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Prospect · 11-07-2005, 09:27

Hello all, a little introduction. My name is Jared, and I'm a young 11B currently serving in Afghanistan. I’m still new to the Army, and I’m glad to be where I am for the experience; I believe that I’ll be a much more effective leader with this actual combat experience to pass on. I'm very new to the site, only having looked around for a day or two, and I am mainly here simply to lurk and learn. I appreciate all of you QPs and others out there who have taken your time to post good, relevant information on this site for the benefit of all. I hope to spend many more nights in the future digging through the helpful archives of this great site. Thanks again

-Jared

**Team Sergeant** · 11-07-2005, 09:38

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Originally Posted by Prospect

Hello all, a little introduction. My name is Jared, and I'm a young 11B currently serving in Afghanistan. I’m still new to the Army, and I’m glad to be where I am for the experience; I believe that I’ll be a much more effective leader with this actual combat experience to pass on. I'm very new to the site, only having looked around for a day or two, and I am mainly here simply to lurk and learn. I appreciate all of you QPs and others out there who have taken your time to post good, relevant information on this site for the benefit of all. I hope to spend many more nights in the future digging through the helpful archives of this great site. Thanks again

-Jared

Welcome Jared.

We're all thinking about you guys (and gals) serving over seas.
Do your job as best you can and remember what Gen. Patton once said in a WWII speech...

"There is one great thing that you men will all be able to say after this war is over and you are home once again. You may be thankful that twenty years from now when you are sitting by the fireplace with your grandson on your knee and he asks you what you did in the great World War II, you WON'T have to cough, shift him to the other knee and say, 'Well, your Granddaddy shoveled shit in Louisiana.' No, Sir, you can look him straight in the eye and say, 'Son, your Granddaddy rode with the Great Third Army and a Son-of-a-Goddamned-Bitch named Georgie Patton!'

That is all."

Be proud of what you are doing in Afganistan, and remember you come from a long line of "fighting" Americans.

TS

remotemedic · 11-07-2005, 11:26

Gooday Gents - quick hello to everyone on the site. More information on my profile. Cheers

**Team Sergeant** · 11-07-2005, 12:34

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Originally Posted by remotemedic

Gooday Gents - quick hello to everyone on the site. More information on my profile. Cheers

Looks like the Brits have found us!

Welcome aboard mate!

Team Sergeant

no1raider · 11-07-2005, 18:26

Hello to all, my name is Jason, I am a 21yr old senior in college and I will finish out my degree in July 06...I aspire to be SF and I signed 18X on 20051105...I have come to this site to learn all that I can before I ship 20060905...I will be lurking.

Genji · 11-08-2005, 17:09

Hello, I have been reading these forums for some time so i thought it would be best not do so as a guest.

Great site and utmost respect to you all~Thanx

**Kyobanim** · 11-08-2005, 19:18

Welcome All!

Huey14 · 11-09-2005, 06:35

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Originally Posted by remotemedic

Gooday Gents - quick hello to everyone on the site. More information on my profile. Cheers

Welcome aboard, Marine.

adidasink · 11-09-2005, 09:23

Hello all!

I am 29 years old from Dallas, TX. I currently work for Southwest Airlines as a DBA. I have always wanted to serve my country and more importanty be a member of a SFG. I am currently pursuing my dream with the 20th out of Mobile, AL. I have completed the first part of my paperwork and will hopefully be able to meet with them really soon to get the ball rolling faster up that long hill.

I am a member of SOCNET as well with the same screen name and am really here to read up and learn. My belief is that the more you know the stronger you will be. And thanks to you all I have started that long journey with alot of insight, knowledge and informed decisions regarding my dream of joining a SFG!

Thanks again, and dont mind me for lurking!

*Edit for terrible spelling....sometimes I type to fast!
-John

sleeplessmedic · 11-09-2005, 20:11

Good evening, gentlemen. I am a Paramedic as well as a Corpsman with a USMC Reserve tank company; ideally a Recon battalion is in the near future. I stumbled across this bboard during a Google search and thought it better to register than just browse and lurk.

That having been said, it's likely you won't hear much from me, I am one of those keep my distance and my opinions to myself kind of guys. I suppose that counts as lurking.

BB493 · 11-10-2005, 14:26

Hello. I'm a 30 year old LEO with 7+ years on the job. Prior to my current position I enlisted in the NJARNG when I was 17. I did one year before going active duty as a 13F in the 1st ID and 1AD. After three years active duty I transfered to the COARNG where I spent two years before getting out.

My current assignment is patrol/ SFST and intoxilyzer instructor/ Firearms instructor/ armorer and Honor Guard member.

Thanks for letting me tag along on your forum. I hope to learn and contribute where I can. I also post on several other boards under the same name.

B51 · 11-11-2005, 00:29

I am definitely a little behind on the intro, and for that I apologize.

Served in the Navy, Active and Reserves as a "Deck Ape", and a Corpsman on both the Blue side and the Green. Recently seperated when I couldn't get Uncle Sam to send me over. Tried volunteering, crossing units, etc. And then went over on a PSD/Medic contract. But have still always missed the military. Recently I have been considering trading in my Popeye outfit for an Army one, and trying medical in that uniform. I truly miss that cohesion that you really can't get anywhere else. Plenty of other crap that goes with it. But when you look back, you always remember the good stuff.

On the Civ side, I work as Firefighter and Paramedic, SWAT also. I'm in charge of the EMS for the organization I am a part of in PA. Been involved in the Fire and EMS stuff for more than 14 years. Followed in the footsteps of my father (in more ways than one, as he was a USN Corpsman as well, attached to a USMC line unit in Viet Nam).
Oh well, that's enough boring stuff about me. Just looking to learn what I can, and do what I can.

Thanks,
Ted

mugwump · 11-11-2005, 14:36

Hello all, this is my first post. I arrived here via a circuitous route: an old Ranger friend once advised: "Ask carefully on SOCNET", which somehow led me to Lightfighter, where a Sneaky Doc posted a link to a T and E review here...

I'm CEO of a software company that supports big pharma and DoD medical research. I have a wife, son and daughter. I used to be a technical diver - mostly deep wrecks - but nowadays I stick to shallow, warm water with my daughter. I've always been a gun nut and love to backpack, but job, family, and a DCS hit (hence the warm and shallow) keep me closer to home these days. Much of my spare time is taken up preparing morale packages for guys around the world, including my Son's friends in Iraq.

I will endeavor to stay firmly in my lane!

Gypsy · 11-11-2005, 19:07

Welcome to everyone, and special thanks to those of you who have or are serving!

medicerik · 11-11-2005, 20:17

My name is Erik. I'm 24 years old, a civilian medic and a graduate student in Public Health. I provide ground 911 care, do some critical care transport, and am just starting in the world of TEMS. I really appreciate being able to lurk on this board and learn from the best in the world in prehospital medicine.

Thank you