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Originally Posted by Moc
head: I am majoring in Communications with a minor in Spanish. Do you not think the 18X route prepares you for Special Forces? Would finishing my degree help me to not be a useless box of rocks? Thank you.
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The SFQC will be your initial training, however a key to being a successful SF soldier is the continual pursuit of worthwhile intellectual endeavors. Essentially, you want to be a sponge and able to apply your knowledge to benefit your team, whether the subject is languages & cultures, how to fix a car/generator/plumbing issue, programming macros for your team's supply tracker, or explaining the informal value transfer system to your team. Whether you are useless is up to you... but the saying goes "If you're going to be dumb, you better be strong."
Now does finishing a degree help you? Not necessarily, as I said in my response. However, I am an advocate for completing a degree as you will eventually want or need one, so if you're going to spend time studying something, you may as well make progress towards that endstate. Hell, it doesn't have to be a degree either, I don't look pass trade schools and apprenticeships.
I simply think that some of the difficulty that you seem to be having in finishing a degree could be alleviated by studying something that would tie into your reasons for wanting to be Special Forces. Along with that, I find it difficult to believe that you cannot find a subject that you would be passionate about.... if you're passionate about being the warrior scholar that I view that a good Special Forces soldier should be. Now, if your reasons are that you can't stand your classmates, the structure, some of those meaningless electives and general education requirements, I understand that - but lack of passion or engagement means "Communications" may not be your jig. Hell, think about what MOS you would want to be... isn't there a field of study that you could imagine being useful? (Even if you didn't end up in that MOS, hell, you'd at least already have a background in an additional role on the team).
You can be a great Special Forces soldier without a degree - many are. At the end of the day, commit to something and do the best you can towards realizing that goal.