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Old 03-21-2010, 20:53   #7
salvo
SF Candidate
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: West Coast
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Originally Posted by Shock View Post
Second, it seems like most of the people here who have gone through it have dedicated their lives to being in SF, the basic contract I would have to sign is 5 years but from doing some research here it doesn't seem like I would even be a part of a real team until I was several years in... past my contract date! I have considered becoming a part of the military for possibly the next 10 years, but I don't know if I want to make a 20 year commitment while I'm sitting in MEPS... would it be worth it to sign up if I'm only considering 5-10 years worth of service?

I'm a little confused by this question, and did some searching around the forum without a satisfactory answer. I actually cannot find any threads discussing what he's asking about. I too would like something more definitive; searching for 'time, team, team time detachment, bn vs. team' and all variations therein yielded no results; I'm prepared to endure the belittlement of the forum and ask again if I can't get a clear response, so hopefully someone can answer it here and save me a grilling.

My understanding is that training can be anywhere from about 70 weeks to two years - which leaves three years to work with a team... Is there some issue with admin or support time wherein 18x'ers aren't getting out to a team within their five year contract? Is this your concern?

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