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Originally Posted by ksboi
This was a great read! A friend got back from selection while I was gone to 25B school, and our unit was all for it. I was proud of the guy for making it happen for himself. Once I told the unit I am in now that I was doing the research about it, all I got was, "pssssshh you will never make it", "you don't run enough", or the "I was going to do it but..." The do not see all the reading ive been doing. I am on this site reading and googling things. The hours I put into the gym during lunch of doing 15 reps of exercises, the pullups(hate em) I try to rep out to get ready for SFAS. Sorry to rant on about it.
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People who hate on others for going to selection are just jealous. Every single one of them. I've never gone, but I've never felt the need to bag on anyone for wanting to go, because sometimes you'd be surprised at who's tough enough to make it through.
Let the haters hate, and let it motivate you. I love when someone tells me I can't do something, it makes me work even harder for it.
Keep on keepin' on, bro, and I'm sure you'll make it.
As far as "Regular Army" hating SF, I know as a support guy, I've encountered people from conventional units. A lot of support guys get a lot of shit because of other support guys who have painted us in a negative light. I remember when we were attached to 5th SFG, this E-4 from 5th told a 101st officer to "Fuck off, I'm from 5th group". That's obviously the wrong answer. The key is to just mind your surroundings when you're wearing a Group patch and respect the rules of the land around you, because they're waiting for you to do something fucked up or have something look fucked up on your uniform.