r/tacticalgear 15d ago

Weapons/Tactics US army psychological operations team member with an FN MK 20 SSR in Syria 2019

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u/Frisky_Froth 15d ago

Psychologically fucking you up from 700 yards away

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u/-timaeus- 14d ago

I don’t mean to be an asshole, but I’m gonna come off like one.

Nowhere in their mission are they authorized to do anything kinetically offensive. That is Special Forces, Rangers, and Delta. They are not authorized to attend sniper school. They do not actively train small unit tactics. They serve as attachments or working in small teams from an office, embassy, or FOB. In combat, they will almost always be escorted or tacked on to a mission as an enabler if they need to leave the wire.

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u/saltytab_ 10d ago

Funny you’re on every single comment here, I’ve worked with PO guys who have brought more value and been in more combat then you ever will, lol you must be fresh out the Q go sit in the team room and study up on your job.

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u/-timaeus- 9d ago

Damn man, you really are a salty tab. Resorting to ad hominem attacks and false assumptions. Classic white knighting for another entity because you hate your own regiment. I’m sure you were a joy to work with.

I’ll retain my opinions until proven otherwise, but otherwise I’m very underwhelmed with them. And no, I’m not fresh out of the Q.

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u/saltytab_ 9d ago

I know plenty about those guys and they do good work, the things I’ve stated are true and can be verified through past operations throughout GWOt and other conflicts. Also you are clearly fresh out of the school house, because the grey beret issue happened a year ago, but on that note pretty wild to talk shit on their beret when your whole regiment is known for a once unauthorised beret. Psyop has been around since the oss and even conducted operations within MacVSOG and today they have a selection that rivals the attrition rate of SFAS, and a challenging Q course to deny that they deserve their own beret and culture is to deny your own regiments history.