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SGT Philip Roncari
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YES,a resounding Yes ,from a former and always will be “Dirty Leg”
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CPT Special Forces Officer
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Edited 7 y ago
Yes.

Recently it was determined that all future SF qualified soldiers would automatically be trained in MFF (HALO-HAHO). That is an expensive school and a hazardous mode of entry to an AO. From a purely practical point of view, they would not risk losing their million dollar investment in a training or operational accident if airborne capability wasn't important.
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CSM Charles Hayden
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL I am a leg!

Everyone will admit that Paratroopers are extremely responsive, well trained Soldiers, unless you get an 'Airborne Dud', then you have a huge problem.

In this era of cost cutting and reduction in forces, a much smaller QRF makes sense to me.

For every successful airborne, combat insertion, one Brigade should exist.

Ranger and SF personnel s/b jump qualified due the nature of their duty requirements.
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
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CSM Charles Hayden thanks for your response, great points of interest! I agree totally.
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