How does the Regular Army compare to the special operations realm?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 12:02:46 -0400

Response by SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL made Sep 5 at 2015 12:13 PM

SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 12:13:12 -0400

SGT Private RallyPoint Member Well you will be on the Dark-side(Special OPS) you are held to a higher standard and less bull; not to mention a high success promotion rate and more adventure(travel/training) with a lot of schools to go along with it in Special OPS. In the regular Army--get in a line and wait your turn.

Response by SGT Scott Bell made Sep 5 at 2015 12:14 PM

SGT Scott Bell — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 12:14:11 -0400

Special Operations do and see more

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Sep 5 at 2015 12:17 PM

SSgt Alex Robinson — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 12:17:11 -0400

They are both two halves of the same slice. We need both to keep our country safe.

Response by SPC George Rudenko made Sep 5 at 2015 12:21 PM

SPC George Rudenko — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 12:21:06 -0400

In RA units you have single positions, whereas in the dark arts you must wear many many hats.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 5 at 2015 1:55 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 13:55:43 -0400

I believe I saw you post something about CA selection. I think you should go. I don't know anything about the CA pipeline as I chose to pursue PSYOP. I am a student now and I don't regret anything. Every daily interaction I have had with the people who already work here has been absolutely outstanding and a high degree of common sense is used and things are easier to accomplish here. All of the headaches and struggles I encountered with my previous unit are no longer an issue and my peers in this course have a similar mindset - we all care about what we are doing. Give it a shot!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 5 at 2015 2:31 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 14:31:18 -0400

In what capacity? The question is kind of vague, if you could narrow down in what aspect(s) then I think you will get more detailed responses. By the way, I see your interested in CA. If you have any questions feel free to PM me.

Response by CSM Carl Cunningham made Sep 6 at 2015 6:12 PM

CSM Carl Cunningham — Sun, 06 Sep 2015 18:12:15 -0400

SGT Private RallyPoint Member , I think you question needs more specificity. Having served in both during my formative years as an NCO, I can tell you they are night and day. While the special operations world has high performers in it, there are things they cannot do by the very nature of what they do. They are used to small teams and small unit leadership. This is very different from the conventional side where you can have a company of 300+. How you deal with leadership challenges are going to be different, especially because there are not as many in the SOF world. In some ways, conventional senior leaders perform much better at things.

Not sure this answers anything, but I hope I gave you some perspective.

Response by MAJ Ronnie Reams made Nov 6 at 2023 9:10 AM

MAJ Ronnie Reams — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 09:10:51 -0500

Most special ops soldiers are RA, very few in reserve components.