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Special Ops Forces Wearing Thin From High Demand -- Washington Times
Global demand drains readiness even as U.S. wars wind down
America’s in-demand global force against terrorists is showing signs of stress and appears to be gliding toward a decline in readiness, says a Pentagon budget overview on special operations forces.
With the end of U.S. military operations in the Iraq War, the thought was that fewer deployments would give some relief to special operations forces after a dozen years of overseas fighting.
But the 2015 budget overview says demand for special operations forces is up, not down.
It talks of “significant stress on the force” and notes that the demand for Delta Force troops, Green Berets, Navy SEALs and other commandos is “outpacing capacity” and has “initiated a downward trend in SOF readiness” this year.
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Update: Special Ops Moves from ‘Perpetual War to Perpetual Engagement’ -- Ben Watson, Defense One
My Comment: This is one of those situations where even if you increase the budget .... it will still not be enough. It takes years to train and prepare such forces .... a vision and foresight that many in Special Ops understand, but certainly not in the White House or Congress.
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