Introductions III - Page 116

Flashbang12 · 05-09-2008, 20:08

Hello Gents,

I went to SFAS 6-06, right now just completed SOCM and starting SFMS.
Just here to learn from the old timers. Thanks for the opportunity.

voice · 05-10-2008, 11:12

Hello, I am currently deployed and intend to go to SFAS following redeployment. I went to college for two years before I enlisted. I'm a 25C, airborne-qualified, and want to become an 18E. This user account will likely be used only to search.

Thank you for making this wealth of information available.

supa · 05-10-2008, 12:56

Howdy,
My name is David and today I was sworn into the Army. I am enlisted as an 18x and I ship out to Ft Benning on June 3. I am and thankful for all the information and general advice posted. I will continue to read and learn and I look forward to my journey in joining the elite.

Ivedog · 05-10-2008, 18:16

Howdy fellas. Second post. Sorry 'bout that. Anyhow, I'm just a civilian these days. Spent about 312 weeks on active duty in the Marines, on the support-side, back in the early nineties.

jamber97 · 05-12-2008, 10:00

Aspiring 18x coming from the civilian ranks. I am a self proclaimed masochist so I felt the Special Forces were the place for me.

**Team Sergeant** · 05-12-2008, 11:51

Welcome aboard Gents'!

Team Sergeant

StevenW · 05-12-2008, 15:38

Used to work as barista, tried out for 19th group sf safari. After passing safari moved to california to work as construction forman for Guy while waiting for start date of basic training. Joined national gaurd and just completed 68whiskey program!

Hikerwa · 05-13-2008, 14:20

Hello, I stumbled across this site researching some suggestions for a med kit that I could keep with me in Mexico. I live and work south of arizona as the Project manager for a silver mine. While I was visiting the site I realized that this board with it's wealth of knowledge could assist me in my day to day life here living in Mexico.

thanks,
sean

ryn996 · 05-14-2008, 09:01

My name is Ryan, I'm 28, and originally from Lakeland, FL. My wife and I are currently living near Fort Gordon, GA. She is an active duty Army Psychologist in the Medical Service Corps. I served in the Marine Corps from 98-03, first as an aircraft mechanic and then moved on to embassy security. In that job I went to Karachi, Pakistan and Santiago, Chile.

After getting out of the Marines my plan was to go to a police academy and gain employment with a local dept. I changed my mind after going to the orientation. After a year of trying to figure out what I wanted to do I decided to take job with DynCorp in Iraq doing personal protection for the State Dept. I did that for a little more than a year. I enjoyed the work and the guys I worked with. There were many former Rangers and SF guys on my team and they were the go to guys for tactical questions. I came back to the states for good in mid 2006 and decided to attend a police academy in FL. I finished that and began the application phase when my wife found out that Army had accepted her and we'd be moving to GA.

Since I've been here I've been knocking out my college classes and recently took a security job on base that extends my TS/SCI for five more years. I've got 88 credits right now.

My wife recently visited the SF school to see if her and the other psychologists from Ft. Gordon and Walter Reed would be interested in applying to be a SF/SERE psychologist. She wasn't interested when she left but once she got there and saw the atmosphere she changed her mind. She got to go through half of the Nasty Nick and the HALO wind tunnel. She submitted a packet and hopes to hear something in the next month.

So that is why I'm on this site. To find out more information on SF for her and possibly myself. I haven't mentioned to her that her trip has sparked an interest for me, yet.

Sidewinder6 · 05-14-2008, 12:16

My name is Rick and I am located in South East Florida. I have been a consultant and SME to a number of SOF units over the last 15 years in a small range of mission related support and individual skill sets. I am a former LEO and am active in the shooting community in a number of venues and am active in IDPA locally. Been in 'the biz' over 35 years in about as many countries. Most of my T shirts are rags now. I have tremendous respect for the work and accomplishments from this community and maintain many old friendships as well as current. Been a long time lurker here and finally decided to join. I've been a supporter of the Wounded Warrior program through the Warrior Foundation and similar scholarship programs. Thank you for your quiet work.

Guy · 05-14-2008, 13:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by StevenW

Used to work as barista, tried out for 19th group sf safari. After passing safari moved to california to work as construction forman for Guy while waiting for start date of basic training. Joined national gaurd and just completed 68whiskey program!

Call me ASAP!

Stay safe.

dymension · 05-14-2008, 19:22

I'm a 22-year old college student. Making special forces is a dream I've worked towards since I was a kid. I've taught myself land navigation, how to run and hump long distances, and learned two languages since I was in high school, all in anticipation of wearing the green beret one day.

I'm here to learn as much as I can from the veterans. I've already read a lot of literature on Special Forces and will continue to update myself. I'm hoping that the veterans on this board can help me fill in some of the gaps in my understanding.

Hoo-ah

substantial · 05-14-2008, 20:36

I would like to join the other Asset members on this site and thank the QPs for your help and guidance with all of our questions. You just as easily could have made this site exclusively for QPs, and probably saved yourselves a lot of headache. Thank you for working with us.

RRE · 05-15-2008, 03:01

Hi everyone,

I'm 24, born in the Netherlands, enrolled in an interdisciplinary PhD Economics program in the USA, entering my 3rd year. My focus has been on trying to understand what circumstances have made the West emerge as the most prosperous area in the world. Besides this, I am honored to have been accepted to the Strategic Studies program at Johns Hopkins, SAIS, where for the next two years I will be studying the complex array of forces that surround military affairs, as I also continue to work towards my PhD thesis. I like to write and read about culture, conflict and cooperation; trying to find out how peaceful and prosperous societies can emerge. Inevitably this leads one to study the mind-set and history of different peoples, contrasting and comparing them with the West and studying cultural interaction and change.

I believe the US Constitution and the rights of the individual it protects are the ultimate expression of Western values, and the US military, its shield, deserves the strongest support.

The Special Forces seem to me one of the most excellent parts of the military (along with Foreign Area Officers). Culturally aware, intelligent, tough and willing to defend the ideals of the US constitution; everything I aspire to. Perhaps some day in the future. For now, I am here to learn.

Respectfully,

RRE

*edited July 2nd*

Surgicalcric · 05-15-2008, 05:29

Welcome everyone.

Crip