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Originally Posted by Onward
Greetings. I recently had what you could call an epiphany of sorts. I just turned 20, am 12 credits shy of my associates degree, and had a nice, cush, decent-paying civilian job that required very little actual 'work'.
And I HATED it. I wasn't made to drive a desk. So I quit my job and enlisted as a 68W (Airborne). (Call it a mid-life crisis if you will, though I do plan on living past 40...)
I plan on attending the RIP after jump school, and applying for the SFAS as soon as I am eligible. I have done a great deal of lurking around this site since then, and learned a great deal. I plan to continue doing so, and I will try to keep my mouth shut and watch the boards unless I have a legitimately relevant question.
Thank you all for the knowledge that you impart here! I particularly enjoy the fact that people who don't follow the standards that you set for the site (read before posting, don't be dumb etc.) are punished for their indiscretions; if only more things in the world were like that! I knew my 5th grade teacher was full of it when she told me there's no such thing as a stupid question.
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You have an important question to ask yourself.
Do you want to be a Ranger, or do you want to be SF?
Then you need to work toward it with every resource you have. Focus.
Trying to be both before you even get started is a bad idea.
And if the Rangers find out that you are going SF, you are going to be in the hurt locker.
Best of luck.
TR
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