Bogus Special Forces Operator
Bogus Operators, or "wannabes" are the greatest source of
disinformation, misinformation and skewed perceptions of Special Forces.
They regale all who will listen, (and even those who really don't want
to listen), with their imaginary and exotic "stories" in their sad
attempts to posture, pose, garner attention or sympathy, or impress
people, (who we are sure are not impressed anyway). This
is an international phenomenon in countries that have Top Echelon
Special Forces. According to the US Navy SEALs site on their wannabe
problem, individuals who go very far in the attempted bolstering of
their false claims actually suffer from psychological condition known as "pseudologia fantastica",
and are virtually unable to differentiate between their imaginary war /
Operator stories and reality. Far more commonly, such persons merely
suffer from low self-esteem, or consciously prey on the inherent good
nature of most people, when seeking to hoodwink them into providing the
wannabe with attention, sympathy, employment or the satisfaction of
some other selfish desire. | 