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12B4S · 03-22-2005, 02:30

Just my .02 Brendon. NDD, who has BTDT gave you good advice, based on your questions and thoughts. So did Hooahman as a SF canidate. As a FOG, I had gone through two years of college. Bored me to tears. Viet nam was goin'n on and I wanted to be there. '67 and '68 was about the time of the hippie/peacenik crap and it pissed me off. I just didn't want to go over there to play "Redcoat". I wanted to go with the best. Anyway, that's neither here nor there. I realize your wreslting with this and wondering about your own physical capabilities. When I went in I was 6'4 and sround 145 lbs. During Phase1, I helped one guy (that looked like he'd been born at Gold's Gym) over two obstacles. Slowed me down, but damn, we were all there as a group, with the same goal. BTW, he was cut 2/3 weeks later. This site is FANTASTIC, but one thing I've seen is this. A whole lot of you younger guys looking to go through it.... THINK TO FRICKEN HARD... I thought about it for months sure. but don't drive yourself nuts with all sorts of complications. Hell, you can go THERE forever. You're 18, so to make it simple. If you do 4 years of college, get a degree.... great! Do ROTC, work out, play sports. Say you graduate when your 22, you can still go in and go SF. I went in when I was 21. That way you have a degree (if it's a four year type) plus you are in the NG. If College bores you like it did me... then go in now. We're all different and times change, but people are people, no matter what decade. There ya go, best I could do with my shortcut typing style.

03-22-2005, 02:30	#6
12B4S Quiet Professional Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 754	Just my .02 Brendon. NDD, who has BTDT gave you good advice, based on your questions and thoughts. So did Hooahman as a SF canidate. As a FOG, I had gone through two years of college. Bored me to tears. Viet nam was goin'n on and I wanted to be there. '67 and '68 was about the time of the hippie/peacenik crap and it pissed me off. I just didn't want to go over there to play "Redcoat". I wanted to go with the best. Anyway, that's neither here nor there. I realize your wreslting with this and wondering about your own physical capabilities. When I went in I was 6'4 and sround 145 lbs. During Phase1, I helped one guy (that looked like he'd been born at Gold's Gym) over two obstacles. Slowed me down, but damn, we were all there as a group, with the same goal. BTW, he was cut 2/3 weeks later. This site is FANTASTIC, but one thing I've seen is this. A whole lot of you younger guys looking to go through it.... THINK TO FRICKEN HARD... I thought about it for months sure. but don't drive yourself nuts with all sorts of complications. Hell, you can go THERE forever. You're 18, so to make it simple. If you do 4 years of college, get a degree.... great! Do ROTC, work out, play sports. Say you graduate when your 22, you can still go in and go SF. I went in when I was 21. That way you have a degree (if it's a four year type) plus you are in the NG. If College bores you like it did me... then go in now. We're all different and times change, but people are people, no matter what decade. There ya go, best I could do with my shortcut typing style.
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