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Originally Posted by jurisdoctor
. . . physical preparation, of which I know quite a bit, coupled with recent experience in the Selection process.
. . . I know next to nothing and am eager to learn from those . . .
Not looking for fulfillment, just contribution. But yes, it has been a somewhat disillusioning experience. A topic for elsewhere.
(And not that it matters, but I am not strictly speaking 'an xray').
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Oh Boy! Here WE go!
I see you are an Elite mountaineer. I watch National Geographic so I get the distinction.
I've also been on an SF Mountain Team and it was never anything like National Geographic
My point is: we don't now (nor will anyone later) care that you are a John Roskelley if you get to a Mountain Team as the new Rope Monkey.(If you are John you still owe me a beer from the Spokane Club locker room)
Umm, did you pass "selection" or is that part of your disillusionment?
Knowing next to nothing is a good thing! Especially if you keep your mind, ears and eyes open and mouth shut (fingers too)
Contributing v. Fulfillment. Seriously, now . . . You might want to reassesses your SF motives. Contributing is good but you can do that through CFC and AER, and probably "contribute" more that way. "Fulfillment" is really what it IS about here because there's a total commitment part to SF. Think I'm kidding? Look around here at all the guys who suffer daily from the beating SF gave them over the years and yet (alone cuz their wives left em) . . . notice the gleam that comes to their eye when they think back.
My concern: Why an attorney would seek to join an SF NG unit. And from my reading of your recent posts it appears you just want the beret. You are not coming across to me as a guy who wants to hump the SF ruck. I hope I'm wrong but I don't have to worry about it. You should make sure I'm wrong or your time in SF won't be fun, won't be long, and won't look good on a resume.
It matters if you bring it up. Not "strictly speaking an x-ray" . . . So are you a special dispensation case? Being "special" in Special Forces is generally frowned on too.