The A team in support of the Special Forces Weapons Sergeant
Not meaning to cause a rift amongst you Gents, but ....
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Your importance on an A-Team can be defined by experience and training.
If all you are is a Jr. 18B you are low man and the first one I will ask to break the seal on your mask to check the air quality. ;) Now when you've been there a few years and have both 18B, 18E, now you're an asset to the team. same goes for 18C/18B and so on. And if you're an 18B that came from an infantry/ranger background, even better. One SF MOS does not usually make a "critical" position. That one crit spot/MOS is held by the 18D's. ;) |
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Otherwise yeah, 18B's were expendable and easily replaced. :D |
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18B that got better and became an 18D...
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I went 18B because the only second phase I thought I might pass was Weapons Branch. My GT was only 125, and for the Echoes, Deltas and Charlies you needed at least a 150.
The team leader and warrant could squeak by with less than a hundo. |
Yes, it is true!
As an 18D, I had to support the 18Bs on the team and teach them CQB and door breaching charges. I also had to support them by doing OPORDs for combat missions. I also supported them by getting ammo, opening ranges, creating targets, etc. I guess it didn't hurt that I was a former 11banger, Ragnar (weapons, tactics, some explosives), and LRS guy (commo) gone mad scientist (18d)! :p ;) |
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Now wait one minute.....
Seems to me the 18Es get you your beans and bullets, and your ride home. They become Warrent Officers more than any other MOS, then receive flowers on secretary appreciation day!
Sdiver could be correct.....:rolleyes: |
C'mon this is on the open side whats with all the bashing of an 18B there are plenty of E/C/D's that outside of their MOS knowledge were dumb as rocks and couldn't tactically apply their knowledge.
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I was lucky to have two Bravos on my team. The senior was awesome- didn't need a lot of support- was normally good to go on his own...
The other Bravo... well... suffice it to say he needed A LOT of support! After waking up in a foreign capital facedown in the street, naked, scopalomined, and without a wallet, he called the battalion commander at the embassy and asked him to come pick him up (rest of team was in another country)- he then proceeded to shoot himself in the foot after being relegated to arms room duty back CONUS... So- I've seen both sides... ;) |
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If you have to source "Blackfive" as your basis of information,,,,, well,,,, you just might be an 18B.
Statistically speaking however, Walmart does hire more 18B's than any other MOS. :lifter Blue "Not an 18B" |
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