Thank you for the welcome.
I am gathering info as I am soon to join the Army, after a 2 year College First Program. Later than I should have, I suppose, being 29, but joining nonetheless.
I probably should have fleshed out my introduction in the first place, but I didn't want to blabber on in my first post.
Being a self-diagnosed philosopher-monk (figuratively, not literally) for years, I've been struck by the undeniable urge to be a "doer" rather than a "thinker". I can't say it was a worthless detour, but I have to get out there and actualize service.
I am not trying 18x on my first go, as I am not deluded enough to believe I am physically ready to attempt the rigors, but I can say I hopefully will be able to accept that challenge and man up in a few years.
The reason being that, aside from a desire to be "the best", and aside from the challenge and meaning of such service, I have found in the course of researching the military that SF types are certainly in line with my mentality and outlook. Reading different boards and publications, and the rare occasional personal meeting, when I see the cut-to-the-point heart-of-the-matter process of thought and mode of expression of the SF personality, it falls right in line with my mode of thought. I don't mean to claim to be cut from the same cloth, as one couldn't assume that until they have been there and done that, but it certainly is encouraging.
Even if I don't ever have the honor of being tabbed SF, I am fully certain I will have no regrets about my military career, whatever it entails, as it is a calling for me, and inevitable.
Thanks for having such an informative and interesting site, and thank you for your service to this country.
TK