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Longwire:
You can not compare the "old"(for lack of a better word) SF baby program to today's 18X program. For the most part the oder version attracted those that wanted to be there, not 100%, but a large percentage of us entered after already on active duty and stayed for several years. We had a one time shot at making it, there was no train up phase. There are a bunch of retired E-9s and CWOs that were the last of the "old SF babies.
I do not know much about the 18X program but from the little I think I know I am not in favor of it. I also do not support a lot of what I am hearing about some of the things the Army and SF Training Group are doing now. It seems to me the hidden agenda in much of this is to pad statistics, ie; we graduated 95% as opposed to the 32%. Just my opinion and I think you qualified your statement reference the SF babies compared to 18X ffairly good.
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