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Depends on what kind of unit you want to be in and train with. The 82nd is a top of the line unit but it is not the Ranger regiment. I’d recommend spending 3–4 years with the Rangers and then go SF if that’s what you want to do. Remember, since Grenada onward the Rangers always kick off hostilities on behalf of the US, they have to be anywhere in the world within 18 hours and normally followed by the 82nd a day or two later. It’s a tough lifestyle that’s not suited for everybody.On a personal note, there’s a young man whose father I knew 30+ years ago who I served with when I was a private and he was my squad leader and I greatly admired him; his dad died in a training accident but I found out today that his son has completed selection and has been assigned to operational detachment Delta(that doesn’t exist). All of us old scroll ranger and SF types from the Grenada and Panama generation knew him when he was a baby and now he’s achieved something a lot of us never did; During my time at the 1/75th(1986–90) I’ve only personally known about 5 guys out of a company of 120+ tabbed Rangers who made it to that level; two were my squad leaders and one had to repeat selection twice before being accepted, of course we’re all proud of him. Such young men are the base makeup of a tier one organization, the best tactical operators culled from organizations(SF and Rangers combined) where already less than 1% of the army is accepted into. It is an exclusive fraternity even within SOCOM itself.They are so low key and secret that when a guy successfully completes the course he’s not told whether he has successfully passed; he has to complete a 40 mile road march within 28 hours, it’s called the Long March, it’s more than an endurance test, it’s a test of character to see if the candidate will go to the end to complete the mission. After he completes the march he returns to his original unit and then a month or so later he gets a call and orders quietly telling him to report to Ft. Bragg, no other known army unit does that.Consider this, Rangers, SEALs, SF and the other SOCOM Praetorians generally do 10–12 mile road marches, I can only recall one 20+ miler during my time at the 1/75th.So, it’s there if you want it; it won’t be easy getting there but if that’s what you really want then go for it.

Well, I can speak about one, at least, since I’m a descendant of the bottleneck and have genetic proof of one of the problems originating from this sort of phenomenon.My mother’s mother was descended from Canadians who came to the New World from France after 1651 (one of my first ancestors to be born in France but died in the New World). After 1763, France wasn’t particularly encouraging emigration into what was its former colony, which territory was ceded (along with other lands in the New World) after the end of the Seven Years’ War. This article has a lot of very good information about the details. It must have been quite a blow to France.There is a ton of information out there about the whole megillah since records were really good regarding this population’s goings-on (Catholics kept good church records - birth, death, weddings, baptism, etc), but basically the colony-then-free community began with a great deal of single men - oops - and eventually women had to be, well, basically imported from France to correct the unfavorable ratio of 169 males per 100 females. Too much competition for wives. Plus they probably needed someone to steal the remote from time to time. (Actually, the girls weren’t shipped in like puppies. The young ladies came of their own will, sponsored financially for their passage plus dowry by King Louis XIV, and subsequently were named the ‘casket girls’, for the little trunks they brought with them (the ‘caskets’ - their only belongings). Another name for the group was the ‘‘Filles du Roi’- for ‘daughters of the king’ —of course they weren’t really ‘daughters’ of the King. Even the King never was that busy. They were just sponsored for passage by the King. Nevertheless, I AM A DESCENDANT OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE KING just sounds delightfully snotty and I like to one-up the DAR ladies with it.) Take that, DAR. ;P… not *my* fault my ancestors were probably Loyalists. We made your Winthrop Fleet look like ze bathtub toys! :P *begins to sing ‘O Canada’*…. : )Ahem. Anyway. Most of the Filles were orphans, actually, probably attracted by the thought of a new husband with land in the New World- and a husband that they could choose, instead of being bargained off without any say, which apparently happened quite a bit). So when my husband complains about me flouncing about putting on airs, all I have to say is that I’m descended from fancy French imports and I cannot help it so Ça va and also nyah. And now I