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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b
I'm sorry, but if you join the US Army, you need to integrate in, and look like the other troops. (Yes, I know there are grooming and other waivers for special ops, but that's a different situation.) He should never have been given those waivers.
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You know at times I agree total that if the troops are within the regular population of the troops, sailors, and airmen/women then they shouldn't be granted waivers.
Special Forces Operators on the other hand depending on the units mission. 75th Ranger Battalion, probably wouldn't see much in waivers there either. Seals, Operators in ODA and ODB, and certain Air Force Special Operational units. There are times these troops have to blend into with people they are operating amongst.
Yeah during the Cold War there were people who had immigrated from Central and Eastern Europe, and other regions of the world where if they had the language skills were wanted by all Special Operation units including Ranger Battalions, Special Force Groups, various Seal Teams, and other various units that have been the worse kept secrets of Joint Special Operation Command. Then there are also the rumors/stories during the 1960s and 1970s where at time troops and Seals were selected to go and create sleeper cells behind the Iron Curtain. The main problem with these rumors it was more difficult for a person to be inserted/'defect' behind the iron curtain and operate than the Soviets and Germans to send this way.
One of the few interesting and well known secrets on both sides was lot of the long drivers bring goods from Eastern Europe were military Officers from Spetnaz and other units. While at the same time it was largely Special Operators who did the same thing, especially US/UK/France convoys to supply West Berlin. As well as the active observers that both sides allowed to verify things.