Is Special Forces in Crisis?

No, not even close. SF is in transition, like it has always been, and will likely always be.

A letter, and several videos commentating on the letter making the claim that SF is in crisis have asked us to be honest brokers and just admit that the Special Forces Regiment is in peril, rudderless, and not positioned to meet the needs of the Nation. So, I wanted to be an honest broker and chime in. My honest broker assessment? Knock it off. Your arguments are void of evidence, logic, and merit. And you sound like a bitch.

I get more than a few questions about packing list specifics from candidates preparing for SFAS. I’m a gear guy at heart and I have a knack for ‘gaming the system’, so I like to digest these sorts of topics with an eye towards maximizing opportunity and minimizing risk. Taken as onesies and twosies, the packing list items are just that, items. But if you can tweak enough of them in just the right ways, you can start to realize some cumulative gain. And some seemingly mundane choices can have big impacts later down the rabbit hole.

I get more than a few questions about packing list specifics from candidates preparing for SFAS. I’m a gear guy at heart and I have a knack for ‘gaming the system’, so I like to digest these sorts of topics with an eye towards maximizing opportunity and minimizing risk. Taken as onesies and twosies, the packing list items are just that, items. But if you can tweak enough of them in just the right ways, you can start to realize some cumulative gain. And some seemingly mundane choices can have big impacts later down the rabbit hole.