I have been digging into CSBA's SOF Development document a little. Below is an outline of Robert Martinage's suggestions for SOF development as far as USASOC is concerned.
From page xiv:
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US Army Special Operations Command
- Meet the objective specified in the 2006 QDR of standing up twenty active Special Forces (SF) battalions by 2013.
- Reorient SF force structure geographically to better reflect requirements associated with the war against violent Islamic extremism and the shift in US national security interest toward Asia.
- Enhance SF proficiency in relevant foreign languages.
- Create an additional Ranger regiment.
- Stand up an additional Special Operations Aviation Regiment by 2015 to close the current rotary-wing capacity gap and keep pace with the ongoing expansion of SOF ground forces.
- Direct the Navy and the Marine Corps to either stand up special-operations-capable helicopter units of their own or provide pilots to fill the training pipeline for US Army Special Operations Command’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
- Create three additional Civil Affairs Brigades and Psychological Operations Groups.
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The recommendations for the other branches SOF programs are also interesting. It suggests the Marines back off of Unconventional Warfare and both the Marines and the Navy "enhance foreign internal defense capabilities."
I'll keep reading.