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**The Reaper** · 01-27-2012, 18:56

Thank you for your interest in SF.

You know, it really doesn't matter what people here think.

What matters is what the recruiter, the MEPS Doc, and the waiver authority say.

Not piling on here, but in the read before asking area of the board, we defer all medical questions to AR 40-501 before asking. Apparently, you missed that one. Attention to detail matters here, and in SF.

Eagle5US is the resident Army/SF medical expert on this board.

I think you need to make a decision on whether you want to be SF right now or not. People who show up without being committed don't usually make it. Worrying about your grandfather will not help. On the other hand, sounds like you have responsibilities back home and your career clock is ticking.

Once you are dedicated to the cause, check with the recruiters and MEPS Doc. They will tell you what you are qualified for. If I wanted to go SF, I would either reject any offer but 18X, or decide to enlist and then apply for SF. If you get in but fail to get through SFAS, you can always apply again later from the infantry unit you will be assigned to.

Not to be negative, but I think as the drawdown progresses, prior service, non-Army personnel are going to have a hard time getting back in. If we are kicking out 80,000 soldiers who are already MOSQed and serving, why would we be looking for outside talent with 8 years of non-Army service?

Best of luck regardless. If you make the cut and get to a team, you will be a member of the Brotherhood.

TR

01-27-2012, 18:56	#15
The Reaper Quiet Professional Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Free Pineland Posts: 24,810	Thank you for your interest in SF. You know, it really doesn't matter what people here think. What matters is what the recruiter, the MEPS Doc, and the waiver authority say. Not piling on here, but in the read before asking area of the board, we defer all medical questions to AR 40-501 before asking. Apparently, you missed that one. Attention to detail matters here, and in SF. Eagle5US is the resident Army/SF medical expert on this board. I think you need to make a decision on whether you want to be SF right now or not. People who show up without being committed don't usually make it. Worrying about your grandfather will not help. On the other hand, sounds like you have responsibilities back home and your career clock is ticking. Once you are dedicated to the cause, check with the recruiters and MEPS Doc. They will tell you what you are qualified for. If I wanted to go SF, I would either reject any offer but 18X, or decide to enlist and then apply for SF. If you get in but fail to get through SFAS, you can always apply again later from the infantry unit you will be assigned to. Not to be negative, but I think as the drawdown progresses, prior service, non-Army personnel are going to have a hard time getting back in. If we are kicking out 80,000 soldiers who are already MOSQed and serving, why would we be looking for outside talent with 8 years of non-Army service? Best of luck regardless. If you make the cut and get to a team, you will be a member of the Brotherhood. TR __________________ "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." - President Theodore Roosevelt, 1910 De Oppresso Liber 01/20/2025
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