Update:
After looking further into the AR40-501, I found this:
Quote:
Section 10-11: Waivers
d. Waivers for initial training in Airborne, Ranger, Special Forces, Military Free Fall (MFF), and Diving will not be
approved/granted except on the recommendation by the Commander of the appropriate proponent school.
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I suppose this has turned into question of how willing the Commanders would be to provide a "recommendation". The Reaper posted a number in another thread for Ft Bragg SF recruiting (910-432-1818), but no one picks up and their mailbox appears to be full. Also, the SORB site seems to be down.. so I'm not sure how to try to contact the Ft. Bragg Commander.
Anyway, asking for experience now.. is it likely that my friend will be able to sign an 18x contract by contacting the Commanders and getting approval? Or is he going to have to sign as an 11B or something, then moving up via packet submissions?
Thanks for any information.