The spec ops stretch

[x SF med]

Col Jack, TR -
You both beat me to the punch, c'est domage. I agree with your assessments, and would like to add some other comments:

The SF community is proud of the title "Quiet Professional", a screaming rock star ad campaign is the antithesis of the image we prefer to project. As specialized generalists we have to have more on the ball than any other force out there - medics can shoot and make commo; commo men can shoot and give an IV, weapons men can set demo and give IVs; demo men can make commo and collect intelligence - and each of the 12 men on a Team brings some other piece to the others due to the nature of each man's background. An SFOD-A is a force multiplier, as well as a force unto itself (when need be), 12 men who can create an army out of farmers; destroy an already trained army through harrassment and interdiction; gather intelligence, quietly; or rebuild areas of a country ravaged by war. We are teachers, diplomats, construction workers, health care providers, sanitation engineers, and above all else US Army soldiers. I would rather serve on a short Team with fully qualified, mature men than on an overstrength team of rock star, glory seeking teenagers with more balls than brains. Notice the use of capitalization for Team vs team - QPs will understand why I chose that distinction, give me a Team. Let the rockstars go to the SEALs or the Rangers, let the men come to SF, many good soldiers have not made it in the Q course and still been great soldiers, Special Forces is different and requires a different type of person - and no test can say what that type is, thus SFAS and the Q - trials by fire, to then go through the biggest trial by fire - your first year on a Team.

I'm not sure anybody that hasn't experienced this really understands what I just put down, but those that have BTDT are smiling a little.

CO Jack, TR - apologies for the rehash of multiple posts throughout the site, for some reason, I felt sorry for tag and decided to spoonfeed him.