18x
 

18x contract. Ship 20070307.
Living in Las Vegas
Anybody out there in same class?
Anybody training in LV?

REP-63
 

REP-63 leave for OSUT March 1, 2007.

Just received my contract on January 8, 2007. Just purchased "Get Selected for Special Forces" and look forward to information it will provide me. Thank you all for your contributions to these forums, I've learned a lot and plan to learn a lot more prior to my departure date.


Regards,

Dan

Good Luck
 

Good Luck to you guys. You will hear a lot of tips of the trade on this site and take them all to heart. It is you guys that got to gut it out. Good luck to you and I hope to see you and shake your hands in about a year when you sign into a group.

Z

Thank You
 

I was an 18X, I was just selected in the Nov/Dec class to become and 18E. I wanted to thank Reaper and many others who through this forum have contributed greately to my success. To any who read this, know that reading the many threads on the forum will help you if you do your research. The most improtant thing is to never give up, Never! I can now look forward to the long road ahead ....and learning Russian. So once again thanks to all who made it possible for an ignorant 18X to learn a thing or two.
Sincerely QuietObserver.

Congrats QuietObserver!

+1 Good job!

There ya go......... Good work.

18x
 

18x contract
Ship date: 20070712

Step one is behind you now, QO.

Well done.

Do your best. Never quit.

TR

18X DEP
 

Good evening. My name is Justin, I graduated high school last year and after much effort--and the intervention of two senior SF NCO's and an individual at USAREC HQ, for whom I am eternally appreciative--I received an 18X enlistment contract yesterday morning, with a tentative ship date of 21 May 2007, two days after my 18th birthday. I would just like to say thank you to all the Quiet Professionals for sharing their input, particularly Warrior-Mentor, Team Sergeant, and longtab.

Now back to lurking.

Cast or tab,

Justin

Good luck Justin. Keep up the PT and language training.

18x- I ship march 08 2007

Stay the course and never quit gents.

DW

Class 03-07 selected... My best peice of advice to anyone going to SFAS is to just freaking keep going.

18E - Korean leaving for CLT on the 27th of Feb.

Congrats hermitcrab!

Hey all, congrats and good luck. I finished in Apr. 06 as an 18x. Just remember: 1) Don't quit;
2) Student company is the worst get done fast and avoid that place like the plague;
3) Watch out for a TAC named Seymor if he is still there;
4) Keep your mouth shut and let the prior service NCO's lead the way because they have seniority and when you are where they are you aren't going to want to listen to punk kids ruin your leadership. You might have all the right answers but his are right too and he's under way more pressure than you are. 5) We need you but not if you think that its all sexy becuase it isn't and your in for a shock;
6) Don't listen to Joe rumor...he doesn't know jack about anything. Just let the Q unfold day by day and let the idiots talk about it while you live it. I've been on an ODA for 10 months and I have yet to spend a day when something came up that we didn't see comming and had to deal with so practice staying flexible there rather than being out of your element when you get to Grp.

Most of all GOOD LUCK! Hopefully you won't need it.

Ricky

"3) Watch out for a TAC named Seymor if he is still there;"

He is.... and that is all I will say.

18x
 

18x contract. I ship 20070308!
Thank you for the wealth of knowledge I have obtained on this site! (In addition to the thousands of pushups and other strength exercises I've had to do to prepare!)

ASG

:lifter We need a pushup smiley with sweat dripping off its face...

Contracted
 

Just signed a delayed entry with the 5/19th, end goal, 18E
Report MEPS to leave for training 20070905

Additional information available if needed on request

JPH

I just signed an 18x contract. Prior service MP, ship date is 7 May 2007.

Justin,
Glad you made it through the paper maze.
Now make sure you stay focused on the goal.
Don't waste that waiver!
Good luck.
JM

18x, July 10 2007...

Not if you make another ten "me too" posts in less than an hour.

We know you are here, and there is no reward for quantity posting.

TR

Rep 63, 20070907

LOL...
 

I guess the Quiet Professionals went over his head...

Stay safe and good luck too you gents.

Not to break the flow of the subject, but I figured this would be a good place to ask. Any of you QPs done any time as a recruiter, career counselor, or retnetion NCO? I've got a question I'd like to PM you about extending/reenlisting. Thanks a lot.

any recomendations?
 

I went to meps a few days ago with the plan on enlisting with an 18x option. My recruiter told me I was good to go and that I would have no problems. Needless to say my recruiter was wrong (big suprise there).

My particular problem is that I have a waiver for a broken wrist that has kept me from getting airborne as apart of my contract. My wrist is actually fine now but I still have some pins that were used to hold the bone in place. The pins can be removed. I was told by the counselor that I could later volunteer for Airborne once I was in basic. He sent a waiver request to Ft. Benning to see if I could still be offered Airborne in my contract. So far I'm being told that I have a 50/50 shot at the waiver going through. Seeing as how the injury isn't in my lower extremeties and that I have full function and mobility.

In the mean time, I was wondering if any QP's might have any suggestions for alternate MOS's that would serve as a good segway to SF? I am currently considering 98x. I am trying to come up with a good quality contingency that will compliment SF training just as well as infantry training. Do any readers have any recomendations?

Not to hijack, and I'm certainly not a QP, but as someone who has worked with 98 series folks, don't do it. If you want to find something that will ease you into SF, go with a combat arms MOS like 11 series or even Cav Scout. Sure you might learn a language with the 98 series, but most of your time will be spent in a dark room doing "secret" stuff. I won't go into it since some is classified, but you won't be doing much tactical work unless you get lucky.

Good luck.

Look at the MOSes on an ODA and pick the one you want, then select the non-SF CMF that corresponds to it.

18B-11B, 18C-12B, etc.

I would not count on anything that is not written down. These "someone will take care of you later" promises never seem to work out.

If it were me, I would refuse to sign unless I got what I wanted. See another recruiter if necessary. If three or four tell you no, then you might be getting close to the truth.

You might also consider a Rep-63 enlistment with a National Guard SF unit.

Good luck.

TR

I'm an 18x and I leave for OSUT on July 5, 2007. Thank you all for all the invaluable information and advice (especially on rucking).

Just got back from signing my contract with 5/19th as a Rep63.
Ship date: 20070822. More information available if needed.

Report to Q 16July...18E

Finally
 

:lifter I signed an 18X contract and am shipping on 20070920 :lifter

Rep63 - I am leaving for OSUT August 28th.

18X, I ship for OSUT 20070807.

18x
 

18x shipping for OSUT 20070809

Contracted in
 

Hello,

I just signed 18x with a ship for OSUT Sept. 24. Thank you PS's for lending us 18 hopefulls your invaluable knowledge. I hope to earn it.

-Matt

Edit: Date altered

18x, I ship Oct 18

Rep 63. Ship 20070922. Thanks for the great site and advice.

I want to go into the 18x program in March 2008, I am wondering how soon/late should I go to a recruiter and get the ball rolling, I am prior enlisted USMC Infantry, so I won't have to do OSUT, from what my friend said that is almost at Robbin Sage, I will go straight to Airborne, then SOPC. I don't want to go to the recruiter too early so they don't try to get me to go earlier, because I have a wedding Feb. 16th, but I want enough time for processing. Thank you for the help...

J.N.