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Originally Posted by SF718
First problem is the recruiting and all of the eye candy that is presented: Guys jumping HALO, Coming out of the water in SCUBA Gear, Racing through a river on a zodiac raft,Patrolling with cool boony caps, blowing doors and rushing in, etc etc.
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To begin with, anyone that applies thinking that this is all we do...is probably too stupid to successfully graduate the course. Advertising...is just that...advertising. Before you purchase...you still have a responsibility to do your own homework to determine whether or not this is a job for you. This is why the admins of this site are so stringent on people using the "search" button. Everyone wants their answer...now...on their terms...and if it isn't the answer they want...they want to argue about it. In the age of the 'net...just about everything is out there if you're willing to search for it. Don't blame advertising...blame laziness.
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Originally Posted by SF718
I heard it throughout my time in the q-course and hear it now and again by men of wisdom, that truly competent SF personnel are masters of the BASICS.
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You're mistaken...we are also expected to master the more intricate, detailed, and tougher tasks as well. A well built foundation provides for a stronger structure. No amount of "high speed" training will stand up to poor fundamentals.
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Originally Posted by SF718
One is there is a mandatory safety brief every Friday and long weekend.
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As much as it pains me to say this...on your left pec...just above your left ACU shirt pocket...there's a small piece of tape...it says, "U.S. ARMY." No amount of bitching will take away from the fact that we are still a part of the "big Army."
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Originally Posted by SF718
The second problem is something to do with is an individual has less than a 70 average than that person must attend a mandatory study hall…..Is this a good course of action? I don’t think so.
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There is nothing wrong with a study hall, mandatory or otherwise...some Soldiers have never learned good study habits. Some mistakenly believe they are just incapable of grasping a specific concept and are therefore not smart enough to proceed. We try to give them the help they'll need. Not just to make them successfully pass a specific portion of the course...but also to be successful on a team. You stated you just "reclassed"...is this because you were not good enough at your previous MOS...or did you think you were going to be better as a delta...maybe your command just thought it would be nice to have you out of sight and out of mind for several months. I have known many 18 series Soldiers over the years with several different 18 series MOSs. And all of them have fallen into one catagory or another. Very few were actually sent from their detachment to get a second MOS because their Tm Sgt thought it would be better for the team. My only point in all of this is that what you may think is "hand-holding" others may think of as mentoring, training, and leading.
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Originally Posted by SF718
Here is how this would brief if I was the Boss:...
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When you're the boss...you can institute the change you wish to see...and I guarentee that someone, probably with a lot less time in SF than you...will think you've got it wrong.
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Originally Posted by SF718
SOME not ALL instructors need to take a look at themselves and get off the poopy face fucking train and except the fact that they are instructors.
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All I can say here is:
1. You meant accept...not except...two different meanings.
2. In SF, as I'm sure you're well aware, everything revolves around the ODA. You're either fighting to get on one, stay on one, or get back to one. It's only after you've done your Team Sergeant time do you have to accept the fact that it's over.
And just out of curiousity...have you had an assignment to SWC?