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Old 12-08-2010, 19:57   #20
Surgicalcric
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Originally Posted by mils View Post
...A smart ranger will make a great soldier in almost any environment, sf included...
Not true in the least bit. I have known/know quite a few smart Rangers (my father one of them) who didn't/doesn't belong anywhere near the missions which set SF apart from the remainder of SOF.

It takes a different mindset to be a good SF soldier.

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