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Originally Posted by jatx
SOF, and SF in particular, already seem to function like a fifth branch, so why not just formalize it? That would seem to offer an attractive promotion path and ensure that officers with at least "white side" experience were filling the top jobs. It would also put SOF people in charge of their own recruiting, instead of making the various elements dependent on conventional recruiters sourcing the right talent. Perhaps planning, budgeting and procurement, too, but I don't know much about how those work at present, so the issue could be moot.
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Because not all animals are equal.
An uninformed AF officer will likely be no better than the ignorant Army Aviation commander.
A ship driver may be a poor choice to lead an organization of primarily SF personnel.
An SF officer should not be selected to command an aviation unit (funny how the reverse is not always as obvious).
Finally, a career SOF DA guy is unlikely to be able to successfully lead a UW or FID campaign.
Do some research on what component is the largest in SOCOM, and what part of Army SOF is the biggest. Look at who has borne the brunt of the action so far, who has suffered the majority of the SOF casualties, and who has produced results. Then explain the leadership decisions. I can't.
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