Going to reintroduce myself.

Posted 6 years ago for the first time here prior to BCT. Went through basic, airborne, SFPC, and SFAS. Unfortunately, I went slightly injured to SFAS after SFPC, but tried my best at selection when I went and was truly humbled by the difficulty of SFAS and was not selected. I am currently still in the Army, but I view that moment as my lowest and most disappointing failure in my Army career.

Since then, I was promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant, buckled down on my studies and fitness, and was accepted into the Active Duty Option for Green to Gold which I am currently in. I am going to take my crack at selection which is a few more years down the road, but I know I need to restart the journey early. Glad to have been mentored prior to SFAS as an E from a few guys on the forum, but looking forward to the future in hopes of being selected as an O. Thanks for providing the wealth of information in this forum.

First Post
 

My name is John. I am a current 18D in 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne). I was infantry in the National Guard, switching to active duty to complete the SF pipeline.

I am a 24 year old civilian currently based out of Fresno, CA. I have been reading and learning from this site for a while until making this account, which was suggested to me by a mentor (may he rest in peace). I am currently in the process of getting an 18x contract and hope to learn as much as I possibly can before shipping out. Thanks to everyone who has served, is currently serving, and will serve.

Good luck

Trying out at a Officer during SFAS and the pipeline brings whole new challenges from being enlisted. Better have Land Nav and Operations Orders mastered so you can teach them right from the start.

Overdue introduction
 

I joined the forum back in ~2010, after one of my NCOs told me about it. (He had found it while hunting for alternative antenna solutions prior to one of our deployments.)

I served for just under 12 years, first as infantry and then cyber warfare. I'm still tightly connected to several friends at my last unit (1st SFG), the STO community, DTRA, and across USASOC. I've found that keeping our networks active is tremendously important. My day job is on the Marine Corps Red Team as a senior operator and developer, but the past few days I've been spending most of my time trying to provide technical assistance to Afghan partners attempting to evacuate with their families.

Thanks for having me!

Intro
 

Hello All,

My first post since coming back inside the wire. I'm 65 years young, retired U.S. Army and associated to the Quiet Professionals through assignment as a support individual. All my assignments in 22 years were good ones but the time spent with SF was the GREATEST! I learned sooo much, and will be forever grateful for it.

Enough rambling. To all tabbed personnel out there, thank you very much for allowing me to be a part of this greatest of communities you are all in my prayers everyday.

Stay up high, and stay safe.

P.S. Outstanding job by the folks of the Pineapple Express.:):lifter

Still not dead...
 

Made it to gray-area retirement, even social-security!
Still married almost 32 years.
Still not fat. Still can't run.
Can finally hit a barn (at 1000m).
On MeWe as MR2 (of course).

It is good to be heard from, thanks!

Congratulations all around!

'Bout bloody time!!! :p

Good to have you still walkin' the planet. Congratulations on the barn.
:lifter

Good day gentleman,

Thank you for allowing me to be a guest on your forum. I am here to soak up knowledge and prepare for my journey down the road into special operations. I am a prior service 12B20 who did 2 deployments with 1st ID. Looking to get back in the game. Thank you.

Hello all. it's been a while since I've been here. it was a stroke that sidelined me.

If you're interested, it was an
Ischemic stoke. Anyway, I hope everyone is doing well and I'm looking forward too Christmas, and year number 70.

Later.

Dennis

Good to see you back Dennis, I hope recovery is going well...

Good to see you back Dennis, I hope recovery is going well...

memory is the most difficult part. The doctors say its like having a dramatic Brain
injury.

Introduction
 

Posted a thread to the 1st Group forum and realized I never posted an introduction here after joining. Figured I would do so now.

I am a current member of 1 SFG(A) and have been since 2007. My entire time has been spent at Lewis on an ODA/ODG. Started out as an 18C, eventually transitioned to 18F, and most recently transitioned to being a 180A.

Hoping to use this site to help build out a history/team member log for my detachment to document the detachment's lineage and provide a space for future documentation.

Hello everyone,
I'm currently writing this intro while being forward. I'm a 1LT with a scout platoon with a few more months left out here. My year group opens this fall, so when we get back I'll be dropping my SFAS packet. I'm 31 and live with my family in Colorado. I made an account on here years ago before I joined the army but lost access to my registered email and never transferred access to another email. I found out about this forum from the book Get Selected which I brought with me out here. I'm on here to gather as much knowledge as I can about the profession, make some contacts and friends, and overall learn more about SF!

Best of luck LT.

Intro
 

Hello all,

I'm Matt, I'm an old guy (as far as SF candidates are concerned), I'm 31 y/o.
I honestly only recently started thinking about the military and just recently discovered that not all SOF missions are the same. I'm currently studying to become a paramedic and learned about 18-Delta. Since then I've been doing everything I can to prepare. In my mind, even though I'm an older guy, it fits like a glove, and the more I look into it, the more it fits. I came here hoping to ideally find a mentor, and if not, to find as much info as I can to get myself mentally and physically prepared for not only SFAS but for the career itself. I'm looking forward to getting to know you!

