Edited to add: I've been around the site for quite some time now, just finally decided to make an account.
Well, since the objective of this introduction thread is for you Quiet Professionals, and others to get to know me, so, I'll tell yall my motives, and a little background information.
Why I want to join the Army: Well, for starters, I want to serve int he most powerful Army on Earth, and that would be the United States Army. I have quite a few friends who're currently serving, Rangers, legs, airborne, etc. And I wish to join their ranks.
Currently I'm having difficulty finalizing my thought of MOS I want. My first goal in the Army is achieving Airborne (if permitted, I'll get to that in just a little bit). And from their, Ranger, and from there, maybe, someday progressing into SF.
Two years ago I used to weigh 368.2lbs, at 6'3''. Now I weigh 291lbs, due to little to no physical activity from a shoulder injury, (which is healing quite nicely, tomorrow, I can restart my PT). but aht asided, my ultimate goal is joining amongst the ranks of the Army, as to what MOS to start out with, I'm unsure of it yet. I can't go into Special Forces for another two years, (I don't turn 20 until 2010).
But now, reason to explain why I'm unaware of airborne, is because of my vision, my BMI is 27% currently, (I'm pretty bulky from Power Lifting
etc, although, due to my shoulder, I havn't been able to do any power lifting for over 2-3 weeks now). I don't have to worry about weight all that much for enlistment, I've got about a year and a half before I can enlist. And if I can drop over 80lbs in 2 years, I could possibly drop to 240lbs before enlisting, 240lbs according to simulations, would put me at 15% BMI.
But vision is the big deal, I have bad eye sight, my vision quals me for general enlistment, but I don't know if it'll qualify me for Airborne, or an Option 40 contract.
But even if I'm forever locked in leg land, I'll be one of the best legs in the Army. Either way, whether what I'm able to get into etc. I plan to be the best in the job I get into. And any help/advice on how I could become better, and/or more physically fit and/or any advice on some non-SOF MOSs would be nice, jobs I'm looking into are: 21B, 11X, 13F, and 19D. I've looked at advanced schools etc. that each can go into. But I'm stuck which one to go for.
Later on in career, I plan on hopefully going into SFAS, and later the "Q" course. (hopefully) if not, I'll be the best leg in my unit, I'll make sure of it.
Background info:
-I was born and raised in Washington.
-I have one brother
-I have two dogs
-I have average-above average grades in school.
-I love reading military stuff, as much information I can soak my brain with. FMs, TAs, etc. I read 'em all, some are out of date though, but I try to get hold of as much current/semi-current info as I can.
-I have a high interest in SpecOps, such as: PSYOPS, EOD, CA, SF, Rangers, 160th SOAR, and Airborne ( by technicality, the 82nd for some reason is considered Special Operations... IDK why...)
-I love history, Military, American, World, everything, I feel that knowing the mistakes made in the past, will prevent you from making them in the future, because historically speaking, history in some shape/form always repeats itself. For example, Napolean, he marched his Army into Russia, and was slaughtered by the bitter cold Russian winter, about a hundred years later, Nazi soldiers suffer the same fate, and lose all momentum/sustain heavy losses in a counter attack mounted by the Red Army, and got driven back... In some way, shape, or form, history always repeats itself, and so, I believe if you learn what someone else fracked up on, you know not to frack up the same way. Or you end up suffering the same fate.
I also enjoy video games. Military preferably.
I love women.
And if there is any other information you would like to know about me, than feel free to just ask. I take no questions offensive, or anything like that.
Why I want to join the Army
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