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Originally Posted by Chuckarthy
Hello Sirs,
Yesterday my parents sat me down and made me take a Meyers Briggs personality test in an attempt to "Help me find my path" because dislike my decision to join the military and are trying to find something else that I might be interested in. I had never heard of this type of test before so I started researching it a little bit and it struck me that this could possibly be used to categorize soldiers and as a potential screening tool for soldiers. One thing that I have been musing over for quite some time is that given the fact that there is such a wide variety of SOF in the Armed Forces what makes certain people choose to pursue a career in one over the other. Everyone has their own varying reasons for picking their career path i'm sure, however I began to wonder if different SOF were simply better fits for different personality types. So my question you is which personality types to you would seem to fit the different SOF such as Special Forces, Air force PJs, Seals, Rangers, and Combat Controllers...
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MBTI is not a “test”; there is no right or wrong. Recommend reading “Profiles of the 16 Personality Types” and “Still True to Type” to get context and a deeper understanding of the indicator. Both books were authored by William C. Jeffries who is an authority on MBTI and its application. Bill is a USMA grad and former member 5th SFG. He is retained and consults for all branches of service, government agencies, and many private organizations, such as the NY Yankees. As a student I had the honor of being “coined” by him in the middle of one of his lectures at Carnegie Mellon…it was a first…case of beer.
There is no single perfect or ideal “type” for SF. Also there are various versions of MBTI that you can take. The effective ones depict your true tendencies. You may be an “E” as viewed by others and you display outgoing behavior, but your true tendencies and desires may lean towards “I” and you would be more at ease as the silent one in the back of the room. The effective versions of the indicator will bring that out in the results.