Introductions III

[Team Sergeant]

Originally Posted by kublai

I'd like to introduce myself as Paul Lee. I came upon this site as a knife collector and enthusiast of Bill Harsey's work. As such, I do not meddle in the other threads that mainly concern members of our elite forces. I certainly have no place. But I do hope that I can visit here and learn from the few threads I do read, mainly Mr. Harsey's and fellow enthusiasts of his work. Thank you!

Paul Lee

Who's Bill Harsey?


















Team Sergeant

[Bill Harsey]

Originally Posted by kublai

I'd like to introduce myself as Paul Lee. I came upon this site as a knife collector and enthusiast of Bill Harsey's work. As such, I do not meddle in the other threads that mainly concern members of our elite forces. I certainly have no place. But I do hope that I can visit here and learn from the few threads I do read, mainly Mr. Harsey's and fellow enthusiasts of his work. Thank you!

Paul Lee

Paul,
Welcome aboard.
There are some other very good knife makers to check out here also.

The best part of this place is learning about other things that would not be discussed very often or with much accuracy elsewhere.

[version13]

Salutations,

My name is JB. I am a recent college graduate who majored in Political Economy and Arabic at the University of Washington.

My military background is essentially non-existent, but I did come from a military family. My father was West Point class of 1970 and spent 22 years in the army until he passed away in 1992. Essentially, I grew up as an "army-brat," but only until I was 6.

I did also apply to West Point and was accepted with congressional nomination under their Early Action program, but was disqualified for particular reasons.

Recently, I started the enlistment process to joining the army under the 18x program and trying for special forces.

I believe that I am pretty aware of what the mission of and what special forces are and I am not doing this faintly or with ignorance.

About three weeks ago, I took the ASVAB and scored very well. Tomorrow, I go to MEPS for medical screening. From there, I will take the DLAB and have my packet complete for a a late-summer ship date.

Thank you very much for all the information on this site.

Have a great day,

JB

[18XTryOut]

Hello,

I heard of this site through a friend after I signed my 18X contract.

As my profile says, I come from a bit of a military background, with my father being a bomber pilot in the USAF and my uncle being active duty Army SF (He is currently instructing at the Kennedy Center).

I would like to thank the QP's and the other people in charge of this forum for such a valuable resource, and I look forward to interacting with you in the future.


No name if you're thinking of going SF.... Team Sergeant

[Richard]

Originally Posted by 18XWatson

(He is currently instructing at the Kennedy Center).

An 18 teaching opera in Washington, DC? Now I've seen it all!

Richard's $.02

[Team Sergeant]

Originally Posted by Bill Harsey

Paul,
Welcome aboard.
There are some other very good knife makers to check out here also.

The best part of this place is learning about other things that would not be discussed very often or with much accuracy elsewhere.

Ohh, that Bill Harsey......

[toppdawgg]

Hello all! Thank you for this resource. I have recently enlisted as another 18x and I ship to Fort Benning April 7th. I can't wait, and am already training like mad! Thanks again Gentlemen!

[AFHokie]

I'm a analyst by trade in the Air Force; currently have the added bonus that my office is also on the jet. I found this site while researching firearm information. For the most part I'm a lurker.

AFHokie

[dirtyshirt]

Hello. Former 82 ABN (1/505). Thanks for having me. Will read much,post little.

[Marcus]

Greetings Brother Paratroopers,

I'm Marcus. Half-Breed Chippewa from Leech Lake Indian Reservation (Northern Minnesota). Served 84-87 in 307th Med (I hear it's called 307th FSB now) and am Freefall Qualified by way of training the 82nd (those who took the same path must know LTC M. Kim and MSG Willie G.). Got loaned out to WAY too many units at Bragg, including 5th (but am not Sierra-Qualified).

