Who Are the Green Berets Supposed to Be? Revisiting the Special Forces Identity Crisis
The U.S. Army Special Forces (SF)—better known as the Green Berets—stand at a crossroads. After more than two decades of continuous conflict and evolving mission sets, Special Forces Branch faces a profound question: Who are the Green Berets supposed to be?
Colonel Edward C. Croot's "identity crisis" and the rebuttal by Sergeant Major (Retired) David Shell are not a superficial branding issue. It should be encouraging to Special Forces Branch to see two of its members debating a timely topic rather than allowing outside pundits to examine and attempt to hypothesize critically about the SF Branch.
See also: Mission or Meaning? Rethinking the Identity Crisis in U.S. Army Special Forces by Siamak T. Naficy, PhD, and W5 Maurice "Duc" DuClos.
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