Interesting article. I do have a few questions. The writer states,
"the Q-course today is markedly, measurably easier to skate through (I do not use that term lightly) than ever before. As long as one shows up for training, there is virtually no way to fail this training". But the statistics show
"in 2017, 541 soldiers have completed the Green Beret qualification course out of more than 2,000 who sought to be selected for the program." That is a 75% failure rate, not "skating" through.
But something, obviously, has changed over the long years. According to the song (which wasn't official policy), only 3% of candidates would pass the course.