03-01-2006, 23:25
|
#1
|
|
Asset
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Alexandria,VA
Posts: 7
|
Wait tme after basic and airborne?
Hello,
I was talking to a friend of mine who enlisted with and option 40 contract, he said that he got screwed out of RIP and Ranger school because there was a huge waiting list. Basically he waited for a year and still didn't get in so he ended up saying fuck it and went airborne infantry instead. He also told me that the same was true for SFAS. I've been reading the forum and it seems that this is false but wanted to make sure as I am leaving to sign my 18x contract in 5 hours. Sorry if this is a dumb question.
|
|
D_Bahnsen is offline
|
|
|
03-02-2006, 00:33
|
#2
|
|
SF Candidate
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Missouri
Posts: 16
|
Since you're in a hurry and sound a little discouraged I will answer what I know. I have a buddy with an 18X contract that is in the current SFAS class. He had a wait, called "holding", between Airborne and SOPC I, but no detour.
Good enough?
Good Luck.
__________________
"Aim low boys, they're riding shetlands."
Last edited by J-Dub; 03-02-2006 at 00:35.
Reason: added some details
|
|
J-Dub is offline
|
|
|
03-02-2006, 00:39
|
#3
|
|
Auxiliary
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 89
|
Or did he just quit?
|
|
The Dave is offline
|
|
|
03-02-2006, 00:39
|
#4
|
|
Asset
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Alexandria,VA
Posts: 7
|
Thanks for the reply. Do you have any idea how long he was in holding. Also J dub when are you shipping out? I guess its possible he quit although hes not someone i would think would lie about that sort of thing and he was pretty squared away as far as being able to physically make it.
|
|
D_Bahnsen is offline
|
|
|
03-02-2006, 08:15
|
#5
|
|
Quiet Professional
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 20,929
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by D_Bahnsen
Do you have any idea how long he was in holding. Also J dub when are you shipping out? I guess its possible he quit although hes not someone i would think would lie about that sort of thing and he was pretty squared away as far as being able to physically make it.
|
and all you know is what he told you, quitters will tell all sorts of stories. listen to the men wearing stripes and don't worry about others until you're standing among them in formation.
TS
__________________
"The Spartans do not ask how many are the enemy, but where they are."
|
|
Team Sergeant is offline
|
|
|
03-02-2006, 09:14
|
#6
|
|
Quiet Professional
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Colorado Springs
Posts: 4,535
|
Regardless of wait times, I'd say it all boils down to one question--how badly do you want to be SF?
|
|
Razor is offline
|
|
|
03-02-2006, 09:27
|
#7
|
|
Quiet Professional
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Free Pineland
Posts: 24,824
|
D_Bahnsen:
You are new to the Army, so let me clue you in on something.
There is a new rumor started in your local outhouse every minute of every day by people who have nothing better to do.
You cannot be screwed out of anything that is in writing. As far as 18X goes, that means that you get at least one shot as far as your mind and body will take you. This will happen at the Army's pace, not yours.
It sounds to me like your buddy washed out and made up a cover story. If you read a little here before posting again, you will see recent posts concerning the "whole man" that we are looking for. Being a PT stud is not everything.
If you post every rumor that you hear about, I predict that you will be off this site by the weekend.
Good luck and quit worrying about other people. Just get yourself ready.
TR
__________________
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." - President Theodore Roosevelt, 1910
De Oppresso Liber 01/20/2025
|
|
The Reaper is offline
|
|
|
03-02-2006, 13:42
|
#8
|
|
Quiet Professional
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: America, the Beautiful
Posts: 3,193
|
Get ready to ..
HURRY UP!
WAIT.
Repeat until you retire.
