Trainers/warriors?? - Page 2

MFFI115 · 07-23-2007, 12:14

I joined in '68 as a failed college student and wound up a Vietnam era version of an SF baby. They recruited in the Reception Station then.

What attracted me to SF and kept me there was what SF is originally and should still be about - UW. I wanted to infil, train, and lead/advise resistance forces in denied areas. That is a long term commitment mission that DA oriented guys generally find they're neither suited for nor inclined toward. I spent the next 26 years doing DA and FID waiting for a true UW situation and had to watch on the side lines as you youngsters did it in A-stan. Good onya!

NousDefionsDoc · 07-23-2007, 19:13

I agree. Those that can't or don't want to do FID should seek life elsewhere.

**Jack Moroney (RIP)** · 07-24-2007, 05:00

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Originally Posted by NousDefionsDoc

I agree. Those that can't or don't want to do FID should seek life elsewhere.

I think if folks would start to realize that FID, the flip side of the UW coin, is a live fire scrimmage for the UW game with different nuances they would understand that it is giving them a great opportunity to prepare for the big game.

MFFI115 · 07-24-2007, 12:40

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Originally Posted by Jack Moroney

I think if folks would start to realize that FID, the flip side of the UW coin, is a live fire scrimmage for the UW game with different nuances they would understand that it is giving them a great opportunity to prepare for the big game.

It also sharpens those cross-cultural skills, oops, I mean rapport buiding. The skills and challenges are the same.

whitesnake · 07-25-2007, 09:16

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Originally Posted by MFFI115

What attracted me to SF and kept me there was what SF is originally and should still be about - UW. I wanted to infil, train, and lead/advise resistance forces in denied areas. That is a long term commitment mission that DA oriented guys generally find they're neither suited for nor inclined toward. I spent the next 26 years doing DA and FID waiting for a true UW situation and had to watch on the side lines as you youngsters did it in A-stan. Good onya!

I agree. The primary SF mission was to "Train, Equip and Advise" in a UW scenario. A typical ODA should be able to train, equip and advise 2,500 guerrillas, establish and develop the area complex , organize and train an underground, organize and train an auxillary, etc, etc, etc.

shoe_leather · 07-27-2007, 23:06

This is a great thread full of great answers. I am very glad I read it. It seems a lot of the news just focuses on (and glamorizes) the High Speed actions, and even though I try to stay informed about the other stories I was starting to loose faith that SF was really what I wanted. This thread re-solidified in my mind what SF is truely about.

Thank You guys very much!