Been off the net for a while....
Good find and worthwhile thread. I think this study is on to something. I was thinking of writing a white page paper myself to explore options for further use of SF NG units. In my personal opinion, NG SF simply has a hand up on UW type skill sets because we, in large part, are the 'auxiliary'. Many in our part of the Regiment have a wide variety of civilian experiences and education. These abilities allow for greater understanding of 'civilian life' and how it correlates with the various tasks required to execute a successful UW campaign.
"Being both Citizens and Green Berets, we bring a unique capacity to the SF Regiment; numerous additionally honed skills not normally found in SF. These extensive capabilities reside in the day-to-day experiences inside the civilian sector as public and private servants. Our members work in law enforcement, federal agencies, defensive contracting, medicine, business/management, and social work. Additionally, most of our members have bachelors, masters and even doctorate degrees. This dovetails nicely into the complex SF missions of unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, and counterterrorism which require the SF Soldier to think, act and execute missions using all his resources. This is particularly important since Green Berets, already the most versatile of all of the military’s SOF, work in environments that not only require cultural sensitivities but political, economic and ideological awareness as well."
And yes, I know I took this from our company website... I wrote it.
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