Welcome to the Military.
|
|
Warrior-Mentor is offline
|
|
|
03-02-2006, 17:33
|
#9
|
|
Asset
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Alexandria,VA
Posts: 7
|
Well I defianately learned the hurry up and wait lesson today. Arrived at MEPS at 5:20, I then proceeded to the Army office where I was the first applicant to arrive all I needed to do was enlist. The liaison told me "Your the first one in line, shouldn't be to long." Fast forward to 2:30 pm and I finally talk to a job counselor, who then tells me that I am perfectly qualified except for my vision. I have perfect 20/20 in one eye and 20/40 correctable to 20/25 in the other. Apparently you have to have perfect 20/20. Anyone know of any way around this? This has felt like the longest day ever!!!! Anyone know the vision requirements or a way around them?
thanks
|
|
D_Bahnsen is offline
|
|
|
03-02-2006, 17:50
|
#10
|
|
Quiet Professional
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Free Pineland
Posts: 24,824
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by D_Bahnsen
Well I defianately learned the hurry up and wait lesson today. Arrived at MEPS at 5:20, I then proceeded to the Army office where I was the first applicant to arrive all I needed to do was enlist. The liaison told me "Your the first one in line, shouldn't be to long." Fast forward to 2:30 pm and I finally talk to a job counselor, who then tells me that I am perfectly qualified except for my vision. I have perfect 20/20 in one eye and 20/40 correctable to 20/25 in the other. Apparently you have to have perfect 20/20. Anyone know of any way around this? This has felt like the longest day ever!!!! Anyone know the vision requirements or a way around them?
thanks
|
Have you checked my medical advice on the appropriate Intro thread?
If you had, you would have known the standard before you went.
You need to do better with your corrected vision, or request a waiver.
BTW, did you mean to say that you arrived at 0520 and were not seen till 1430?
That IS a long wait.
TR
__________________
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." - President Theodore Roosevelt, 1910
De Oppresso Liber 01/20/2025
|
|
The Reaper is offline
|
|
|
03-02-2006, 18:09
|
#11
|
|
Asset
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Alexandria,VA
Posts: 7
|
Sorry, I didn't check the appropriate thread until now. Hopefully Im not making myself look too stupid. Yes, I did mean to say that I arrived at 0520 and wasn't seen until 1430. The best part is I'm headed there again tommorrow at 0400. Can't wait for another fun filled day at Baltimore MEPS.
|
|
D_Bahnsen is offline
|
|
|
03-02-2006, 18:12
|
#12
|
|
Quiet Professional
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Free Pineland
Posts: 24,824
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by D_Bahnsen
Sorry, I didn't check the appropriate thread until now. Hopefully Im not making myself look too stupid. Yes, I did mean to say that I arrived at 0520 and wasn't seen until 1430. The best part is I'm headed there again tommorrow at 0400. Can't wait for another fun filled day at Baltimore MEPS.
|
Yes, that would have been the cleverly concealed "Welcome! Please Read" thread.
Take a good book.
Maybe AR 40-501.
Good luck.
TR
__________________
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." - President Theodore Roosevelt, 1910
De Oppresso Liber 01/20/2025
|
|
The Reaper is offline
|
|
|
03-02-2006, 18:21
|
#13
|
|
Asset
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Alexandria,VA
Posts: 7
|
Thanks for the luck I'm sure I'll need it. When I was reading the medical standards it stated that Airborne and Ranger quals were 20/20 in one eye and 20/100 in the other. Why is there such a different standard for Ranger school then Special Forces? Also how would I go about getting a waiver as my counselor was positive that she couldn't give me an SF contract. If you could point me in the right direction that would be great.
|
|
D_Bahnsen is offline
|
|
|
03-02-2006, 19:02
|
#14
|
|
Quiet Professional
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Free Pineland
Posts: 24,824
|
It occurs to me that you should be asking your recruiter these questions.
You seem to have a lot of them, some you need to resolve yourself. Laziness is not a desirable attribute.
I would tell the recruiters that if I can't get the 18X, then I am not interested, but that is just me.
TR
__________________
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." - President Theodore Roosevelt, 1910
De Oppresso Liber 01/20/2025
|
|
The Reaper is offline
|
|
|
03-02-2006, 19:19
|
#15
|
|
Asset
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Alexandria,VA
Posts: 7
|
I wasn't trying to come across as lazy. I did ask my recruiter these questions, he said what the job counselor says goes as far as getting a waiver, and was stumped as to why vision requirements would be different for SF and Rangers.
I dont plan on signing a contract that is non 18x thats why I didn't sign the 11x contract they offered me today.
|
|
D_Bahnsen is offline
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 07:48.
|
|
|