Had to get out of the Army due to a "slight issue" with a freefall in 87 that left me in bodycasts and wheelchairs for a year. Went back to college on the Army's $$$ and got 2 degrees, Business Admin and Computers. I've been designing and building computer networks for over a decade now. Tried to go back in last year, but they turned me down upon seeing my x-rays

I make it back to Bragg every so often. Was shocked that Hay Street has been changed into office space now Anytime I'm at Bragg, I can be found stuffing my face at either of the Waffle Houses on Yadkin near the mall (are they still across the street from each other? What stupid planning!)

Found this site while looking for my old 1st SGT Jim Erickson. Last I heard, he was at Pre-Scuba in the late 80s. Any info on him would be greatly appreciated and rewarded with lots of beer.

Thanks,

-SGT Marcus

[Team Sergeant]

Originally Posted by Marcus

Greetings Brother Paratroopers,

I'm Marcus. Half-Breed Chippewa from Leech Lake Indian Reservation (Northern Minnesota). Served 84-87 in 307th Med (I hear it's called 307th FSB now) and am Freefall Qualified by way of training the 82nd (those who took the same path must know LTC M. Kim and MSG Willie G.). Got loaned out to WAY too many units at Bragg, including 5th (but am not Sierra-Qualified).

Had to get out of the Army due to a "slight issue" with a freefall in 87 that left me in bodycasts and wheelchairs for a year. Went back to college on the Army's $$$ and got 2 degrees, Business Admin and Computers. I've been designing and building computer networks for over a decade now. Tried to go back in last year, but they turned me down upon seeing my x-rays

I make it back to Bragg every so often. Was shocked that Hay Street has been changed into office space now Anytime I'm at Bragg, I can be found stuffing my face at either of the Waffle Houses on Yadkin near the mall (are they still across the street from each other? What stupid planning!)

Found this site while looking for my old 1st SGT Jim Erickson. Last I heard, he was at Pre-Scuba in the late 80s. Any info on him would be greatly appreciated and rewarded with lots of beer.

Thanks,

-SGT Marcus

SGT Marcus,

Unless you went through MFF taught by Special Forces Advanced Skills Dept. you are not MFF "Qualified". (If you did attend SF MFF you have a MFF number on your SWC Certificate of Training.) You got a MFF number or are you a just a "skydiver?

Team Sergeant

[cbu377]

Enlisted sept. 08 in the Ms. national guard 20th group training detachment. Under an 18x option I leave in March to enter the pipeline. This forum has been a well of knowledge for anyone interested in SF. Thanks

Drew

[Nth SFG(A)]

I stumbled onto this site from a web search and have found a lot of good info on lineage and past postings of units from the Regiment. I am currently in between 10th Group assignments and looking forward to getting back into the swing. Thanks for putting together a great source of info.

[Saoirse]

Originally Posted by ShpBtch

I have been lurking around the site for a few weeks but was recently "regulated" by a lovely lady and instructed to introduce myself.

I have my fingers crossed that I have not started a new thread and my grammar is correct

Veteran Patrolman for a "big ole city" in DFW, Texas. I could retire but why give up throwing bad guys in jail and helping lil old ladies stranded on the side of the road.

I noticed that my husband spent alot of time on this site and decided to make sure he was not addicted to internet gaming or "dirty stuff" so checked it out myself.

Very interesting, informative and useful. Two thumbs up!

Hubby is in NG (civilian job is Police Officer) and in MOS phase for the Q. So far everything he has told me has been wrong! hahaha The Q grew from a few months here and there to 12 months, to 14 months to almost 18 months. Time to figure this stuff out myself! One thing is certain and that is any long weekends he gets off from the Q it WILL be a weekend that I am scheduled to work!

Although, my guilty pleasure has been reading about all the "posers". Makes me very thankful that I married a real guy even if he is only "Almost Special" at the moment.

Hey Girl, glad you came out of the shadows to say hello! Be safe out there! And good luck to hubby!

[RDP]

Great site, nice job gentlemen! I’m just a simple FA officer who was fortunate enough to spend a year running around Afghanistan with ODAs from 3rd SFG and 7th SFG. I can’t say enough about the good times we had and the things I learned from them. Thanks all!