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03-06-2009, 02:12 PM
Tanksmasher
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I understand the point you're making about Recondo, but I think we have to take the historical circumstances of the 80's into consideration. The Army's old Jungle Warfare Training Center was in Panama up until the U.S.'s lease down there ran out - Thank you, President Carter - and we had to close that installation. That place was run/taught by a lot of guys from 7th Special Forces Group. I would maintain that he's Army, not Marine Corps.
The LRRP's in 'Nam weren't "Junior Rangers" They were more like Advanced Rangers... Ranger school was a prerequisite. Recondo school in country - at Nha Trang - was insane. To graduate, you had to go on a live fire Patrol against the NVA and live to tell about it. How's that for a Senior class field trip? The LRRP were the best of the guys who were Infantry and Ranger qualified.
Given that Recondo worked as an instructor, and given his name basically means "Advanced Ranger", and considering the work he does with the natives in Sierra Gordo... that's all "Hearts & Minds" kind of stuff with an indigenous population that he mobilizes as a very efficient fighting force. He seems like a "Green Beret" to me.
He's obviously a fierce combatant, but he's smart - University of Wisconsin, Madison - he's good with languages, and he's an excellent teacher: Jungle Warfare Center and with the Sierra Gordo natives. That says Special Forces to me.
Oliver, are you sure being a Ranger was a prerequiste? I thought they developed Recondo School to train non rangers in an intense 3-week Ranger Course. In other words, these guys never went to Ranger School before and were considered Ranger qualified or junior Rangers. At least according to Wiki, but info is limited.
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