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2008-01-27 Home Front: WoT

Marines create intel cells at rifle-company level

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Posted by Pappy 2008-01-27 12:07|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 As a former Jarhead, I can only imagine how the acronym "C-LIC" will treated by the ever creative 0311s.

Posted by Bangkok Billy 2008-01-27 13:03|| 2008-01-27 13:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Marines trading a fire team for intelligence operatives? Hold my hand, I'm getting the vapors...

Posted by gromky 2008-01-27 13:09|| 2008-01-27 13:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Strategypage had an article about how our troops are gathering up so much information that we don't have enough grunts to exploit all of it. Meybe these guys can sift through the intell before it grows cold.

Al

Posted by Frozen Al 2008-01-27 13:36|| 2008-01-27 13:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Did y'all see the description of the new intel-grunts? I want my daughters to marry those!

Posted by trailing wife 2008-01-27 13:44|| 2008-01-27 13:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Ima made to understand there's no such thing as a former Jarhead BB.

Posted by Thomas Woof 2008-01-27 15:08|| http://cybernations.net]">[http://cybernations.net] 2008-01-27 15:08|| Front Page Top

#6 Former yes, X no.(with the dishonorable exception of Con. J. Murtha)

Posted by Omung Squank9908 2008-01-27 16:04|| 2008-01-27 16:04|| Front Page Top

#7 OS (not to be confused with the poster formally known as Old Spook) is very correct. Former is ok. Ex is not. We're always in - some on active duty, some doing "other" things (cops, federales, ???). Fat Boy Murtha is the glaring exception.

Posted by Bangkok Billy 2008-01-27 17:26|| 2008-01-27 17:26|| Front Page Top

#8 I really like this idea, as long as it is very, very carefully managed. G2/S2 operations have long had a tendency to be top down oriented, even though they are bottom up reliant.

But at the rifle company level, you can develop the damndest intel sources. The British were able to hold on to India for many years more than they should have, because of their ground level intel sources, often mistresses of soldiers.

And while few of our Marines are dating Iraqi girls, unfortunately, out of some mis-oriented morality, they are making friendships right, left and sideways with Iraqis.

So Abdul really likes Lance Corporal Jones, because the LC not only kept Abdul from getting his head cut off by al-Qaeda, but stood up for Abdul when a Shiite cop wanted to kick his ass on general principles.

So Abdul lets LCpl Jones in on a little secret. He heard from his sister in law's cousin that a top al-Qaeda money guy is coming to town in the next week, and if the LCpl drops a dime on him, no tears will be shed, and maybe the LCpl will get a promotion, or even better, a goat. And that he should not forget his friend, Abdul, who is quite fond of goat burgers.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-01-27 19:07|| 2008-01-27 19:07|| Front Page Top

#9 I would equate this with a beat a cop has in a neighborhood. Establishes contacts for intelligence on criminals.

Posted by www 2008-01-27 21:27|| 2008-01-27 21:27|| Front Page Top

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