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Old 09-30-2011, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt Wiser View Post
Paul, check the FETs (Female Engagement Teams). That's what the Lioness Teams are called now. And JSOC (according to Strategypage) has gotten in on this-they were borrowing women from other units to handle interactions with local females-and those units didn't like that because they needed some women for the same purpose. JSOC is recruiting women for their FETs-and the training course is similar to SOF-lots of physical training, shooting, tactical training, along with the necessary work on local customs, religion, mannerisms, etc. The attrition rate is about 50%, according to the strategypage article.
Interesting. Always take what you read with a grain of salt, but still, if it were true (or partly true), it would certainly make sense.

How long has the rumor been going around about Delta's "funny platoon", and has any other rumors ever come out of that??
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