Time to rationalize Special Ops. SWCC's as an example.

Curious.

With the call to increase the number of Special Ops Forces, I wonder why we don't see them engaging in some of the issues that are facing the nation and the world.

I'll use SWCC's as an example.

I realize that SWCC's are Navy SEALs and other Special Ops waterborne insertion force but what about other issues like anti-piracy ops?  It would make more sense to use them against the pirates than a DDG-51.

Additionally if there role expanded then would it make sense to combine Riverines with SWCC?  I know I'm talking blasphemy to the SWCC community but we've seen Special Ops and Regular forces with similar skill sets combined before...most notably UDT and SEALs. As a sidenote, I still don't understand the differences between Navy EOD (which was once part of SOCOM) and SEALs especially in light of the fact that UDT and EOD perform the same mission.

Its time to rationalize Special Operations if we're going to expand them.  We have too many units performing the same mission sets.  Throwing more bodies at a problem is NOT suppose to be how its done.  It seems like that's where we're headed though.