05-09-2007, 19:19
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May I interview one of you?
First off, I would like to say hi. I am new here and this is my first thread.
I am currently a sophmore in high school, and the idea of joing the Special Forces has always facinated me. In my english class, I have been assigned to prepare a presentation regarding the career path I would like to follow after graduation. I have of course chosen to pursue a career in the Special Forces. One of the requirements for this presentation, is to interview a member of that particular occupation.
So, my question is, would any of you be interested in a short interview? All I would do, is send you an email (or PM you) with a short list of questions regarding your job in the Special Forces, and you would simply reply back to me when you have the oppurtunity to do so. I know you guys are busy, and if you are unable to do this, I will fully understand. So absolutely no pressure at all.
I know some of you are thinking, "ask the questions here on the forum," but that will not work for me. I am specificly looking for people I can clearly quote and cite in my presentation, and it would be helpful if the answers came from the same person, at the same time. So like I said, this interview is a must for me.
Any help right now is much appreciated, and I will be very grateful if any of you are willing to participate in my interview.
Thank you for reading  .
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05-09-2007, 19:32
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Originally Posted by PIFACE
First off, I would like to say hi. I am new here and this is my first thread.
So, my question is, would any of you be interested in a short interview? All I would do, is send you an email (or PM you) with a short list of questions regarding your job in the Special Forces, and you would simply reply back to me when you have the oppurtunity to do so. I know you guys are busy, and if you are unable to do this, I will fully understand. So absolutely no pressure at all.
I know some of you are thinking, "ask the questions here on the forum," but that will not work for me. I am specificly looking for people I can clearly quote and cite in my presentation, and it would be helpful if the answers came from the same person, at the same time. So like I said, this interview is a must for me.
Any help right now is much appreciated, and I will be very grateful if any of you are willing to participate in my interview.
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Post your questions on this thread.
Some Special Forces soldiers will read them and answer in public or to you in private.
We're very relieved to know you're not pressuring us. 
De Oppresso Liber,
Team Sergeant
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05-09-2007, 20:32
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Well, ok, I'll post them here.
1. Would you recommend going to college or any other source of education before applying to become a member of the Special Forces?
2. If so, which colleges/schools would you recommend?
3. Which do you find more important, education or experience, and why?
4. If you find experience more important, which military services would you recommend joining before applying to become a member of the Special Forces?
5. How would you describe an average day in the Special Forces while currently deployed and on duty?
6. For the 18X contract, how many years would you recommend signing up for?
7. What are some of the benefits for being a member of the Special Forces?
8. About how much would you say an average Special Forces soldier gets paid in his yearly salery? (Rough Estimate)
9. How would you describe the daily work enviroment?
10. What are some of the positive aspects of serving in the Special Forces?
11. What are some of the negative aspects of serving in the Special Forces?
12. Do you like you job, and if so why?
So, those are my questions. I am sorry if any of them have been asked before. Please answer them to your best potential, and post your full name for citation purposes.
Thank you for your time, it is much appreciated.
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05-09-2007, 21:26
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Didn't we just do this for someone else recently?
Maybe we should type up a transcript and post it for everyone who gets this assignment?
PIFACE, you might find some of these answers if you search here.
Good luck.
TR
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05-09-2007, 22:08
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Originally Posted by The Reaper
Didn't we just do this for someone else recently?
Maybe we should type up a transcript and post it for everyone who gets this assignment?
PIFACE, you might find some of these answers if you search here.
Good luck.
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lol, I'm surprised I am not the first to ask for an interview.
Anyways, I will definetely search my questions more thoroghly before posting again, and thank you for responding.
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05-09-2007, 22:26
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Originally Posted by PIFACE
Well, ok, I'll post them here.
1. Would you recommend going to college or any other source of education before applying to become a member of the Special Forces?
2. If so, which colleges/schools would you recommend?
3. Which do you find more important, education or experience, and why?
4. If you find experience more important, which military services would you recommend joining before applying to become a member of the Special Forces?
5. How would you describe an average day in the Special Forces while currently deployed and on duty?
6. For the 18X contract, how many years would you recommend signing up for?
7. What are some of the benefits for being a member of the Special Forces?
8. About how much would you say an average Special Forces soldier gets paid in his yearly salery? (Rough Estimate)
9. How would you describe the daily work enviroment?
10. What are some of the positive aspects of serving in the Special Forces?
11. What are some of the negative aspects of serving in the Special Forces?
12. Do you like you job, and if so why?
So, those are my questions. I am sorry if any of them have been asked before. Please answer them to your best potential, and post your full name for citation purposes.
Thank you for your time, it is much appreciated.
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1. Yes.
2. Which ever one you like. I am partial to Harvard.
3. Both. One builds on the other. However, education without experience makes you a librarian (no offense ma'am), not a soldier.
4. None. 18X is available.
5. There is no such thing as average - that's why they called it Special on day one.
6. The minimum, you will probably fail anyway. No sense in being a cook for longer than you have to.
7. The finest soldiers in the world will be your Brothers. You will travel to exotic places, meet interesting people, and shoot them in their damn faces. You will have an E8 and an O3 beside you when they send you to pick up trash in the officer housing area.
8. The pay scales are available on the internet.
9. Outstanding. Hotter than hell, colder than shit, clear up to your ass and still raining. And you will laugh. Until the SGM comes.
