[z3rologic]

I've been a long time visitor and though I registered a while ago, I never posted an introduction and wanted to do so now.

My name is Brian, and right now I work, ruck, and go to school. I'm here to learn as much as I can and gather intel to prepare mentally for SFAS. My dad was with the 19th Group in the late 80's, and ever since I was a kid I've wanted to be SF. I talked to a recruiter who promised me I could be an SF cadet, but at MEPS I saw that my contract was for an 11B, not 18X and I wouldn't sign. After a talk on the phone where he tried convincing me to sign and how he'd take care of it later, we met again and he made some excuses before telling me it would be impossible for me to get an 18X contract. But as Jack Moroney said, "...there is a regulation or piece of paper for every administrative function that takes place." After I found regulations that would get me around the obstacles, I got to work taking care of the things I needed to and I'll be going back in January to finish things up and get the chance to try out for SF.

For now I'm here to sit back, read, and learn as much as I can. This site is a great source of information, and it's a pleasure to be in the company guys like my father or who maybe even served with him. The mentality, intelligence, and comments of the QP's on this site have been a great help so far in helping me make certain SF is what I want, and I look forward to continuing in receive mode.


-Brian R.



*edit* (Und ich dank Ihnen, Moroney, fuer den Rat... es ist wirklich war, und sehr hilfreich.)