Anyone interested in being interviewed?
 

Hello All,

My name is Andrew and I am a student at Rancho Buena Vista High School. I am in my junior year and this semester all juniors are required to participate in a career research project. One aspect of this research project is a research paper. We are required to have at least 5 sources, at least one of these sources being and interview with someone in the career field that we are researching. I have always been fascinated with Special Forces and I wish to enter the selection process after finishing school. I am writing my paper on Army Special Forces and I don't know anyone to interview. NousDefionsDoc recommended that I come here and talk to you guys. Thanks in advance for any help and I look forward to talking to everyone.

Ask away. But think before you do. Nothing that violates OPSEC and nothing frivolous.

Since you mentioned me by name, I am now responsible for you. I take that responsibility seriously in my Brothers' House.

wilco

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Here goes:
 

What does a "typical" day consist of? I have never really been able to figure that one out. What kind of PT do you guys do? What kind of training to you partake in and how often? I've read lots of books about the stuff that happens overseas, but I have never really been able to figure out what a typical day at work consists of.

For me, there was no such thing as a "typical day". There was deployed and Not.

Not
0600 - PT consisted of PT - Cals, run or ruck, etc. Work call 0900. Work depended on what needed to be done and how pissed off SGM Pete was. Sick call at the TMC. Team training, work details, etc.

Deployed - PT, then busting that ass most all day to get the training done.

Most days included a 2nd PT session, usually weights- either at lunch or in the evening.

C 3/7 was better, but we won't go into details.

Then we had fun days. Testing for the Airborne Board. Robin Sage Support, things like that.

There is no typical day for SF as it depends on the unit, unit mission or training cycle at any particular time, and the individual. My day usually started at 0330 with PT starting at 0400 to 0500 so I could be on site with the troops by 0600. PT alternated between run days and weight training days with selected days doing PT with the troops. Activities during the day in garrison consisted of giving training, participating in training, inspecting training, checking on various issues and functions, preparing training, counselling, planning, giving quidance, receiving information, setting out goals and tasks, personnel issues and'or dealing with higher headquarters. The day ended whenever the training cycle for the unit and or the last troop left the AO for the day plus an hour of so to set up things for the next day.

no typical days...when in garrison, if we were on detail or training support, PT for an hour and a half, then tending to what ever chores the SGM saw fit for us to do...if we weren't tapped out with details, language refresher or area studies...if we were in a training cycle, it was usually oriented toward the next deployment/exercise...if we were deployed, we did what we did...

i spent a good deal of time in 10th Group, so we had rather predictable annual training cycles...Spring was JCRX Flintlock and Fall was Reforger...Winter was Winter Warfare Training, consisting of Ski Training for everyone but the medics (they were involved in mass casualty training exercises directly related to a battalion's worth of knuckle draggers skiing on the same mountain equipped with Hanwag boots, rucksacks and rubber rifles...), Summer was mountaineering training...of course, when i was at Fort Devens, we spent a good deal of time swimming around off the Atlantic coast...

Thanks for the responses. I guess they keep you guys really busy with training and stuff.
:cool:

Another question, what is, in your opinion, the most difficult part of the selection process? Care to share any anecdotes?

Convincing my wife that this was a good deal for us:D

Bwaaaa! I was a No Go - had to DX her....

mastering the muscle group between my ears...convincing my wife was not so problematic...i think she like having me gone...:D

I am fortunate that after almost 30 years of this stuff she didn't DX me. Of course, we have known each other since first grade so I guess it would be like throwing away an old broken in set of very comfortable shoes and no lady likes to throw away a pair of shoes of which she has grown fond-even if they get a little worn down and scuffed up a bit:D

Nice avatar, Colonel!

Mr. Moroney,

I see that you are an officer. What route did you take to become an officer? (ROTC, OCS, ect) What kind of extra responsibilities and roles did you have as an officer? I am being pressured heavily by my family to go to college before I join so I am interested in what route you recommend for anyone who goes to college before joining.