Introductions V

[James1983]

Good morning All, I am 29 yr old MP stationed at fort bragg for about a year now. I have been in the Army for little over 9 yrs now and have been stationed at Fort hood and USAG Yongsan as well. I have decide to fulfill my dream of becoming selected at SFAS and moving on to Q- course. I look forward to learning from everyone involved in this website. And think you for your time and serve to our country

[Panda_Peake]

My name is Patrick, I'm a SSG 11B currently at Fort Knox, KY in 1-26IN 3/1 IBCT. I am here to find out more about becoming a member of a SOT-A. I reenlisted for the BEAR program for 35P (Arabic) but HRC and EFMP royally screwed me 30 days out from my PCS and deleted me. I am still fully qualified.

I'm still trying to get my BEAR contract honored. If anyone is interested in giving my issue a look I'd appreciate any help you could offer and would be glad to send it via official email.

My hope is to go to a SOT-A in any group. If I'm going to the support side, I want to support the best. I worked with SFODAs in Zabul Province (2006-2007) and Baghlan Province (2011-2012), Afghanistan and I admire and respect the work you guys do. I know if I get the 35P AD done I won't be a Professional Soldier but if I can help you guys get the mission done that's more than enough for me.

[Razorback14]

New here,
I'm from Texas moving up to Fayetteville next fall to attend the University of Arkansas and will be starting Army ROTC. Great info on the site, I have already gathered a lot of knowledge and notes from reading through all these forums over the past few days and plan on continuing to do so.

[zjensen0304]

Hello, My name is Zach Jensen and I am currently Active Duty Navy stationed in Hawaii. I attended college for 3 years before enlisting in 2009 and am currently working towards finishing my bachelors in Financial Management. I am currently CTR (35N equivalent) and stationed at NIOC Hawaii in May 2010. I went IA to Afghanistan from May 2011 - June 2012 and loved my experience with the Army unit I was attached to and have decided that I will be leaving the Navy in May 2014 and will be joining the National Guard out of North Carolina in hopes to do SF.

I thank all of you for the information that you post, it has been very helpful especially in regards to rucking and prep work to get ready for SFRE and SFAS.

[ghp95134]

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Team Sergeant: this is golf hotel papa 95134; permission to enter the net; over.

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I'm a former Army Brat (and proud of that!), born at Ft. Benning, GA. [My father was 505 PIR, 77th SFG, 1st SFG, 6th SFG, 5th SFG, Training Group -- with some Leg Time in between.] So, I spent my childhood all over the US ... and Thailand (68-70).

Retired Army 03E with about 6.5 years enlisted time.
Merit badges: OCS (2-80), EIB (1980); Ranger (14-80), Airborne (Dec 1980), Air Assault (19-81); accompanying the former, an All-Weenie Salad is displayed on my ribbon stack.

20 years service and no combat (1974 - 1994) -- I was always at the wrong place at the wrong time.

USAF. I spent 4 years 8 mo in the USAF and came out as SGT - E4.
Graduated: Survival Training Course SV80A (SERE) 7 Oct 74; Aircraft Loadmaster Course (C-5) A60770A-4, 10 Dec 74; Water Survival Training Course SV86A, 16 Jan 75. Medically pulled from flight status before I could keep my crew wings permanently.

US Army
I spent the balance of my 20 years in the Army -- and primarily in TDA or Staff Weenie assignments; I think today they're called POGs .... we called 'em REMFs. I retired in October 1994 from Camp Zama, Japan.

Present

• Federal Civil Service - NASA-Ames Research Center since 1995.
• GS-13 Admin Officer (position description similar to S1 ... I'm not a rocket scientist -- but I work with them.)

All in all, I was low-speed and hi-drag; but I did enjoy my military service.

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ghp95134, out.

[Dcox09]

Hey everyone. My name is Dan Cox and I am currently deployed in a low key no combat zone with a national guard unit at the moment. Ill be here till early next year then going back home. I have some down time around here so i try to get as much running/ high intensity workouts in as possible . Ive only been here for 2 weeks so far and i didnt know people actually live in this heat . I brought my ruck with me and found a 6mile course around the camp i can ruck on. I also have the book "GET SELECTED" and found some really useful stuff in there.

About 2 years ago I attended 19th SFG weekend pre-selection and got my face dragged through the dirt. Ive never been though something that tough before. Needless to say, i didnt make the cut. Since then, I have been training the way we operated on the training team. I have gained about 15-20 lbs of muscle and made plans to go back to the training team this year. Seeing that I got pulled for a deployment, my SF dreams are put on hold utill I get back home. Id like to thank everyone for the tips and advice and all the stories about your SF ventures.

Very respectfully,
Dcox
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War is not won from a swivel chair

[GM949]

Thank you to all involved in running this site. I'm a NG 11B and recently got my conditional release and my 18x contract. I leave in 11 weeks and look forward to this new chapter of my life!

[DocRawlings]

I am a 27 year old Army Reserve Civil Affairs Medic serving with the 448th Civil Affairs Battalion out of JBLM, WA. I'm trying to transfer components to the Regular Army and hopefully, business rules permitting, I'll be fortunate enough to attend SFAS and eventually earn the right and privilege to wear the Green Beret and "Long Tab."

[bighay1213]

Hey im Charlie. Currently E4 with 7-17 Cav at Ft. Campbell fixing helicopters. Currently training up to go to Selection and awaiting the dates for fiscal year 2014 to come out. Hope to meet some good guys and increase my knowledge!

[REP63WannaB]

Hello everyone, my name is Joshua and I am currently in the process of acquiring a REP63 contract out of Fort Carson, CO. I come from a military family and I have brothers in the Marine Corps, Airforce, and Army ROTC. I have wanted to join the ranks ever since my oldest brother left for bootcamp.

