03-14-2012, 11:09
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Afghan Commandos.............
Info I picked up at the 12th SFG Alumni blog.......I'm not listing his name because I didn't receive permission to show this...I thought it was interesting to post here...
Since it looks like things will heat up in Afghanistan, you will probably hear about Afghan National Army (ANA) Commandos. There are nine ANA Commando (CDO) kandaks. A kandak is the ANA equivalent of a battalion. There are 741 soldiers in a kandak. The commandos are the equivalent to US Army Rangers. For some reason, the Afghans did not want to name these soldiers “Rangers”; they opted for “Commandos” instead. The commandos primarily work with SF as opposed to US Army Rangers. There’s usually one ODA doing ops with each kandak. Sometimes, a SEAL team will be used instead of an ODA but it’s primarily ODAs. Last year, the ANA started up ANA SF. The shoulder patch system they are using is modeled after the US Army system. If the soldier is CDO qualified and in a CDO unit, he wears the Commando patch. If he is SF and CDO qualified, he wears the SF tab above the CDO tab. And just like the US Army, when the ANA started SF, they made provisions for a “paper” SF tab. Some ANA field grade officers working with the commandos were put through a one day ANA SF course in order to become SF qualified. And naturally being a “sneaky pete”, I got in on this deal and got a paper ANA SF tab. So now I can say that I am ANA SF qualified. My ANA SF patch is the middle one in the bottom row........... Unable to show the patches............  
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03-14-2012, 12:39
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Originally Posted by greenberetTFS
Info I picked up at the 12th SFG Alumni blog.......I'm not listing his name because I didn't receive permission to show this...I thought it was interesting to post here...
Since it looks like things will heat up in Afghanistan, you will probably hear about Afghan National Army (ANA) Commandos. There are nine ANA Commando (CDO) kandaks. A kandak is the ANA equivalent of a battalion. There are 741 soldiers in a kandak. The commandos are the equivalent to US Army Rangers. For some reason, the Afghans did not want to name these soldiers “Rangers”; they opted for “Commandos” instead. The commandos primarily work with SF as opposed to US Army Rangers. There’s usually one ODA doing ops with each kandak. Sometimes, a SEAL team will be used instead of an ODA but it’s primarily ODAs. Last year, the ANA started up ANA SF. The shoulder patch system they are using is modeled after the US Army system. If the soldier is CDO qualified and in a CDO unit, he wears the Commando patch. If he is SF and CDO qualified, he wears the SF tab above the CDO tab. And just like the US Army, when the ANA started SF, they made provisions for a “paper” SF tab. Some ANA field grade officers working with the commandos were put through a one day ANA SF course in order to become SF qualified. And naturally being a “sneaky pete”, I got in on this deal and got a paper ANA SF tab. So now I can say that I am ANA SF qualified. My ANA SF patch is the middle one in the bottom row........... Unable to show the patches............
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I believe that SF is a 'calling' - not too different from the calling missionaries I know received. I knew instantly that it was for me, and that I would do all I could to achieve it. Most others I know in SF experienced something similar. If, as you say, you HAVE searched and read, and you do not KNOW if this is the path for you --- it is not....
Zonie Diver
SF is a calling and it requires commitment and dedication that the uninitiated will never understand......
Jack Moroney
SFA M-2527, Chapter XXXVII
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03-14-2012, 12:55
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Thank you Teddy! This is a subject that would be very interesting to know about.
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03-14-2012, 19:05
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Here are some of the ANA patches..
#1 - ANA Special Forces Commando
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#2 - Commando:
Top row: ANA Commando sleeve title, ANA Commando patch (black and grey variation), ANA Commando sleeve title (Possible 7th Commando)
2nd row: Small ANA Commando patch for wear on cap or equipment, Smaller ANA Commando patch (grey variation) for wear on equipment.
3rd row: Afghan National Commando chest title
4th row: Unknown ANA Commando patch with winged skull (Airborne? SF?), Unknown ANA Commando Eagle patch, ANA Commando fielp operator skull patch
5th row: ANA 7th Commando patch, ANA Commando patch (Airborne? SF?)
The last ANA Commando patch in blue with the parachutists is an odd duck. Most all of the Afghan National Army Commando patches are in a maroon color. This one is on a blue background. Does it have a possible Afghan Air Force connection????
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#3 - Commando2:
Top row: Afghan National Army sleeve title, unknown Afghan National Army sleeve title (Ministry of Defense?), Afghan National Army Infantry sleeve title (Version 1).
2nd Row: ANA 207th Corps (Herat), ANA 209th Corps (Mazr-i-Sharif), ANA Commando sleeve patch, ANA Commando patch (no title), ANA Commando sleeve patch
3rd row: Unknown Afghan military school, ANA Ministry of Defense (green version), ANA Chief of Staff, Unknown Afghan Air Force, Unknown Afghan military school
4th row: Unknown patch (possible military school), Unknown patch (possible military school), ANA 201st Corps (Kabul), ANA 203rd Corps (Gardez), Unknown Afghan Air Force patch
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