better soldier.
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