08/28/2024
Special Operators cannot be mass-produced, per these two sources (USSOCOM, n.d., Garamone, 2024), and I am now convinced that this tier of influence, training, and instruction not being completed is partially that way because of the prior influences of family, peers, teachers, mentors, and faith communities. Their influences have flatlined a higher tier of development. Throughout my own adult life, I have tried to live at the “doctoral” level—high responsibility and competency—while getting mixed and different information from everyone. Unity is key. Unity is a biblical principle for Good reason. The growth of people is the reason.
One example is getting a pamphlet about a veteran organization's services and staff. To find out from the receptionist, one service no longer exists, and I will see a new staff member. The reviews of the organization are that of a different company altogether. I then get to my mental health appointment and sat in the office of someone who was said to not work there anymore, and they asked, “You inquired about dental services, right?”
When we reach a higher level of education, work, etc., we are fearful of a repeat of this, which will cause us to be in mental confusion, question everything we are told, and never believe anything.
Garamone, J. (2024, March 18). Special Ops Builds on Strengths as it Charts Future. Department of Defense. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3709741/special-ops-builds-on-strengths-as-it-charts-future/ #:~:text=The%20relationships%20that%20special%20operators,the%20command%20sergeant%20major%20said
USSOCOM (United States Special Operations Command). (n.d.) SOF Truths. https://www.socom.mil/about/sof-truths
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