will take my tea and madeleines in the drawing-room, please, hold my calls. (Actually, these ladies were probably tough as nails. They had to withstand a month-long voyage overseas and didn’t know the people they were going to meet and only a faint concept of what the land was like). My mother’s people are descended from two lines of these Filles du Roi and their husbands. There were, all in all, a few hundred who came over a period of about ten or fifteen years, I think. They chose their husbands, got land (that was ‘land’, tch-tch), and probably had better lives than growing up in French orphanages or being pawned off on some random dude they’ve never met, which probably would totally suck.Mesdames Tougher-Than-They-LookIn any case, this having a small group of ancestors with only recourse to a few people brought in from time to time to offer genetic variation (not to mention a pair of warm feet at night) results in some peculiarities with genetics. There’s some complicated math with all this that I will never, ever understand, involving lots of the frightening symbol Ʃ and ɰ and sometimes Ω but I can probably say logically that the smaller the original population is, the higher the chances are that even a random genetic mutation may re-appear and have its chances to re-appear enhanced in that population’s descendants if they continue to.. well, inbreed. This is a demonstration of not just a population bottleneck but also an example of what’s called a founder effect.Take this for example: a graphic from this great, short article about bottlenecks and founder effects. Below we have someone (Charles II of Spain, say) taking marbles (or jawbreakers or gumballs, if you’d like- he couldn’t chew them anyway, so you get them all) from one bag. In the bag there are red, green, and white gumballs in a somewhat equal ratio - slightly fewer white gumballs than red and green, but you can see what’s going on.On the first draw of a sample of gumballs from the bag (the “draw”), there’s a ratio of 2:5:3 for white:green:red, which is about what it is in the original population of gumballs in the bag. That is, the draw in a non-bottlenecked population is a fairly representative sample of the whole population’s makeup.Then, the bag is then restocked from that population. There’s another draw. In that draw, there are no white gumballs (representing some sort of gene or maybe a set of genes). The population now is reduced to just that of the draw. This is the bottleneck event. Even with a burgeoning population in the next generation, the effect of the missing gene(s)/white gumballs from the bottleneck lingers: no white gumballs/special genes in the next generation, and, as long as that population exists without outside enrichment, possibly never again. This could work the other way, too, of course for deleterious genes: let’s say that one individual in the bottleneck had a really rare genetic mutation that causes hereditary blindness, colon cancer, etc. Because of the reduced genetic variation in the bottleneck, the future population has a higher chance of that gene being inherited from parents that come from that bottleneck, and have less genetic variation to pass on to their offspring as well. (I think I explained that correctly).This effect of genetic restriction can have severe effects on even ‘rebounded’ populations, from, say, nearly-extinct species (not just humans). The Berkeley article points out the lack of genetic variation in elephant seals - but certainly, there are thousands of species today that have restricted genetic variability since their ancestors came from just a handful of survivors. Think also of those extinct species brought back through in-vitro fertilization and de-extinction. You’ve brought the creature back from the brink of being lost forever, but then what about genetic variability? How can a population really fully recover from near-extinction?You can prove this with math again, but please don’t ask me how. Point is, genetic restriction even a long time ago can affect the vigor and health of all future generations, regardless of their quantity. So, ‘hybrid vigor’ accounts for a lot, and can help save a population if there’s outbreeding where there wasn’t any before (see this fascinating little tidbit written in 1928 about a micro-community of the descendants of the mutineers of the HMS Bounty on Norfolk Island). Point is, we all need each others’ genes (!) and the concept of ‘race purity’ is a great big pile of sheer nonsensical ridiculousness.Tall tough Tahitian/English people descended from English mutineers“On the whole, Tahitian and English characters form a mosaic, the totality of which in some tends toward the English and, in others toward the Tahitian. Heterosis or hybrid vigor, which is frequently observed in the first generation after the original cross, is well