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There is no guarantee that Tac Hel would receive any better priority were it back in the Army where it belongs. There will always be competition for scarce funding. It could not be any worse than it is now, however, where the a** f**ce is reluctant to spend anything on something that works for somebody else.
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You are too wrapped up in the method of mobility rather than the overall function. On the battlefield, the helicopter is simply a platform for sensors, weapons, or transportation of troops and cargo for short distances. If a wheeled or tracked vehicle could perform those tasks equally as well then there would be no need for rotors at all.
A** f**ce units have no direct connection to the battlefield or to any ground commanders. They may contribute significantly to a ground battle, but are still really not part of it. Tac Hel involves a far greater level of intimacy - full, round-the-clock, we'll-all-be-home-by-Christmas integration into the ground commander's battle just like any Infantry, Armoured, Artillery, Engineer, or Logistics unit. That is the significant and critical thing, and outside of the Tac Hel community, the a** f**ce has no more demonstrated understanding than you show.
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Our current situation is not working. It has never worked. It never will. I've been living it for 24 years. Others here are saying the same thing.
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Regardless of what you may think, what we do now does not work well here or anywhere else and I am not the only one saying that.
Reality trumps theory.