Elite Special Forces in Danger of Cracking as Demand is ‘Outpacing Capacity’
Elite Special Forces in Danger of Cracking as Demand is ‘Outpacing Capacity’ by Rowan Scarbourgh, Washington Times
America’s in-demand global force against terrorists is showing signs of stress and appears to be gliding toward a decline in readiness, says a Pentagon budget overview on special operations forces.
With the end of U.S. military operations in the Iraq War, the thought was that fewer deployments would give some relief to special operations forces after a dozen years of overseas fighting.
But the 2015 budget overview says demand for special operations forces is up, not down.
It talks of “significant stress on the force” and notes that the demand for Delta Force troops, Green Berets, Navy SEALs and other commandos is “outpacing capacity” and has “initiated a downward trend in SOF readiness” this year…
