18C4V,
I'm not on here too much because of the constant crisis that is the Readiness Enhancement Company but, if you're getting guys down in Texas posting that want to join SF but don't know what to do, give them my phone number up here in Watkins and I'll take care of them. By the way, last selection class, 7 candidates sent, 7 candidates selected. Hell of a good way to end this week! Take Care.

Good to Meet You
 

184C, I'm the old new guy that came up last week end from NM. I helped with the ropes class and the Role of the SF Engineer class. I know every unit has some problems, but I have to tell you, I thought the REC did a great job that week end. You guys had a good, realistic, well paced program for your Pre-SFAS candidates, and I am sure they learned and benefited from the experience. It was a real pleasure to see the COANG taking this kind of training seriously (I would have LOVED to have had that kind of training before I went to the Course in 80...). If it's a constant crisis up there, you guys do a great job of camouflageing it. Sorry I couldn't stay for Bart's retirement, but I am now sure I did the right thing by comming back. Your 7 and 7 record proves your unit is doing a great job!

You got Colonel Howard and Jake J running your prep program? That's outstanding.

Sandytroop,
You have me confused with someone else. Although Abnremf and I are in the same battalion, we're in different companies and states. He's part of the cadre for the BN REC. It's been my experience the bn rec is always more successful than the forward deployed companies. It all comes down to money, manpower, streamlined admin process and access to bn assets to help. In CO, you have the whole bn there except for one company (us).

Abnremf,
Tell me about the crisis so we can compare notes. I can always pass it on to our company REC guys. We got two guys (from my team) full time (ADSW) as cadre. One to handle the north and the other to handle south.

Our guys have been doing lousy about a 33 percent pass rate. Usually we'll send 3 guys and only one will make it. Usually med drops (cough bullshit).

Lots of changes in the pipeline. I'm sure you're plugged in. Tell me what you heard or briefed when you went to Mackall. I only know what was briefed from the GTMS which my TL went. The Paraglide article pretty much says what my TL stated to us.

If I get guys Pming about TX, I'll give you a ring. Thanks alot bro.

Typical crisis stuff. Guys can't get promoted because of clearance issues, extensions, not sending 1059's back so we can put them in primary slots etc. It's getting better but one guy in the pipeline with a problem can literally take up half my day fixing him. We seriously need one full time ADSW guy from each Bn. in the liason office working on Bn. issues. Those guys in the liason office are doing a great job but 5th bn. alone will have close to 40 people in the pipeline by May. I worked in that office before selection several years ago at the peak of the Guards MOB and that place was controlled chaos at best.
18C4V, I talked with your SGM at BTMS a few weeks ago regarding REP-63's. CO. has 5 of them in the Q right now with about 30 coming up behind them. California policy, per your company, won't entertain REP-63 enlistments. You guys might want to look at that a little deeper because that's a huge asset. If they don't make it, you never see them. They go to a different unit in CA and you don't have to do anything with them. If they do make it, they go to your unit qualified. They're basically free with no effort on the companies part. Somehting to think about.
Changes in the Q. I talked with CSM Z out at Mackall for about an hour. A lot of what was put out at GTMS was not true. Because that course ebs and flows so much, I'll PM with the changes so nonquals won't choke this board with questions about things that really won't matter to them.
Sandytroop, we really appreciated you help last weekend. As you could see we have a lot of motivated candidates. Unfortuneatley I'm now in an awkward position because with this last batch of guys off to selection, I will now have more people in the pipeline than I have attending the REC. Some people would say that was a good thing, but I'm in the business of rebuilding this Bn. and I need fresh bodies. Hope I get more soon!

PM sent.

Correct-O
 

Sorry 18C, I apparently meant for my message to hit Abnrefm. Attention to detail... I should take my Ginko before I hit Send.

Any new info on this Company or Group?

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-John

19th group in TX
 

I jumped Blackwell DZ from a sherpa last week with a major who is tabbed and the intel from him is that they are going to have a qualification drill in March. Probably at Camp Swift, but not confirmed. I will get in contact to find a POC for you guys that are interested.

CJ13

Any word on this? If true, it would be a month out.. would be curious to hear. Thanks.

I talked to a guy at work last week that said supposedlly there was a "try out"(his words not mine) at Camp Mayberry in Austin. That would have been on 10/11 FEB. I havent seen him, but if I do I'll see if he has any non-class info.

Assessment drill
 

I received an email from my readiness NCO, and word from a TXARNG recruiter , about an assessment drill being conducted on 30 Mar - 01 Apr. I can't find the copy of the email at the moment, but it stated the drill to be held at Camp Bullis. There was a POC, instructions, and eluded to the fact that this probably wouldn't be the only one...if anyone is associated with the Texas Guard, this was a division tasker, try contacting your units. The announcement has been out for a couple of weeks from what I was told.
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I have the requested information. If interested, pls PM me.

Also found the above mentioned information, PM if desired.