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Are the Emojis Really Necessary?[edit]

Maybe I'm just an old sourpuss now, but I find that the emojis of the different Beret flashes detract from the article. MechanoidWarhead (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 00:20, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I find it to be just the opposite. Each of these subordinate units wear the same SSI and the only distinguishing device they have to identify their unit from the rest is their beret flash. Calling out these beret flashes is nice and also provides a visual cue as to where in the paragraph that unit is mentioned/discussed. I don't know where you get the idea that these are somehow "emojis," that is a strange thing to call a unit's heraldic item. --McChizzle (talk) 12:34, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Enough already[edit]

@Belevalo: you need to cool it. @McChizzle: is not a "troll" and you didn't "correct" anything, you summarily undid a significant amount of work he put into the article. If you had bothered to check, you'd see he is long-time contributor, with 10 years and almost 12,000 edits, who regularly edits US Army articles. You had no business undoing that work. You are like a bull in china shop. You've been here like 5 minutes and you have A LOT to learn. So start learning and stop interfering. You can start here. - wolf 23:11, 27 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

was trying to correct User:157.100.249.59, not McChizzle's edit, but clicked on edit while on an older version of the page. Just check the personnel number you reverted to. Preach to me after you make sure you didn't make a mistake as well mr seniot editor. Belevalo (talk) 23:21, 27 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You don't have to be a "senior editor" to know how to use the preview button. It's like, literally one of the very first things you should be doing, and you should be using it with every. single. edit. you make, without fail. That's how you avoid needless disruption, like you caused here, and especially how to avoid baselessly attacking an editor in good standing, like you did here. You owe McChizzle an apology. - wolf 23:40, 27 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

didn't attack McChizzle. I was refering to IP user 157.100.249.59. Belevalo (talk) 20:58, 28 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

But it was McChizzle that you reverted and was it McChizzle that you also called a troll. Heaven forbid you take any responsibility, or even acknowledge, when you screw up. I think we're done here. - wolf 01:44, 29 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promotional?[edit]

What is promotional about this article? Neutraliano (talk) 13:06, 29 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"Yoo-se-sok"[edit]

Was there a recent debate somewhere regarding the pronunciation of USASOC? I'm just asking because a recent edit added a phonetic template supported by a facebook video ref, to the opening sentence of the lead. I haven't noticed this type of addition to similar articles such as United States Special Operations Command (soe-kom?) or Joint Special Operations Command (jay-sok?).
So, just posting this to ask other editors if this addition is really necessary, or somewhat superfluous? Thanks - wolf 06:38, 6 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

How's it going Wolf?

With the DoD civilians I have worked with that have never worn the uniform or are new to the military, they frequently do not use the common pronunciation of a military acronym. They often struggle with taking an acronym and turning it into a word or do so in an uncommonly used way making them sound silly or uneducated. So, having it become common to provide a commonly used pronunciation of a military acronym seems fitting to me. 23:31, 9 October 2021 (UTC) --McChizzle (talk) 23:35, 9 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]