I think that between Rangers, SF and Delta we have enough right now. We also have the Air Force PJ's, Navy Seals and Marin Recon. Plenty of operators out there. Pretty much what we are doing now is keeping up with attrition. I think Loathe is a Ranger so he can speak better than I can on this issue.
Bruce Gruss Gott wrote: > But that's the point - are we saying that the number of > Rangers/special forces that we have right now is the maximum number of > acceptable recruits the US is able to create with volunteers? > > I doubt it. > > What's needed is a some of what you said: a mandatory service > requirement. That would convince some kids that the military is a > good way of life for them. > > Further we need to step up the marketing and the benefits. > > I won't go into details, but I think our current educational system is > 3 decades old and needs a complete revamp. Part of that is restoring > public service as a prestigious and enabling life factor. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:258228 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
