[ansel12]

They are Commandos with security clearances and selected for this foreign training, it may not be a drug deal.

[Zhang Fei]

[They are Commandos with security clearances and selected for this foreign training, it may not be a drug deal.]

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Getting clearance means they’ve never been arrested for anything serious. That doesn’t necessarily mean they’re straight arrows. Maybe they just never got caught.

Also, never assume that personal ability is the principal factor driving the award of plum assignments. Butt-kissing and exchanges of favors will never go out of fashion, especially in peacetime armies. Think of how Fredendall got to be head honcho presiding over the disaster at Kasserine Pass.

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https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/01/04/two-army-green-berets-plead-guilty-in-plot-to-smuggle-90-pounds-of-cocaine-from-colombia/