SOCOM taking best troops (OP/ED)

[Joshua]

A Loss You Can't Refuse
May 22, 2009: In the U.S. Army, battalion and company commanders know that what makes their units work real well are a small percentage of their troops who are, well, really good, dependable and able to take care of things. Thus the commanders dread the annual visit by the SOCOM (Special Operations Command) recruiters. SOCOM has teams of recruiters that constantly make the rounds, hitting just about every army base once a year, looking for good people for their Special Forces, civil affairs, psychological operations, explosive ordnance disposal, aviation and ranger units. SOCOM only wants the best people, just the ones that your average unit commander does not want to lose. But the SOCOM recruiters not only interview troops who have already made it known that they are interested, they also hold a "jobs fair", where they try to entice the more casually interested. Commanders cannot stop SOCOM from recruiting anyone willing to go. Almost all of SOCOMs troops come from those who are already on active duty or in the reserves...


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[Caruthers]

Started out looking like a article that is highly critical...........turned out to be a recruiting piece.