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Nothing's secret anymore. The next thing you know, I'll be seeing Pancho's secret burrito rojo sauce recipe on here, and if I do, heads will roll.
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That, and the Col's secret recipe. What are things coming to?
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So Im assuming no room for former Batt boys in SAD?
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Boondocksaint375
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There are plenty of former batt boys working in agency ops.
That's a hard life. Much respect to those who choose it.
So very true...
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Are all of the agency's SAS/SAD assets drawn from former military and special operations units? Are any of the intel operations people developed and trained in house or just pulled from former military personnel?
I am not sure where the line is drawn regarding what can and cannot be discussed relative to this unit/division. If my questions are out of line, I apologize for the error and please ignore the post.
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I am not sure where the line is drawn regarding what can and cannot be discussed relative to this unit/division. If my questions are out of line, I apologize for the error and please ignore the post.
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"Other prospective candidates are drawn from former members of elite military units such as the USMC's Force Reconnaissance units; the US Army Special Forces; and Navy's SEAL teams, or from within the ranks of the Agency itself"
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It's not out of line, it just shows you didn't read the article.
How far do you think you'll get in OCS like that?
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angryirishkid and pardus:
Thank you for your responses. I did read the article and have read a number of other similar articles on SAS/SAD in the past. Also, I noted the articles assertion that some SAD personnel are developed from "within the ranks of the Agency itself". However, I have also seen a number of articles which seemed to present that SAS/SAD personnel are only recruited from elite military units. Also, in reviewing the Paramilitary Operations Officer position on the Agency's website, it notes that minimum requirements "include a bachelor's degree, military special operations or combat arms experience (ground, air or maritime), as well as combat leadership experience". This article was particularly interesting in that it made both claims (i.e. that some personnel are recruited from elite units and others are developed internally).
In posing my questions, I was not trying to be lazy nor asking for members of the forum to have to restate aspects that the article already covered. I have just found that stated requirements seem to vary significantly depending on which source I am reviewing. This is to be expected, given the secret nature of this unit and its activities. However, I always trust the insight of experienced professionals over open-source information in various articles on the web. Given the unique experience and background of those on this forum, I was merely hoping to gain some personal insight from credible sources that might clear up the disparities I have found previously.
I can certainly understand the frustration the members of this forum must feel, as I am sure you run into non-experienced members on a daily basis that pose naive and ignorant questions. This was not my intent, and I certainly apologize if this is the way I came across.
Thank you again for your time and responses.
VR, MRC
Thank you for your responses. I did read the article and have read a number of other similar articles on SAS/SAD in the past. Also, I noted the articles assertion that some SAD personnel are developed from "within the ranks of the Agency itself". However, I have also seen a number of articles which seemed to present that SAS/SAD personnel are only recruited from elite military units. Also, in reviewing the Paramilitary Operations Officer position on the Agency's website, it notes that minimum requirements "include a bachelor's degree, military special operations or combat arms experience (ground, air or maritime), as well as combat leadership experience". This article was particularly interesting in that it made both claims (i.e. that some personnel are recruited from elite units and others are developed internally).
In posing my questions, I was not trying to be lazy nor asking for members of the forum to have to restate aspects that the article already covered. I have just found that stated requirements seem to vary significantly depending on which source I am reviewing. This is to be expected, given the secret nature of this unit and its activities. However, I always trust the insight of experienced professionals over open-source information in various articles on the web. Given the unique experience and background of those on this forum, I was merely hoping to gain some personal insight from credible sources that might clear up the disparities I have found previously.
I can certainly understand the frustration the members of this forum must feel, as I am sure you run into non-experienced members on a daily basis that pose naive and ignorant questions. This was not my intent, and I certainly apologize if this is the way I came across.
Thank you again for your time and responses.
VR, MRC
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There's no problem bumping an older thread, provided that there is a purpose in bumping it. Don't take this too harshly, but knowing that you're 17 years old, and haven't even joined the military yet, to what purpose to do have of bumping up this thread? There aren't any answers that you're going to get from any board member, that you can't already find with a search engine.
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