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Originally Posted by 1stindoor
Big talk for someone that hasn't completed 20 days yet. Let me be the same buzz kill for you as I was for my son, who's looking to enlist. You can "plan" all you want...make sure you have a back up plan when life throws you a curve ball. Some things to consider...
1. You're not medically qualified...you're at the same place you are now.
2. You don't make it through Basic...welcome to civilian life.
3. You don't get selected...you're now an 11B.
4. You get selected but break your back on a jump going through the Q course...you're now being medically chaptered.
5. You get through basic, AIT, SFAS, SFQC, HALO, CDQC, and every other cool-guy school...and on your first deployment you loose your legs...at least you get some VA benefits.
Too many guys in your age bracket have their "goal" in mind...but no idea what to do if things don't go their way.
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You're right and thanks for the gut check. I should definitely have a backup plan and not be too cocky. I just tend to be a bit type A and optimistic and sometimes that leads to me thinking too big. I'll focus on the closest target from here on out.
-Jim
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