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Old 11-15-2013, 19:11   #15
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I see no value in continuing this thread.

Contact me if you want it reopened.

Lessons learned:

kkillert0fu, be situationally aware and careful before starting new threads. A quick look around this forum would have shown you that threads here start with questions about SF, and answers are restricted to QPs.

FYSA, arguing with the QPs or trying to justify your actions is essentially continuing to dig after realizing you are at the bottom of a hole.

Your comments were taken as insulting by people who came to SF as initial entry soldiers. Since they are what you aspire to be, I would not be critical of them or their experience. Your Team Sergeant, and possibly your 180A are more likely than not going to have entered SF as 18Xs. Sticking your foot into your mouth will only complicate things for you and make life hard.

Finally, I would offer that your opinion about SF, team life, combat, or prior service, is valueless, since you have no experience at any of those things. As soon as you put up a post, people are going to check your credentials to see if you are qualified to make those statements. You have just seen what happens if you fail that check.

You had been doing a passable job of being the gray man. I would recommend that you fall back into that role, or stick with topics you have experience with. With luck (and a metric ton of hard work), your day will come.

All the best.

TR
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