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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant
The stories we could tell.... and we would , but then we'd have to kill you.  |
Haha. Totally understandable given the content, context, and current circumstances.
I'm just genuinely grateful it was able to be published at all.
The comments at the bottom of David Maxwell's review by SMJ users Bill C, Outlaw09(DET A Vet I've shared a few emails with), and David Maxwell himself are also enlightening.
I'm left with the impression when looking at everything in aggregate that not only is a DET A like capability incredibly relevant, but so is a "counter DET A" capability. Hopefully "DET A DNA" is still being shared and replicated where needed.
Staying away completely from the OPSEC stuff, what I'm most intrigued about is what the small team dynamics and culture was like.
Especially with a training tempo that must have been relentless due to the need to master so many disparate(and new/evolving) skill sets that all had their own particular skill fade/currency issues. The adaptability is quite impressive.
From reading anecdotals here and elsewhere I'm left with the distinct impression that SF service in Germany during the Cold War was an experience that reads to an outsider as being overwhelmingly positive compared to many other Cold War, peacetime, and wartime theatres.
To avoid being killed
I'll preface by saying this is not a probe, but that I strongly suspect there is far more to the DET A story than what is covered in this book.
I can only hope that I will live long enough(unlikely) and/or the geopolitical competition will shift enough(unlikely) to learn if any of my hunches are true.
But a good author always leaves a reader a bit wanting.