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2008-07-23 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

U.S. military advisers say they're treated as misfits

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-07-23 10:13|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Pity party at fort Riley! Training and advising other countries troops is tough. So what! Any time a hand full of guys can get some other countries troops to fight instead of using ours its a bonus. Advisor work is hard, its misunderstood, and not appreciated. Welcome to the Special Forces world at a very micro level. And this guys needs a real B&*ch slapping for patch swapping! Just plain dumb.

Posted by 49 Pan 2008-07-23 10:48|| 2008-07-23 10:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Advisers don't get promoted as fast as their combat counterparts do

Welcome my friend, to the role of the Special Forces advisor, warts and all!

Posted by Besoeker 2008-07-23 10:51|| 2008-07-23 10:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Military advisers have about as much respect as a paid consultant that comes in to tell you how to do your job.

Personally, I have greater faith in Military Advisers, but you can understand the angst.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-07-23 11:08|| 2008-07-23 11:08|| Front Page Top

#4 is this an Army thing? We took care of our MTT/BTT/SPTT teams like it was going out of style. Whatever those dudes needed we coughed up the best we could.

Posted by Broadhead6 2008-07-23 11:43|| 2008-07-23 11:43|| Front Page Top

#5 Different mindset, BH6. The Corps has a long tradition re MTT/BTT/SPTT.

Posted by Pappy 2008-07-23 12:36|| 2008-07-23 12:36|| Front Page Top

#6 Army, Air Force and a bit on the Navy side.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-07-23 12:53|| 2008-07-23 12:53|| Front Page Top

#7 There are several divisions in the military. Conventional and unconventional is one; combat and combat support is another; front line and REMF is another; active duty and reserve is another; and "big picture" vs. "tacticals".

Within these, you get personality types; the "by the book" vs. "casual" types; the militants vs. the militarists; the religious vs. the secular; and intolerant vs. the tolerant.

What makes it livable is that you can usually migrate to where you want to fit in. This is a trade off with the regimental system where you were stuck for your whole career in just one unit.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-07-23 14:44|| 2008-07-23 14:44|| Front Page Top

#8 another McCLatchy quagmire story

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-07-23 18:50|| 2008-07-23 18:50|| Front Page Top

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