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What is an operator?

Postby Darius137 » Tue Jan 19, 2016 2:03 am

This sums it up nicely:
http://sofrep.com/29133/operator/


Delta guys started this by calling themselves operators. Their training course is called Operator Training Course (OTC). I guess SEAL team 6 guys are also operators. But everyone else is not. Even if they're cool like Rangers, regular SEALs, Special Forces, etc.
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Re: What is an operator?

Postby ClownBaby » Tue Jan 19, 2016 4:46 am

If I understand it correctly, it's a Hindi guy named "Shane", who swears he's calling from Boulder.
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Re: What is an operator?

Postby Cruz FoxHound » Tue Jan 19, 2016 11:22 am

W H A T E V E R

This is an operator:
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Re: What is an operator?

Postby Steve » Tue Jan 19, 2016 4:05 pm

IIRC, Dleta started using "Operator" as an internal segregation term to separate the operational personnel from the support staff. Because even Tier I has the perennial POG vs. Grunt problems. Especially when the support staff was read in on more stuff than the shooters. "Operators MUST be escorted beyond this point". It is still debatable whether the term was initially favorable or a slur.
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