[Sarajevo]

By its very nature, SpecOps CANNOT be made up of conscripts. Only a highly motivated volunteer would stick with the rigorous training and the high-risk assignments once put in the field.

A form of this type of "volunteering" has already been attempted. In the 1980's, there was a program where enlistees were being recruited for the 18 series (Special Forces) of military occupational specialties before they had attended basic training. Essentially, they were recruited off the street. The vast majority of these personnel were failures, even those who made it to the teams. In the 1990's, a form of this same type of recruiting was attempted where soldiers who were due to be demobilized due to the drawdown were offered 18 series training(MOS 18X). Again, very few were motivated enough to make it through the demanding training regimens. Those who did were mostly detractors to mission accomplishment. The best troops were those who were career soldiers with at least one tour in the regular army to learn their way around the system. I wholeheartedly agree that Special Operations troops CANNOT be conscripted without compromising quality, but there are those in political positions who unfortunately think otherwise

[where's_the_Outrage?]

I wholeheartedly agree that Special Operations troops CANNOT be conscripted

It takes a special man to make the special operations levels:

82nd

Rangers

Special Forces

SEALS

DELTA

Some conscripts can find themselves as real men, others will continue as girly men.