[Q-Unit]

Greetings!

My name is Ben. I am a mechanical engineer from Oregon. I do not have any military experience. I did my engineering degree because I was planning on trying to become a Naval pilot (they require a technical degree), but my vision turned out to not be good enough and I was not interested in being a sailor so I ended up staying out and becoming an engineer.

I primarily joined this site because I read everything I can Spec Ops related. I know you guys have a tough job, but you get to do some of the coolest stuff I can imagine (jumping out of planes, shooting bad-ass guns and hunting enemies of our country). I am friends with a former Ranger and I press him pretty often for combat stories. I love to hear them.

The second reason I joined is because I am trying to start a company (using my engineering experience) to make gear for the military and for the special forces community. I already have a prototype of my first product. My Ranger buddy (he was a squad-designated marksman) thinks it might be good for snipers. Hopefully I can learn some of your needs and gear issues that I can work on. My name is referencing "Q" from the Bond movies. That is kind of what I hope to do eventually.

I am mostly here to learn so I probably will not post a whole lot. If I can contribute I will. If anybody has any engineering kinds of questions then feel free to PM me.