illustrated in the stature of the Norfolk Islanders. Early records indicate that the hybrids in the first generation were considerably taller than either Tahitian or English. Although this excessive stature has diminished among the Norfolk Islanders, it is still greater than that of the parent stocks”.For myself, I have a fairly common recessive autosomal mutation called ΔF508 (delta-F508), on Chromosome 7. Genes make proteins, remember, so this “recipe” on this gene instructs the making of a protein that doesn’t fold properly in cell membranes, and therefore screws up how salt and water moves across the cell membrane. I’m only a carrier (I have only one copy of this gene) but if I’d reproduced with someone else with the same mutation (much more likely in a bottlenecked population), my offspring would likely express this mutation, i.e. develop cystic fibrosis. (I never had children and that ship has sailed by now). [By the way, the fact that this mutation also appears in Jewish populations has led to some very confused speculation - without proof- that the two populations actually share the same roots, which I don’t see. While there were Jews in Normandy (being one of the cities from which many of my émigrés came) prior to the first wave of settlers, they don’t seem to have been part of the initial settlement in New France. It is feasible that a genetic mutation could arise de novo within two separate populations, after all. Unfortunately, under King Louis XIV’s edicts, only Roman Catholics could enter the colony -with one fascinating exception of Ester Brandeau, who fooled everyone, at least for a bit - but that’s a different- really exciting - story. Personally, I would have been thrilled to have had a Jewish ancestor, though -especially in my maternal line!]This little variation apparently accounts for about 70% of the forms of cystic fibrosis mutations. Typically, the ratio of being a carrier of this mutation for Caucasians is apparently about 1 in 29; from those with French-Canadian ancestry from my particular region of origin, about 1 in 15. The interesting thing about the mutation is that it is thought by some to improve one’s chances of surviving cholera, so there. Some deleterious mutations do have a quasi-protective effect (sickle cell, for example, has an effect on one’s resistance to malaria). So that’s interesting.I count myself fortunate, since there are other founder populations with worse problems: breast cancer, Gaucher disease, Canavan disease, and other devastating diseases pop up in descendants of Ashkenazi Jews, another bottleneck population (some writers say, based on the genetic evidence, the bottleneck population was only some 350 individuals!). The incidence of gene mutations for breast cancer in this population is so prevalent that many physicians recommend that any woman of Ashkenazi descent be tested for the BRCa1 and BRCa2 gene mutations. And generally speaking, there’s even a modern theory that we ourselves now are now a bottleneck population from a mass die-off of men about 7,000 years ago (!), so perhaps these other bottleneck populations could be regarded as bottlenecks within bottlenecks. Iceland’s[1][1][1][1]population is also thought to be a result of a series of bottlenecks as well. I bet it would be fun to be a genetic counselor there (!) You’d never lack for work.Science fiction stories talk about population bottlenecks a lot, as it has to be up to some series of people to colonize some damn place or another - e.g. in one film, 17 females to every male. Nice planning, Dr. Strangelove. The rest of us had better get a nicer suit.We’re not thinking about genetic mutations now, are we, Doctor Strangelove?————————————————————*N.B. Speaking of bottlenecks, in an act of Klein-bottle-evocative-warped-reality feverishness, I think I’ve answered my own Quora question. Ha!Footnotes[1] mtDNA and the Origin of the Icelanders: Deciphering Signals of Recent Population History[1] mtDNA and the Origin of the Icelanders: Deciphering Signals of Recent Population History[1] mtDNA and the Origin of the Icelanders: Deciphering Signals of Recent Population History[1] mtDNA and the Origin of the Icelanders: Deciphering Signals of Recent Population History

