During a SOFREP exclusive interview, Dick Marcinko recalls one of the most controversial moves during his time developing SEAL Team 6: turning his operators into pilots. He leased commercial aircraft and sent his operators to flight school. Due to obstacles related to jurisdiction and bureaucracy, having the in-house capability of flying was paramount to the team and their counterterrorism mission.
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Desiree Huitt is an Army Veteran serving 11 years as a Military Intelligence officer and prior to OCS as a combat medic. She is a graduate from the University of Texas in Austin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Middle Eastern Studies.
Sean L · 3 years ago
BRIAN F · 4 years ago
Old DEMO DICK, nothing would surprise me about this guy. I absolutely loved his "unless otherwise directed" I'm taking my men and doing (fill in the blank). I can only imagine what these guys could do with the budget they had during the Reagan years.
Josh F · 4 years ago
This series is so good - I mean I am enjoying hearing Marcinko telling it himself. Most amazing how he just made things happen. Awesome.
Antonio A · 4 years ago
Lightweight plastics are the future, that and metalic foam matrix. Just needs time.
Antonio A · 4 years ago
True, at this time, but plastics can be local, powerplants can be prepositioned or delivered quicker than whole airframes. Definately needs time but they just printed a little robotic bug minus the electric motor. Very simple but one has to be able to crawl before one can sprint the O Course.
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