Laura

“SF to establish linguist MOS
Special Forces is establishing a new military occupational specialty: 18L, SF linguist. The goal of creating the new MOS is to provide two 18Ls, either staff sergeants or sergeants first class, per A-detachment by fiscal year 2012.

As interim goals, SF will fill one detachment slot with an 18L having a language capability of 2/2/2 between FY 2010 and FY 2011. By FY 2012, each A-detachment will have one 2/2/2 18L and one 3/3/3 18L. The intent is to maintain a basic level of linguistic ability while achieving a high level of skill and to provide a small number of Soldiers competent in languages specific to regions of current and future deployment.

Development of training is ongoing, although authorizations for training will not be available until FY 2013.”

Read “War of Art” because it was recommended by several different authors (the final hit was from Seth Godin). Here’s expecting that it has changed me.

I didn’t intend to be unable to put “Gates of Fire” down because I’ve never been interested in the retelling of war and I knew that it would be highly detailed and my imagination would fill in the rest. I expected to read a portion and set it aside, maybe to return another day.

But, I can’t stop reading it nor have I been able to stop telling everyone that will listen to me about what I’m learning from you.

I found your blog and have scanned many of the entries so as to mark those that I want to reread and process more deeply.

This last year has been a year in which I have taken up extreme challenges to make the next half of my life quite different from the first half. I recognize the Resistance (love that you practically anthropomorphized it) coming from within and without.

So … sign me up, Diane. I’m ready to go! (And yes … I still plan to just be in love with you … sorry!)

“We gotta be great!”

All the best to the guys and gals that ask to be taken by Maj Gant. Wish I could go with you.

Rod Roth, Cpl. USMC 1957-60 (1st Force Recon Co.)

Please do not EVER stop writing.

I watched Bagger Vance, and it was great, but I felt that I was missing something, so I borrowed the book. If I hadn’t read the War of Art, I probably would not have watched the movie. If I hadn’t watched the movie, I probably would never have borrowed the book. Each step a victory over resistance.

Please do not EVER stop writing.

Jet

http://thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/2010/02/really_working_with_tribes_in.html