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Originally Posted by rb.blackshear
oh i havent had a chance to talk to a lot of 18A's yet but the major i tlaked to here that is ROTC cadre told me that the guard let a few 2LT's in his class go because it takes so long to get promoted up to captain. I am going to be callin a CPT that he told me went into SFAS thru the guard and went in as a 2LT. like I said earlier I am still in the really researching process and I really appreciate you brining that to my attention so that I can look further into the situation. Thanks Sir
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You need to quit listening to rumors. Everybody wants to be SF these days, including my grandmother. Not very many are willing to pay the price to try out. Fewer still are selected. Fewer than that make it to the other end.
I do not recall seeing a Guard 2LT in four years of SFAS classes. Not saying that it can't happen, just saying that it would be very rare. Unlike a fraternity, having friends or relatives in SF counts for very little in getting in.
The Colonel is trying to tell you that there are a lot of slips 'tween the cup and the lip. If you fail to make it through OCS, if you do not succeed as a commissioned officer, if you fail to be selected to attend SFAS, if you are not selected for the SFQC, you better have a fall back plan.
If you do some reading here, you will see that we tell people to focus on the 25 meter target. For you, that would be surviving your upcoming deployment, making it through OCS, and getting a degree and a commission in a branch that will set you up for an SF attempt. I would worry a lot less about prepping for SFAS at this point. That will be a long time from now.
Good luck.
TR