SF Future Role

[bb08]

I was wondering if anyone could provide information or thoughts on the the future of SF?

With things winding down in the middle east, what is the SF primary focus moving forward?

Also, if the next conflict the U.S. is involved in is a conventional one, say with N Korea or Russia, what role will SF play in a conflict where UW isn't in the cards?

 

[LongHiker]

Just like the stock market, no one is going to be able to give you any prediction of what the future will hold with any degree of accuracy.

SF and SOF OPTEMPO will still remain high even if most conventional units stop deploying. My buddy who is active duty group right now has spent time in Africa, Asia, and Middle East just in the last 4 years on deployments. I wouldn't expect this to change for the foreseeable future. Even if combat operations completely wind down in the middle east(unlikely) there will always be FID deployments for SF.

There's no reason to expect that UW won't be a part of any conventional war. SF is a force multiplier. If we get into a conventional war with NK or Russia I'm sure that there will be plenty of UW missions for SF.

 

[Cookie_]

This thread and the linked article sort of it on what you're asking about.

Forgotten SWCS History and the SF Mission

 

[bb08]

That is a great article. Being a "Jack of all trades" makes SF very adaptable to global situations. This answered a lot of questions I had.

But as DeadZeppelin noted in the referenced thread, it shows how a few bad apples at the top can change things. Hopefully that doesn't happen.