It would be better to train up another class of people maybe 1/2 to 3/4 of the way across the gap to put into a lot of the jobs now done by the SF to release them for the jobs they really are meant to do.

I thought those were called Marines :)

However one only needs to examine the gap between them and generalized troops/sailors etc then you see that part of the issue we have now is our rare and highly skilled special force people are being used in a lot of places that are less than the best employment of their skillset.

It would be better to train up another class of people maybe 1/2 to 3/4 of the way across the gap to put into a lot of the jobs now done by the SF to release them for the jobs they really are meant to do.

Warfighters we need, but there is also going to be a long term need for COIN specialists and multiple language / cultural skills.

Simply a matter of optimization and working toward the most effective goals.