Thanks for the affirmation guys (and the link, BDD).
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Originally Posted by waiting4something
I would never want to use mixed special ops forces or regular forces together for the reasons of them being rivals.
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Maybe in peacetime or in the early stages of WWIII. However after the TDM, army units would contain loads of sailors and aircrew who'd lost their ships and aircraft to attrition and fuel shortages. Closer to 2000, this most certainly would be the case- I think interservice rivalry would soon become a thing of the past as pragmatism took over. By 2000, the army would be the most powerful of the U.S. service branches by far. The navy and the AF would have lost most- if not all- of their "political" clout.
Besides, you're not going to need very many SEALs for beach recon and harbor sabotage missions after the TDM. Likewise, you're not going to need many USAF pararescue men or combat controllers because most surviving combat aircraft will be grounded due to lack of fuel and spare parts. These guys have skills that will be in short supply. It would be insane for the army to turn its back on their services. It makes much more sense to incorporate them into ad-hoc SF units under army control.
And NATO SOF routinely train and operate together. I really don't see this as much of an obstacle.
Jester, my man, you are hardly impartial but that's a decent point.