The Creation of Mechanized SOC Units

[William F. Owen]

@ The "lightfigher" culture would be very adamant against this for a whole host of reasons.

@ Beyond that, TO&E and budget issues would be a major problem. It seems like the Stryker units seem or at least are trying to fill that void already.

@ Well there's the problem. Culture.

@ TO&E is merely how. The critical question is why. Once you have the why, the budget and the TO&E usually follows.

The Israelis don't understand the idea of light infantry as they don't have any. They have an infantry brigade they can drop by parachute, and an infantry brigade that can do amphibious operations, but they are all just infantry. They use armoured vehicles as and when they need them. When they need to get out and infiltrate on foot, they do just that.