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Ridgeback · 03-15-2009, 16:04

Hello,

My name is SPC T., G.J. I have been a member with PS since May of 08'. I have spent several hours reviewing some of the discussions that have been posted and have gathered a lot of great information. I first joined the Army in Aug. of 98' as a 13B and was stationed in Ft. Wainwright, AK with the 172nd. After my term I got out and became a civilian employee. While doing the 9 to 5 track I began to miss a lot of what the military had to offer. Granted, there are things that can be substituted in the civilian world, but you either have to pay a large amount for the activity or it just doesn't seem the same. I then decided to join the California National Guard in Dec. of 06' as a 92R with the 128th QM. Due to my prior service MOS I was put onto a deployment rooster and deployed within 2 months of signing up. The guard unit I was attached with, I was told I was too gun ho or high speed. Nothing against the National Guard but I liked the structure that the Active Duty provided. I saw things as just doing my job and some individual's frond upon it. Luckily, when we got into country we found out that we had been attached to SOCOM. Going Special Forces has always been a dream of mine since my first term. The only thing that held me back then was my inability to research information. Now that I am older and have more life experience I had realized that I still had an opportunity to fulfill my original goals. When I first signed up with the National Guard I started to think that I was different. But being deployed with SOCOM made me realize that I am not different, I just signed up for the wrong job. After returning home I found out that my unit had been re-organized to B Company 1106 TASMG. Nothing wrong with that but I didn't sign up to be a mechanic. Since the unit has to reclass everyone, they gave us the opportunity to change units or go Active Duty. As I start to see things fall into place I can see that life is pushing closer to what I really want. While reading information on this site I found a great resource. Get Selected for Special Forces: Major Joe Martin with MSG Rex Dodson. As you can guess I have already started to fallow the plan described in Appendix A. I would like to thank all that have made the choice that I am about to make and I hope that I will be able to become apart of America's best. It is an Honor to be a member.

Thank you.

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Ridgeback Asset Join Date: May 2008 Location: California Posts: 7	Introduction Hello, My name is SPC T., G.J. I have been a member with PS since May of 08'. I have spent several hours reviewing some of the discussions that have been posted and have gathered a lot of great information. I first joined the Army in Aug. of 98' as a 13B and was stationed in Ft. Wainwright, AK with the 172nd. After my term I got out and became a civilian employee. While doing the 9 to 5 track I began to miss a lot of what the military had to offer. Granted, there are things that can be substituted in the civilian world, but you either have to pay a large amount for the activity or it just doesn't seem the same. I then decided to join the California National Guard in Dec. of 06' as a 92R with the 128th QM. Due to my prior service MOS I was put onto a deployment rooster and deployed within 2 months of signing up. The guard unit I was attached with, I was told I was too gun ho or high speed. Nothing against the National Guard but I liked the structure that the Active Duty provided. I saw things as just doing my job and some individual's frond upon it. Luckily, when we got into country we found out that we had been attached to SOCOM. Going Special Forces has always been a dream of mine since my first term. The only thing that held me back then was my inability to research information. Now that I am older and have more life experience I had realized that I still had an opportunity to fulfill my original goals. When I first signed up with the National Guard I started to think that I was different. But being deployed with SOCOM made me realize that I am not different, I just signed up for the wrong job. After returning home I found out that my unit had been re-organized to B Company 1106 TASMG. Nothing wrong with that but I didn't sign up to be a mechanic. Since the unit has to reclass everyone, they gave us the opportunity to change units or go Active Duty. As I start to see things fall into place I can see that life is pushing closer to what I really want. While reading information on this site I found a great resource. Get Selected for Special Forces: Major Joe Martin with MSG Rex Dodson. As you can guess I have already started to fallow the plan described in Appendix A. I would like to thank all that have made the choice that I am about to make and I hope that I will be able to become apart of America's best. It is an Honor to be a member. Thank you. Last edited by Ridgeback; 03-15-2009 at 16:24. Reason: PERSEC. Needed to remove my full name. Thank you.
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