European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Daily Bazine. By Don Tate stall writer not wanted steely eyed kites Snake caters amateurs ticket punchers egomaniac shoot pm up rambo types among others wanted men of uncommon mental and physical Caliper. Resolute enduring mature possessing an abundance of raw Guys ready to become an expert teacher lighter in the world s lines unconventional War and counter insurgency Lorce ready to lace combat situations behind enemy lines in ways not found in most textbooks ready. That s the Quality they re looking Lor to ill the ranks the Green berets they re coming Back Strong All the old words. Covert Clandestine unconventional dolt around them like shadows in a Jungle Mist the mystique lives but they want to make sure a lot of the rambo wrapped baloney about them does t the Bravo men of the Green Beret went the song of the mid 60s by the mid-70s the Brave men had become As one Veteran puts it. An endangered species operating on a shoestring " the Post Vietnam blues had set in. And there were those in the army Hierarchy Wilh a More conventional one Talion people who did t care much for special Breeds anyway a Soldier was a Soldier was a Soldier period the Green berets would look around one Day and find their Ranns thinned by nearly 70 percent the comeback began in the 80s and now with the Thunder rolling Back in Eastern Europe Wilh the old Iron curtain looking More like a jello pudding curtain with cutbacks in Uncle Sam s own heavy Arsenal being projected much More emphasis is being placed on the use of Light Mobile Quick strike u s units rather than mighty artillery barrages and thousand tank charges on the russian front defense experts increasingly talk of third world Low intensity less conventional conflicts As More Likely threats of the future rambo types need not apply is in Reorg that s Green Beret Turt. Because even As conventional numbers go Down the word is thai special forces will be on the  says sol Tel class Tom Daniels recruiting Lor of in Europe the acts say it s the Best promotion Field in the army " the current Lorce is 4.890. With a teams. 1he 12 Man All purpose units thai Are the guts of special forces in 40 countries by the end of next year the Large is to have 5.925 soldiers including support units wearing the Green Beret says Daniels quoting sources a fort Bragg n c. Training Home of the unconventional warriors while not huge. The numbers Are big Lor the of but just As Clear As the Green in their beets is their passion to maintain High standards id rather have seven or eight men on a team than 12 if we had to sacrifice Quality to meet a  says sgt maj Donald Neale. A member of the 10th special forces group at bad Tolz. West Germany the seven or eight would just end up taking care of the rest " to keep Quality a Cut above the rest As their recruiting literature says would be Berel wearers must have among other requirements a score of at least 110 on the general technical test be airborne qualified or Volunteer to become airborne qualified they must pass an arduous somewhat hazardous three week assessment and selection course Al fort Bragg to separate the men irom the boys physically mentally and emotionally. In the separation process about 55 percent Lind they Are still buys by Green Berel standards continued on Page 14 sunday. February 11, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 13