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Fiercely Loyal · 06-28-2007, 04:38

Hello,

I have been in the Alaska guard close to 6 years. I have been deployed with them to Kosovo, Haiti, and now Kuwait.

Originally I wanted in the military because in the spring of 2001, I read Mark Bowden’s book, Black Hawk Down. This in turn motivated me to loose 100+ pounds to be eligible to join the Army. Unfortunately 9-11 happened before I was old enough to join (being on the cusp of 17) and my mother wouldn’t sign paper work to put me in the active army.

I figured I could back door into the active army thru the guard but wasn’t aware of having to complete Basic/AIT before being able to switch. Unknowing of many other options, I trudged on and completed Basic/AIT as a 15t.

I was still aspiring to be part of 160th all the way thru my second deployment. Upon return to Alaska, I worked for the Counter Drug Support Program while on stop loss for an upcoming Iraq mission.

The first Iraq mission never happened and resulted in our Haiti mission. There I was again placed on stop loss for an upcoming Iraq mission. When I got home and was told I had been taken off the list for Iraq. The unit’s reasoning was that I had already volunteered for two deployments and I should let a new person take my spot. I worked at the hanger for a few months until the money ran out for the fiscal budget, and then moved into a civilian job doing armed security.

Our unit lost an aircraft in January of 06 and I was told to come back to Anchorage to be a replacement for one of the deceased crewmembers. I was supposedly heading out. Well orders never came thru so I moved into bar security. Worked that for a few months and then deployed with our Infantry unit to Kuwait.

This third deployment has better shown me things that I now know I love and hate about the military. Here I have decided that it’s all or nothing. I want to work with the people I can trust, that are intelligent, and will be as loyal to me as I will be to them. So that being said, I am following the advice of a Professional Soldier and enlisting under the 18x program after this deployment ends.

I hope this makes for a satisfactory introduction and that you may be pleased with future questions/input I may have.

Thanks, Brian

06-28-2007, 04:38	#2
Fiercely Loyal Guerrilla Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 165	Hello, I have been in the Alaska guard close to 6 years. I have been deployed with them to Kosovo, Haiti, and now Kuwait. Originally I wanted in the military because in the spring of 2001, I read Mark Bowden’s book, Black Hawk Down. This in turn motivated me to loose 100+ pounds to be eligible to join the Army. Unfortunately 9-11 happened before I was old enough to join (being on the cusp of 17) and my mother wouldn’t sign paper work to put me in the active army. I figured I could back door into the active army thru the guard but wasn’t aware of having to complete Basic/AIT before being able to switch. Unknowing of many other options, I trudged on and completed Basic/AIT as a 15t. I was still aspiring to be part of 160th all the way thru my second deployment. Upon return to Alaska, I worked for the Counter Drug Support Program while on stop loss for an upcoming Iraq mission. The first Iraq mission never happened and resulted in our Haiti mission. There I was again placed on stop loss for an upcoming Iraq mission. When I got home and was told I had been taken off the list for Iraq. The unit’s reasoning was that I had already volunteered for two deployments and I should let a new person take my spot. I worked at the hanger for a few months until the money ran out for the fiscal budget, and then moved into a civilian job doing armed security. Our unit lost an aircraft in January of 06 and I was told to come back to Anchorage to be a replacement for one of the deceased crewmembers. I was supposedly heading out. Well orders never came thru so I moved into bar security. Worked that for a few months and then deployed with our Infantry unit to Kuwait. This third deployment has better shown me things that I now know I love and hate about the military. Here I have decided that it’s all or nothing. I want to work with the people I can trust, that are intelligent, and will be as loyal to me as I will be to them. So that being said, I am following the advice of a Professional Soldier and enlisting under the 18x program after this deployment ends. I hope this makes for a satisfactory introduction and that you may be pleased with future questions/input I may have. Thanks, Brian __________________ It's not who I am, but what I do, that defines me. Last edited by Fiercely Loyal; 06-28-2007 at 19:29.
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