lower standard in SFAS, Q school

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I have a son who is in 1st group now, loving the work and doing great. Considering he is there, I pay attention to what is going on in the SF world, and have a major concern with the lowering of standards in SFAS and a shorter Q course. I talked to a former SF colonel, now retired, and he basically said that the team sergeant would then get a person coming to the team up to speed so to speak. I wonder if this is actually feasible considering how busy the teams are, and how badly this is going to affect the teams in the coming years? In my opinion, this would certainly make things harder for my son's team with an undertrained, not as tough as should be kind of person coming to the team, especially if things get dicey. But maybe I am wrong?

One other thought, with women now making it through SFAS, am not against a woman in combat, if it were with an all women team. Thoughts?