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Originally Posted by The Reaper
I guess I will be the odd man out here.
anti-social, sociopathic person who consistently defies authority, ignores the rules, breaks laws, can't tell right from wrong, and who has little regard for other people and their property, gang bangers, serious alcoholics, substance abusers, perpetrators of domestic violence, and child abusers
I do not want to serve with you.
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TR, et all
Nobody would disagree with you,,
You are not the odd man out,,
You are 100% right..
The soldiers that WANTED to be in Special Forces 40 years ago were every bit as good as those today,, given there were some lone rangers.
It is the Qualification system, The filter, that's vastly different.
The education ladder to full MOS qualification, you and others developed, is so much more rigorous as to be un-comparable with the course of instruction 40 year ago..
The current process does not allow for the rogue lone range,, but there is still room for people that are: risk takers, type A's, people who think outside the box, that are innovative and ingenious..
And I also don't think the article was in any fashion, talking to SF..
When I stated I was lucky, I didn't tell the complete story, probably never will. Suffice to say, I got turned around by Larry "Haus" N. and other QP's I had the honor to be associated with, fixed my act,, well enough to retire young, and only work a couple days a week at the local dive shop,, for free air...