Fact: There is a movement underway within USSOCOM and the Pentagon to dissolve U.S. Special Forces, called the Capstone Concept. In an article titled The Long Farewell by Maj. Gen (R) James A. Guest in the U.S. Special Forces Association Drop Magazine (Fall 2007), states that on July 25, 2008, the United States Representatives will form a commission to examine the roles and missions of the U.S. Armed Services. You can read the the article online at Military.com Demise of the Green Berets by Maj Gen (R) James A. Guest. Learn about U.S. Special Forces, what it is, and why it's important.
We urge retirees and Active Duty Military Personnel from U.S. Army Special Forces, and/or those that have served with U.S. Army Special Forces, as well as any and all concerned U.S. citizens to contact your local elected U.S. Representatives by fax, letter, phone, or in person. To find your local U.S. Representative . The article in the SFA Drop recommends following actions for U.S. citizens:

• Express concern that the United States is in danger of loosing a military capability that the U.S. Army Special Forces has been developing for more than fifty years.
• Explain that the proved capability of U.S. Army Special Forces will not be replaced be the new concepts of USSOCOM, and that other Army units or other Services, such as the Marines, do not have the necesarry training and experience to conduct sustained FID, Counterinsurgency, and Unconventional Warfare missions in the world-wide war on terrorism.
• If you are Retired or Active Duty U.S. Armed Services and have personal experiences with U.S. Army Special Forces, tell your elected Representatives of personal experiences in working with host nation forces, and of personal experiences with hostile interference (past and present) on the part of conventional commanders who resent U.S. Army Special Forces.
• Ask if U.S. Congress will particularly examine USSOCOM in order to determine which units are receiving funding, and how much, compared to which units are doing the work
• Ask if U.S. Congress will determine whether or not the senior leadership of the U.S. Army and of USSOCOM are actually qualified to conduct Unconventional Warfare, FID, and Counterinsurgency Operations, or are they actually only qualified and experienced in conducting Direct Action Operations?
• Ask each member of Congress that you contact if he/she will personally serve as Champion for the U.S. Army Special Forces, and fight to preserve this one of a kind national capability.