U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Joseph Votel, deputy commanding general for Operations for Combined Joint Task Force-82, speaks via satellite with reporters at the Pentagon, June 26, 2007, providing an update on ongoing security and stability operations in Afghanistan. US Department of Defense
Combat Fatigue: Elite Special Forces Troops Are ‘Fraying,’ Gen. Joseph Votel Warns -- Washington Times
Even America’s elite warriors have a breaking point. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Votel told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday that he believed troops assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) may be “fraying” from overuse. Gen. Votel is President Obama’s nominee to head SOCOM with the departure of Navy Adm. William H. McRaven.
“I do think there are some things that we ask our special operators to do, manners in which they operate, the secrecy with which they operate, that do not allow them the normal opportunities to talk about things afterwards,” the general said, the Department of Defensereported Thursday. “So I think we do have to address that aspect of it when it comes to our special operations forces and families, and making sure that we provide those appropriate outlets for them.”
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Update #1: Votel Pledges Support for Special Operations Forces -- Shadow Spear
Update #2: General worries US special forces ‘fraying’ -- The Hill
My Comment: Too many missions .... not enough soldiers and resources.
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