CONCEPTUALIZATION SOFs
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Thus, by their very nature they must be dynamic and flexible almost to a
degree of fluidity. The expectations for hyper dynamism and extreme
elasticity require SOFs to be the most adaptable entity in the military.
Their designations tend to change on a constant basis. To complicate
matters even further, in many cases SOFs are tasked with missions that
are considered as traditional.11Tucker and Lamb, United
States Special Operations Forces, 147.
SOFs constitute a seeming to perpetually changing environments. Changes
can take many shapes and forms. They include challenges such as new
security threats or budget cuts as well as opportunities, most notably
new technologies.22For a discussion about challenges and
opportunities that drive innovations in terrorist groups see: Assaf.
Moghadam, ”How Al Qaeda Innovates,” Security Studies 22, no. 3
(2013). Like other branches of the government, militaries are
cumbersome bureaucracies.