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SFAS Too Soft????
I realize I might be opening a can of worms and I am sure this has been discussed thoroughly in team rooms and elsewhere, but it has been running through my mind for some time.
Are the selection methods getting softer to keep up with current OP TEMPO?
When I was a piss and vinager E-nothing SAW gunner in a line unit on active, I dreamed of SF. The only way to get in was to make E-4 (usually by year 3 of a 4 year contract) and re-enlist to have enough time to make it through the pipeline, have a GT 110, not VW from airborne, and train entirely on your own for God-knows-what in Selection (plus, this was pre-internet).
Today, there is a prep book, a prep course, GT 100, 18X, REP 63, this internet site, etc. etc. I am not complaining in the least....in fact, I am MAJORLY grateful and now seems like the prime time to hit the pipeline and get on a team.
I guess I am wondering what some of you QPs think of today's pipeline and the kinds of SF soldiers it produces?
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