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Old 03-16-2010, 07:42   #5
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Special Forces are traditionally "theater" level forces, since they would -- in the normal course of events -- be expected to span both conventional military areas of responsibilty and international borders.

As a general rule, Special Forces soldiers do not come under the command authority of a commander solely because they happen to be located at a certain lattitude and longitude.

The goals of a theater commander, while in sync with a country commander, may not align 100%.

The lines of authority better be clear, before we have a four star moving A-Teams around like men on a chess board.
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