I plan on using this hub for information about the pipeline and anything that will help prepare me for my journey.

I am not claiming any titles, but I am very excited to get this ball rolling.

Thank you everyone for your service (present or past). It's truly an honor.

Feel free to message me, or reply, if you have any questions.

[Moses]

Landed in B/1/5 in late 83 until mid 86
.....then did some contract work, blew my money by opening a bar.
Returned to 5th from 91-95
.....Have been in the Contractor world since.

The 5th Group thread took me back to some great memories, arrived at B Co just as Joe D. was leaving for 1st Bn CSM.

Tiny Y. and Don "BFD" R. made sure I knew how to carry myself.

Glad to be here and I am looking forward to following the threads.

[kurguzy]

Originally for Florida, I am now living in Utah with hopes to join the 19th.

[The_Mentalist]

The Mentalist

men·tal·ist noun \ˈmen-tə-list\

Definition of MENTALIST

: mind reader
First Known Use of MENTALIST

1909
men·tal·ist noun \ˈment-əl-əst\ (Medical Dictionary)
Medical Definition of MENTALIST

: an adherent or advocate of a mentalistic school of psychology or psychiatry

First and foremost I want to make absolutely clear and will use caps not to scream but to emphasize...I AM NOT, NEVER HAVE BEEN AND WILL NEVER CLAIM TO BE SPECIAL FORCES, SEAL OR ANY OTHER SUCH SERVICE MEMBER OR ANY KIND OF "DOOR KICKER"

Although a member of 1SOCOM (before it was turned into JSOC) it was only because they couldn't figure out where else to put our kind of unconventional warfare unit. I was a member of the 9th Bn, 4th PSYOP group, Ft Bragg. By MOS, I was a 97E Interpreter, Interrogator, Translator cross trained in a few inks, but assigned as the team NCOIC of the propaganda development team. In other words, we sat around reading intel reports, studied demographics and wrote commercials. We were fortunate enough to get to spend a little time in the woods with the real door kickers but were ourselves nothing more than a glorified intel asset. I have the utmost respect for all that have qualified for the green beret or the "equivalent" in other branches to include the black beret of the rangers. (Before it was bastardized by a left wing wuss that was jealous of them).

Other training included NBC NCO school and a bunch of irrelevant stuff that does no one any good. Activities were primarily TDY assignments doing demographic research, intel research and analysis or command post exercises playing war games from behind a desk.

Proudest moments in service. I actually have 2 things I am most proud of. #2 is working at the USDAO at the embassy in Tokyo where I worked on a research project that was later used for the '86 economic summit as a basis for security operations at e embassy and for Pres. Reagan. That was 2 months of going through intel files and collating them into a useable format, reporting on data gained from that intel and making that more concise information available in a useable format to those agencies that needed them for their security operations. Most people don't realize just how much was going on in the pacific theater at that time.

My #1 proudest moment actually was over an extended period. This was not due to any achievement of mine, but the performance of others. My unit was tasked with providing interrogation assets for the SERE course. So, throughout 1986-1987 every few weeks (unless on another TDY assignment) I had the HONOR of conducting interrogations for the final phase of SERE. After my first shift, I had decided that I could not continue to do this. It was voluntary duty. Those of you that have been through it know what my duties entailed and can understand why I would feel this. The students were our guys and not the enemy. I did have to remain through the end of that class and that is when things changed. The final formation. Graduates of the program know how that goes. When I observed the reactions when the U.S. flag went up and the national anthem played, that did it for me. Afterward, an E6 student approached me and thanked me. This person broke during an interrogation. He told me he appreciated what I had done and it would make him stronger if the situation ever arose that he actually had to use the training. After that, I had my proudest moment over and over again at each and every final formation. I thank the students for that. They showed true patriotism, love of country, pride and professionalism. All these years later, I can still see it in my mind and feel just as proud of them as I did on those occasions.

Members of the groups would on occasion conduct training classes for us. 1 class in particular was OPFOR weapons training. A few times we would cross paths on field exercises. I have always respected them and this respect only grew with each time we crossed paths. I also had the brief pleasure of joining the Green Beret Sport Parachute Club. Got my first 5 jumps in, went to Benning for my wings and got dropped due to injury. My biggest regret was not sucking it up and driving on. So, I stayed a super leg. Never jumped again, even civilian jumps. I do miss it.

Now, I drive a semi around the country delivering all that we need. I still live by my oath to the Constitution. I regret not being physically strong enough to have become one of you but am still proud of what service I did provide. I thank the rangers, SF, pilots and all the others that went through SERE and taught me true patriotism.

ETA: forgot to mention, my name is Floyd

[JJ_BPK]

Welcome to all the new guys and gals on the site.

I would strongly suggest you spend a lot of time READING and learning the SEARCH function.

As a starter, Find The Reaper's post: " A Message to Garcia "

Read until you understand the concept..

Originally Posted by The_Mentalist

The Mentalist

men·tal·ist noun \ˈmen-tə-list\

Definition of MENTALIST

: mind reader
First Known Use of MENTALIST

1909
men·tal·ist noun \ˈment-əl-əst\ (Medical Dictionary)
Medical Definition of MENTALIST

ETA: forgot to mention, my name is Floyd Shown.

Also: I would advise all to understand the definition of OPSEC and PERSEC. This site like most has search spiders running all the time. Yahoo, Google, and persons of dubious distinction are always happy to collect YOUR information.. Nuff Said??

[ghp95134]

Originally Posted by JJ_BPK

...As a starter, Find The Reaper's post: " A Message to Garcia "

Mike Charlie. Ready the next WARNORD.