10. There is a selection process that actually selects a select few. Usually good TDY money. And The Hat is magic.
11. Eventually, it has to end.
12. I did. Because I never knew what I was going to have to do, but I knew my Brothers would be there with me doing it too.
I am become as Shiva, destroyer of worlds. My Brothers call me Doc, and I know things...
Good luck with your paper. Everything you need to know is already posted on the board. Names will be hard to come by.
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He knows only The Cause.
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05-09-2007, 23:26
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That post was perfect NousDefionsDoc. That answered everything, thank you so much for your time and I understand about the names, it shouldn't be a problem, I'll work it out with my teacher.
I will continue to read this board, and hopefully I will learn something that is important or useful  .
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05-10-2007, 05:09
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Originally Posted by NousDefionsDoc
1. Yes.
2. Which ever one you like. I am partial to Harvard.
3. Both. One builds on the other. However, education without experience makes you a librarian (no offense ma'am), not a soldier.
4. None. 18X is available.
5. There is no such thing as average - that's why they called it Special on day one.
6. The minimum, you will probably fail anyway. No sense in being a cook for longer than you have to.
7. The finest soldiers in the world will be your Brothers. You will travel to exotic places, meet interesting people, and shoot them in their damn faces. You will have an E8 and an O3 beside you when they send you to pick up trash in the officer housing area.
8. The pay scales are available on the internet.
9. Outstanding. Hotter than hell, colder than shit, clear up to your ass and still raining. And you will laugh. Until the SGM comes.
10. There is a selection process that actually selects a select few. Usually good TDY money. And The Hat is magic.
11. Eventually, it has to end.
12. I did. Because I never knew what I was going to have to do, but I knew my Brothers would be there with me doing it too.
I am become as Shiva, destroyer of worlds. My Brothers call me Doc, and I know things...
Good luck with your paper. Everything you need to know is already posted on the board. Names will be hard to come by.
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NDD, that was great, LMAO!
And he will continue to read this board and hopefully learn something important or useful!
Jim
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05-10-2007, 09:52
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Originally Posted by NousDefionsDoc
13. Both. One builds on the other. However, education without experience makes you a librarian (no offense ma'am), not a soldier.
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None taken.
However, having met many librarians, you might be surprised... 
PIFACE, good luck on your presentation!
LL
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05-10-2007, 10:14
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Oh, Great and Powerful earthly avatar of Shiva the destroyer and builder, Brother Medic, and Sage, your wisdom is powerful and pragmatic, may I grovel at your size eleventy huge feet? Great response NDD!
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05-10-2007, 11:48
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watch out for those Librarians
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Originally Posted by NousDefionsDoc
3. Both. One builds on the other. However, education without experience makes you a librarian (no offense ma'am), not a soldier.
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OK - Hate to take us too far off topic. But as LibraryLady said "you might be suprised..."
As I approach the big send-off this month for retirement, upon reflection I can honestly say it was a librarian that started me down the road that led to SF. As a sham activity in high school I chose to work in the library during study hall hour. Being more interested in other activities I really didn't pay much attention to the Librarian (an "old guy" about 38 yrs age!).
He let me look through some of his stuff in the office (just a bunch of foriegn junk I thought) and started going through Photo albums - well this was way before internet/good movie special effects and I'd never seen people with a knife sticking into their ear or heads blown off etc...Then I hear him speaking French better than the French teacher (didn't understand why the lib b!tch hated his guts back then)...then he has to take a leave of absence to go to El Sal...Then he gets the Gabe team to jump into the school, there's guns, radios, demo gear on display, and he's shooting the sh!t with a Gabe team guy who served in Africa with him!!
What the hell kinda librarian do we have here?? 
By now my plans (more importantly my family's plan) to head to college and be some great academic are crumbling - I graduated HS a year early (accelerated) and told my parents I needed them to sign a waiver for me to join the Army - I was 16 and couldn't leave for basic til I hit 17. I pointed out that our librarian Mr Brooks spoke 3 languages, had an advanced degree, traveled the world and had still managed to turn out ok (I left out the part about meeting exotic women, blowing stuff up, and shooting people in the face). They succumbed eventually  ...and 24 years later here I am, though he didn't mention the mileage you accumulate over and above your civvie peers but that wouldn't have sunk in back then anyway. What a ride - I hope he's still alive, I should look him up and show him my photo album...
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05-10-2007, 13:02
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Fine, fine FINE! I retract my statement about librarians! How about liberal asshat professors? That offend anyone? Huh? Does it?
Geezus! Everyone defending librarians, what the hell is the world coming to...I go to church, I work hard... don't drink...
..much...
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
He knows only The Cause.
Still want to quit?
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05-10-2007, 13:05
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PIFACE,
A footnote to your project:
Names here will be hard to come by, as it should be, but you can have complete and total confidence that every individual here who has "Quiet Professional" as their title is one.
Good luck.
Edited to add: "Liberal asshat professors" does not offend me.
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05-10-2007, 14:26
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I second usage of the term "liberal asshat professors" as appropriate and specific enough for purposes of our well informed discussions. Never let it be said we QPs generalize...unless it pertains to the enemy - then all is fair game...
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05-10-2007, 15:09
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1-0 aren't liberal asshat professors the enemy? I'm so confused!!!
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