Generation IThere’s little outright difference between the four main games in terms of story and general content, but for Western players Yellow is the version with the most to offer, allowing players to obtain all 3 starter Pokemon (Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle) without needing to trade, incorporating a couple of extras such as the Pikachu’s Beach surfing minigame, and having a much harder general difficulty level. For Japanese players (or Western players willing to import) the updated re-release Blue represents a slight improvement over the original Red and Green, with various minor changes such as Pokemon availability, but Yellow still presents a superior option.Generation IICrystal is indisputably the definitive version of this generation, having an expanded story, several alterations that provided a more immersive playing experience such as in-battle animations for Pokemon and a female player character (a standard in later games), a host of general improvements such as Pokemon availability, moveset tweaks, and the inclusion of the Battle Tower, the first real post-game challenge in the series (which later also became a standard). The Virtual Console re-release also allows players to obtain the mythical Pokemon Celebi - something only available for a limited time during the original release via an online event, and even then only for Japanese players.Generation IIIEmerald stands head and shoulders above both Ruby and Sapphire and FireRed and LeafGreen. Not only are there a host of quality-of-life changes that vastly improve playability (alterations to breeding, Pokemon abilities having effects outside of battle, the addition of Move Tutors to make older moves available again, and an area where Ditto is catchable) the story is greatly expanded and made slightly lengthier. The game includes a couple of FRLG’s better features such as the Trainer Tower and the event-exclusive Navel Rock (where Ho-Oh and Lugia can be caught) and Birth Island (where Deoxys can be caught) as well as expanding numerous areas from the original RS games and allowing the player to obtain both fossils as well as Groudon and Kyogre. It also features an additional event-exclusive island where the player can catch Mew (though this, again, was only ever made available to Japanese players). The most notable addition, of course, is the Battle Frontier, unquestionably the best post-game content in any of the games to date.Generation IVPlatinum and HGSS are almost on par (the fact that the two games share the exact same Battle Frontier was a slight disappointment, though allows for full connectivity) but on a purely mechanical level HGSS pulls slightly ahead. Many Pokemon get expanded movepools, and the addition of ambient sounds such as wind and crashing waves make the games a little more immersive. The touchscreen is utilised much more fully than in Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum - the player is able to run without holding down the B button, and can register two items for quick access instead of one. The most obvious change is the ability to have a Pokemon walk with the player in the overworld, a feature Game Freak has consistently neglected to bring back in future games despite it being enormously popular.Generation VThere’s no dispute whatsoever that Black 2 and White 2 are an enormous improvement over the original Black and White. Not only is the Unova region expanded by more than a third, the expansion of the Pokedex allows for a vastly greater freedom in terms of team options. The usual round of small improvements to existing systems such as breeding, combined with various new features such as Join Avenue and the Pokemon World Tournament, provides possibly the largest amount of post-game quests in any game. While the ability to choose between hard, medium, and easy mode was a long time coming and greatly appreciated, the fact that the hard and easy modes are version-exclusive and require beating the game to transfer to another save file is a massive disappointment.Generation VIORAS represents an improvement (albeit a fairly small one) over X and Y. In terms of post-game content, there’s not a great deal more (the Battle Maison from X and Y is more or less identically transplanted) but the DexNav minigame is much more engaging and aesthetically interesting than the Friend Safari. The Delta Episode unlocked after beating the Elite Four is an inspired addition and allows the player to catch Deoxys, formerly unobtainable without a special event. Finally, the game also has a truly gigantic amount of legendary Pokemon from older generations available to catch, and straight-up gives the player a Latios or a Latias (dependant on version) for free shortly after obtaining the 5th badge.Generation VIIWhile Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon aren’t much of an improvement to Sun and Moon in terms of story content and additional areas (quite the opposite, in fact) the general total of additions to the game do mean that on the whole they’re worth picking over the originals. Of the new minigames, Mantine Surfing is the standout feature, though the Ultra Warp Ride comes a close second, and allows the player to catch virtually every legendary Pokemon from the older games. The addition of five completely new Pokemon is unprecedented and welcome, but the fact that two of them are only obtainable after beating the game and one of them is exclusive to an event feels especially lazy.