Thank you!

p.s. Quick thanks to Eagle5US for helping me get my account sorted!

Welcome, there is plenty of information here to fill your brain, but I would suggest these starter threads:

SFAS Advice
https://www.professionalsoldiers.com...ht=martin+sfas

Get Selected for Special Forces
https://www.professionalsoldiers.com...ht=martin+sfas

18Xs and Rep 63s
https://www.professionalsoldiers.com...ht=martin+sfas

Good luck.. :lifter

Introduction
 

I'm a Marine First Lieutenant stationed in 1st Marine Division. Over the next few months, I'll move back to my home state and attempt to join 20th SFG(A) as an 18D.

Thank you for giving your time to mentor the next generation. I'll learn everything I can.

G'day

I spent a few years as an analyst in an Aussie S23/5 BDE HQ producing support products, alongside USMC MRF-D when they come over.

Currently I am a small business owner and in my part time I have been developing a program that models career and unit management.

I have studied capstone doctrines including JP 3-05, but I know that learning at that level is like unearthing a pyramid using a paint brush.

I look forward to learning from professionals alongside other motivated people, as well as contributing where I can with the resources I've picked up!

Greetings and Gratitude
 

Hey ya'll, my name is Alec and I am a non-prior service civilian. I just turned 32 and am discerning the best path forward to fulfilling a call to military service and my goal of doing so with Special Forces.

Current options I'm exploring are OCS then SF when my year comes up, going enlisted and applying for an age waiver for 18x, or taking an 11b Airborne Option contract and volunteering for SFAS as soon as I get the chance.

This site has already been an invaluable asset in learning more about the community and the remarkable individuals within it. I'm currently following Kevin Edgerton's 18a SFAS Prep Course for the physical component, and the corresponding SOF Mental Prep Course. I also just began reading "Get Selected" thanks to this forum.

Thank you all for your continued service on this website- I look forward to learning and applying all that I can.

Introduction
 

Hello Everyone, We are the parents of a current Capt. attending the QCourse , he has recently navigated thru with his team the SERE portion of training . We do not know yet where he will end up eg ODA but as supportive parents we are just so proud of the community here at Ft.Bragg and the support he ,his wife and our new 5 month old grandson has received from the area.
We just wanted to reach out and say thank you to all that have served and to the quiet professionals a special thank you to your families and support group. The sacrifice made by all in your circle is incredible the requirements needed to support someone in SOF and see them succeed is immeasurable and we salute you.

God Bless and God Speed

Great news this evening our son informed us that he will be joining the 1 SFG Ft. Lewis , which was his number 1 on his wish list.

Welcome and congratulations to your son.

closed

An Introduction
 

Greetings:

I am a communications officer supporting the Department of State and have always wanted to serve in the military specifically the Special Forces, but due to my career requiring frequent immediate deployments OCONUS I have not had an opportunity.

Fortunately, in the coming year I will be changing away from PCS and TDY based positions and filling a role CONUS; subsequently, I thought now would be the perfect opportunity to pursue my personal desire of enlisting.

Due to the delays caused by my civilian employment I find myself 33 years old as I embark on the most physically demanding undertaking thus far in my life. Luckily I have spent years exercising with the protective staff at my various posts and I feel confident in being able to perform at the high standards of the community I wish to join. I have also endeavored to acquire SA through forums such as this, talking with former Green Berets I happen to work alongside with, and reading books such as Get Selected.

My major concern is that I was a victim of an Anomalous Health Incident (AHI) aka Havana Syndrome. While I am medically cleared by the DOS to work and travel in their designated conflict zones, and the syndrome is not officially recognized as a TBI, I fear it will be a disqualifying issue.

I look forward to interacting and learning from each and everyone of you.

-Joined the Army in 1986
-Wasted 10 years of my life before I finally figured out what I wanted
-Graduated the 18E course in 1997
-ODA 744 1997-2002
-SWC tour - NCO Academy (ANCOC) 2002-2005
-18F course 2005
-ODA 743 2005-2008
-HAVE ACE East 2008-2011
-Retired in 2011
-After I retired I spent a couple years working as a UW Instructor for MARSOC
- In 2014 I moved back to Florida - back to 7th Group - and spent the next 8 years building and running the 7th Group CIED training program
- July 2022 I moved to Colorado and am currently working as the SOF SME for the 71st EOD Group training team on Ft. Carson.
-Married a girl from Peru in 1999 (I know - total 7th Group cliché) - 23+ years together and 2 kids in college and we love each other more than when we got married

Bienvenidos!!

18e.Wannabe introduction
 

Hello.

I am a current 42A SGT who intends to become an 18E Special forces communication Sergeant. I am 21 years old and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2019 as a Human Resources Specialist.

I love to be active, run, ruck, and otherwise compete with my peers. I jump at the chance to compete in Best Warrior/NCO Competitions, PT Competitions, Timed rucks, etc.

