[BoilerPlate]

Certainly.

I've read all the 'I am SF' material threads many times. But this isn't so much about whether or not I am SF material as much as it is about finding a path to SFAS.

My friend of 4 years in doing very well in the program now. Nothing is assured. However we are a lot alike. He is doing Chinese and 18D/medic. Infantry is a reality if I fail or falter, and one I will accept and handle. Any misstep as you say.

But I am looking at the 25m target, and to me, that is SFAS. Not my failure/washout 6 yr infantry contract and the reality that most who try, fail. For the record, I am not most. (Many say this, as will I. But I say this for myself, not for those who read this).

At this point I am less concerned (in fact not at all) with convincing others I am SF material, knowing in my heart and head I will give it 210% of nothing but my best, and actually getting to the places I need to be so I can prove my worth rather than praise it. Reality, confidence, visions of grandeur, washout, success, misunderstanding, complete understanding...all things pointless to prove, ask, or envision until the moment of truth arrives for each. But building my bridge to get me to that moment, and where I want to be, is with the help of others my goal here. Just want to know if the route I'm navigating is on a map which is current. Are my landmark's going to be there when I need them down the road? This I don't know. So gathering intelligence to make my best intelligent guess is all I can really do right now.