Originally Posted by
Raidr17
Or you can join the Marines and do it all. Fly, FAC whatever. You will not necessarily have the SOC sticker and money unless you are in MARSOC though. There are plenty of other units out there to join, ANGLICO, Recon Bn, Force Recon and MEUs. Lots of options here.
MARSOC is currently...problematic. I wouldn't bet on that as a long-term plan.
ANGLICO and the recons are cool (done some myself as a liaison in fact) but hard to stay there for an extended period, especially for the officers.
If you're serious about special operations, you really want to be in a SOCOM funded program (SEAL, Army SF/Av Regiment, AFSOC, rangers). That guarantees several things, including career employment. If you don't really understand what SOCOM is, do some research, it's more than you think.