Government Accountability Office Propose Grunts to Fill SOF Roles to Save Money

Government Accountability Office Propose Grunts to Fill SOF Roles to Save Money

Simply because conventional forces (CF) and Special Operation Forces (SOF) successfully operated in unison on some levels throughout the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT,) it does not make the two effectively capable of sustaining future similar operation capability; nor does it prepare CF or SOF for future and unknown conflicts. Both CF and SOF are […]

Can Spec Ops Perform Their Jobs With Less Money and Training?

Can Spec Ops Perform Their Jobs With Less Money and Training?

With the proposed automatic spending cuts, or sequestration set to begin March 1, 2013, Leon Panetta was quoted saying, “These steps would seriously damage a fragile American economy and they would degrade our ability to respond to crisis precisely at a time of rising instability across the globe.”  This year, an approximate $46 billion reduction of spending […]