The Special Forces are not a rapid deployment force the secret of their success is intensive preparation. Via Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces: We often wait until the hurricane hits us to think about how we’re going to cope with it. Special Forces, on the other hand, is very big on preparing. Here’s what you can learn from Special Forces training about overcoming adversity. Which means they face a lot of problems that you can’t just shoot or blow up. They’re good behind the gun, no doubt, but they spend a lot of their time working with people - and usually people who don’t speak their language and don’t share a common culture. So, plain and simple, SF guys need a lot of people skills. SEALs and Rangers specialize in “direct action” and “special reconnaissance.” Meanwhile, Special Forces is focused on “foreign internal defense” and “unconventional warfare.” That means preventing or assisting an insurgency. But a lot of what they deal with isn’t all that much different from some of the challenges you face. You might be imagining summer movies and gun battles. Most of what you may think you know about Special Forces is wrong. For most of his career he was an 18 Alpha (Special Forces Officer) and is currently the Special Operations Forces liaison to the School of Advanced Military Studies. Mike’s a Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel with 22 years of service under his belt. Who knows about overcoming adversity? Special Forces. Life can be really difficult sometimes. We all deal with it. But how do top performers overcome challenges? And what can we learn from them? I figured I’d call an expert.
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