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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant
We are known as soldiers, not "operators". Mall security guards are also known as "operators", but they are not soldiers. Contractors call themselves "operators" and many are former mall security guards, and many were never, soldiers. Paintball players also call themselves "operators", but they are never referred to as Special Forces soldiers.
To answer your question, if you are currently in the Special Forces, (Special Forces is not a generic term as it refers to one and only one unit) I would say your chances of seeing combat are very high.
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Not to beat a dead horse, but last Friday at the 2/10 SFG (A) Change of Command, the Group Commander COL Swindell address the Bn on the field as " Soldiers and Operators" clearly making a point to address those on the an ODA and those who support them. In his defense he does have a Ranger background.