Special-ops Units And Drones May Increase In Future Military -- Sign On San DiegoIt was a band of 25 brothers, Navy SEALs, who took down Osama bin Laden last week — not a Marine battalion or an Army division.
As the United States gradually moves away from its major wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, what will its future military force look like — more like that SEAL squad working in secret and in tandem with the Central Intelligence Agency?
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My Comment: The key paragraph is the following ....
.... Since 2001, the military’s Special Operations Command has seen its budget more than quadruple — from about $2.3 billion in 2001 to $9.8 billion today. Its ranks have expanded from 45,500 a decade ago to 61,500 today, according to The Associated Press, citing Pentagon figures.
The numbers say it all.
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Of the over 60,000 men in Special Operations Command, the vast majority, Rangers, SEAL's, and Force Recon, are well-trained light infantry. The only special operators are SF and the only specialized technicians are the 160th SOAR and Air Force Pararescue and Combat Controllers.
As long as we have eschewed the prospect of fighting a war with any major powers, we should combine the light infantry types and call it the teeth of our Army.
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