~Grin~
Like I said...some Seal or Army types might be trying to mold MARSOC into a security element reenforced but I guarantee you that neither Rumsfled nor the Corps is floating down that river.
Sure...the Army & Navy brass within SOC will desperately try [as desperately as they were in trying to keep the Corps officers off of SOC] to keep the Corps unit in check, pull from its other capabilities etc, etc but that'll be a losing battle.
Just too many fights to be had where "shooters" are required.
The SEALS & Green Berets'll ramp up their schools and drop their standards but they will not be able to produce enough green shooters to overshadow a far superior capability sitting right in front of the SecDef [especially when he is already aware of it].
We'll see.
That is fine during peace time but we are in a real shooting war now and all within our services are warrior brothers.
Is there going to be inside baseball being played over which units "get to play"....of course there will be (but only to a point).
My point being that I think MARSOC is a great idea and definitely needed within the GWOT - With that said, MARSOC will not be tasked with the Ops of SEALs and Delta - That is just a reality -
Just as the Rangers role has grown over the past 3 years....MARSOC will certainly find its own role to fit.
Again, I am not talking about "seeing action" or anything as juvenile as that. There is more then enough "war" to go around today. My only point was with regard to what role MARSOC will play most likely -
Granted MARSOC will definitely have more stand-alone capabilities then the Rangers currently do (on the whole) but not anymore so in terms of specific Ops.
Regards,