How do you know.....
 

I received a question via PM and I thought it a good question:

"How do you know if you got what it takes to be a Special Forces soldier."

If you have to ask, you probably don't.

OTOH, you could verify that by signing a 4187 and showing up at SFAS.

The cadre will then answer that question for you.

TR

That's like one of those questions you get from a wife or girlfriend and have a difficult time responding to - "Honey...do these jeans make my @$$ look fat?"

As for the "How do you know..." question - you'll know when your records show an 18 series MOSC (or a 3, S, 5G for the older guys) and you can sign in here as a QP.

Richard :munchin

It's a big decision.

I like the question and I like The Reaper's answer: If you have to ask, you probably don't.

I don't know
 

But let me go try anyway.

Blue

I see my peers all agree - the varient on J.P. Morgan's answer appears to sum it up nicely. :munchin

You hear a clanging sound whenever you walk. ;)

I knew that I would make it or die trying. I gave it everything I had, and knew I'd never quit.

Also, as Richard points out:
That was a good day because I really didn't want to die trying...:rolleyes:

There have been many a men that have asked that same question. It was answered the day they graduated! And for those who still ask the question, like my brothers have said before, fill out a 4187 and find out. No self assessment let the professionals at selection and Q decide if you have what it takes. You’ll get you answer soon enough. My .02

As TR spoke: "If you have to ask..."

Even if you don't ask,, you will never know until you get one of those pointy metal sticks in the mail and someone alters your DD-214.. :confused:

I think you have to ask the question but you have to ask it in your heart.
If you ask it out loud . . . or if you care about somebody other then yourselves answer then . . . you probaly don't.

And then there is the next question, "Why do I want it?" That'll tell you something, too.



And on that note.

:D That just about covers everything...

I first volunteered because I figured if I am going to go, I want to go with the best, increasing my chances of surviving. Then, when I got involved, I discovered it was much more than just being with skilled pro's. It was a way of life, a comittment to the service of our country and becoming part of a brotherhood of trust and respect.

I think Mark alluded to an interesting point.

Getting into SF requires a lot of determination and a lot of belief in yourself.

Staying in SF for a career is a matter of personality and goodness of the match between your self and the life both in war times and peacetime. Personally, peacetime/stateside in any portion of the Army was just not something that fit me well. I do not regret anytime I spent in service, but a military career was not going to work out for me.

P.S.
I see I have repeated myself several times which means I am having a hard time expressing my thought.