These past three years have led me to the realization that I want more from a job than a desk and a 9 to 5. I want to do something with no guarantee of success with people who strive for excellence.

I attended SFAS in June of 2022 with the result of a gate 1 involuntary withdrawal. It was due to a personal lack of preparation. I won't hide my mistakes during my first train up. Nutrition was horrible and I didn't even consider how sleeps affected my body. On top of that, with my main weakness of pushups I tried to spend so many hours in the gym that I neglected simple calisthenics.

I intend to return in March and have since taken my training much more seriously. I now track my nutrition/macros to the gram, apply habits for healthier sleep, and now work with a Navy Seal Officer with a degree in physiology to help plan and execute my workouts based on my weaknesses and strengths.

If anyone has any specific questions about how I would've better prepared for SFAS please feel free to reach out.

There's plenty of info on this site Mr wannabe. Good luck, if you really want it, you'll get it. Depends on how hard you try...:lifter

Good Morning. I currently work on staff at a SOF HQ's and try to support the actual warfighters as much as possible. I started in the Infantry, went Special Forces, and then moved into a functional area. My four years in 3rd SFG(A) were by far the most exciting and impactful with most of that time spent in the CRF.

I'm here to stay up with the SF community and contribute whenever possible.

Basic Intro
 

Hello all.
Several of my basics are noted in my profile.
YOB 1977. BASD 2002. SFQC Grad 2013. ETS TBD.
Forum items from Professional Soldiers seem to come up in conversation, so here I am in an effort to get closer to the source.
I am THAT B_Clarke. And I welcome all genuine inquiries, blunders in etiquette notwithstanding, so long as an earnest effort to engage with mutual respect is evident.

Welcome, have fun here.. I see you were 1/509th, I was also but when they were in Italy (78-80). I think they're JRTC OPFOR now or something, or in AK?? What's a "functional area" for an 18D??
Anyway, welcome.
Oh, ETA:, I have no idea what "THAT" Breyah Clarke means...

Hi Glebo, thank you for the welcome : )

Yes, 1-509 was JRTC OpFor in 2005-2008 when I served with them and still is as far as I know.

I don't understand your question about functional area - please rephrase it for me.

THAT B_Clarke refers to my origin as a fraternal brother (of sorts) and my transition (2017) to fraternal sister. I prefer to "own" my past brazenly in order to deprive it a means of owning me. As I said in my introductory post, I welcome real questions about that path and my own journey on it. I can confirm SOF is populated by live-and-let-live pragmatists who interact based on merit and who have great questions, if any, before we simply get back to business.

Any word on S/Maj Brion Remington formally 10th Group
 

Brion was a friend for many years and he told me about six months ago that the Docs only gave him six months. He doesn't answer email and snail mail to his home was returned.

I was told that he may have been placed in a VA facility. Just wondering if someone has any definitive news about him.
Thanks Hummer

1) ask the mods to move this to General
2) look on facebook. He seems to be active

Introduction (18D)
 

Hello all. I go by Package Guy. I am looking to enlist as an 18X. Aiming for 18D.

I have always wanted to serve in the military. I grew up as an Air Force brat, with my dad serving as a pilot in Air Mobility Command for 10 years active duty and 10 years in the Reserves. He was deployed for Desert Storm before I was born and in 2004 to Iraq. He never insisted that I serve but he encouraged me to get a college education before joining.

Long story short, now I am 30 years old with 3 dependents. Divorced and looking for a career change. Now might be my time to do what I have always wanted to do by serving in the military. The draw to the Green Beret community has been spurred by my desire to serve with the best trained and smartest people in the military. I am a competitive athlete too. Additionally, I am bilingual (Spanish).

I was pre-med in college and ended up getting a graduate degree. Never went to medical school. I have an extensive work history including 5 years of medical experience in patient care, clinical research, administrative support, project planning, team leadership, and volunteering. I am going into this with knowledge that the typical recruit may not have.

My now ex-wife and her family never liked the idea of me joining the military. After college I got connected with some PJs (CROs) to explore the option to enter their pipeline. It never went anywhere but it planted a seed for me.

Now I am looking at trying my hand at something new and seeing where the dice fall. My recruiter tells me I can join as an E-4 due to my background. I am going into this with puppy dog eyes but I have some wisdom and experience that will be different from the rest.

Introduction
 

Greetings. 33, American, seeking 18X.

I desire to maximize my potential.
To this point, civilian life, right now, is limiting my potential.
I think of what I can be and that I should be doing more.

Special Forces appears to be the only logical mechanism for acquisition of the experience and skill set to actualize.

In general, I want to be surrounded by those that motivate me to be the best. This seems like the right place.

Please wish me well regarding preparation.
Thank you ahead of time for general wisdom.

You need to be motivated all on your own....With no one surrounding you because when your Alone out in the woods, cold, tired and hurting it will only be you telling yourself to not quit.

Good luck

Yep