Introductions I I- Your first post on this board goes here. (CLOSED)

[Jack Moroney (RIP)]

Originally Posted by strat

Sorry for putting too much info in my intro,

I think you misunderstand my point. There was really nothing wrong with the amount of information you provided, it is just a little unusual for someone to walk into your house and say, "Good morning, I am an ex-druggie". We all have a past of one kind or another but no one here is going to judge you for your past transgressions unless you want them to. The fact that you are going to be allowed to enlist means that you already have been granted a waiver for that past error in judgement and because of that I really think your recruiter has his facts wrong about your ability to get a clearance. The one good thing about the military is that you do not have to take someone's word for anything-there is a regulation or piece of paper for every administrative function that takes place. When you run up against a roadblock and cannot seem to get a straight answer or you get conflicting guidance ask to see the current regulation and you will be surprised as to what you can find out for yourself. Good luck.

[exsfdoc]

Originally Posted by Jack Moroney

Apparently we have some issues here

You have misunderstood me. I was an officer and I served under and with some excellent officers and NCOs. I have also served along with some "careerists" who were pitiful.

It is easy to think that those under whom you serve are stupid especially when you don't have the big picture. Throughout my commissioned service it was my senior NCOs on whom I depended most.

My father was a "mustang" officer. When I volunteered he told me to not be impressed by those bars on my shoulders ... If I listened to my "Top" I might just make it home, along with more of my troops than I might otherwise have done.

My father was right of course, and by honoring the commands of those above him* irrespective of how "dumb" they may appear, the young man will be doing his duty to the best of his ability.

* excluding blatantly illegal orders.

[Jack Moroney (RIP)]

Originally Posted by exsfdoc

You have misunderstood me. I was an officer and I served under and with some excellent officers and NCOs. I have also served along with some "careerists" who were pitiful. .

No misunderstanding, you just made me smile with that comment for the very reasons you just stated.

[x SF med]

COL Jack-
Sarcasm doesn't travel well electronically, unless one has gotten to know that individual over the 'net or in person - unfortunately, exsfdoc has not been sufficiently inundated with the inimitable Moroney dry sarcastic biting wit to have known you were actually agreeing with him. In time sir, in time...

And it is true, there are some rather intellectually challenged Officers and NCOs, as in all aspects of life, if you let them be, they will destroy themselves.

[SAWTooth]

Good Evening, Gentlemen.

Thank you for making this site available to those of us now in the private sector. I've already found some great information while lurking.

Former USMC rifleman.

Looking to get onto a foreign correspondence crew to do some overseas media work. Failing that, I might just be funding my own expedition in the near future. Mainly here for advice/info on equipment.

Looking forward to exchanging thoughts.

Hello everyone,

This is my first post and i'd like to introduce myself. I'm a student studying "grapghic comms," and I served in the ARMY reserves engineers
which included divers, but I never had the opportunity to go to dive school.
Also served in the GUARD C co TANKS/Cobra.

[Matta mile]

Welcome Gents, enjoy the site!
MM

[Visith]

Hello,

I've been in the National Guard for 2 years (11B), spent a year in Iraq (OIF 3). Would like to tryout for SF someday. I'm here to learn about SF and SFAS.

[mstacker]

Hello all,

The website (www.professionalsoldiers.com) is useful and nicely arranged. I appreciate all those who contribute to creating and maintaining it as well as the privilege of being permitted as a guest.

I'm a 32 year old, information technology auditor for a large corporation and have no military experience. Until recently, I did not understand what "Special Forces" actually does.

I've recently read many books concerning various military units doing different things and find the tasks performed by US Army Special Forces especially interesting (Tom Clancy's "Shadow Warriors", John Plaster's "SOG", etc. [too many to name]). Aside from the tasks Special Forces are given, from what I've read, it seems these soldiers are a highly motivated and highly capable bunch of professionals who, as a group, are committed to doing the best job possible for the task at hand. That level of motivation and professionalism along with the camaraderie and feelings of altruism for my teammates is so difficult to achieve with an unwilling group in corporate America.

In any case, I'm very curious.

Thanks,

Matt

[x SF med]

mstacker-
1. Lovely piece of smoke blowing.
2. Read the friggin stickies.
3. Fill out your profile.
4. Wipe off your nose.


hokma-
"Bro" or Brother, are reserved words on this site.
See #s 2 and 3 to mstacker.


Both of you guys:
Failure to follow instructions can be a terminal mistake.
Consider this your warning shot, there are other QPs less kind than myself. Prepare for a firestorm from them

[NousDefionsDoc]

Originally Posted by Visith

Hello,

I've been in the National Guard for 2 years (11B), spent a year in Iraq (OIF 3). Would like to tryout for SF someday. I'm here to learn about SF and SFAS.

Welcome home and welcome aboard.

[Warrior-Mentor]

Originally Posted by Team Sergeant

... in the military the sky is not the limit.

Team Sergeant

The ground is.

[x SF med]

Originally Posted by Warrior-Mentor

The ground is.

And it's not the fall that kills you, it's the sudden stop at the bottom.....

[z3rologic]

I've been a long time visitor and though I registered a while ago, I never posted an introduction and wanted to do so now.

My name is Brian, and right now I work, ruck, and go to school. I'm here to learn as much as I can and gather intel to prepare mentally for SFAS. My dad was with the 19th Group in the late 80's, and ever since I was a kid I've wanted to be SF. I talked to a recruiter who promised me I could be an SF cadet, but at MEPS I saw that my contract was for an 11B, not 18X and I wouldn't sign. After a talk on the phone where he tried convincing me to sign and how he'd take care of it later, we met again and he made some excuses before telling me it would be impossible for me to get an 18X contract. But as Jack Moroney said, "...there is a regulation or piece of paper for every administrative function that takes place." After I found regulations that would get me around the obstacles, I got to work taking care of the things I needed to and I'll be going back in January to finish things up and get the chance to try out for SF.

For now I'm here to sit back, read, and learn as much as I can. This site is a great source of information, and it's a pleasure to be in the company guys like my father or who maybe even served with him. The mentality, intelligence, and comments of the QP's on this site have been a great help so far in helping me make certain SF is what I want, and I look forward to continuing in receive mode.


-Brian R.



*edit* (Und ich dank Ihnen, Moroney, fuer den Rat... es ist wirklich war, und sehr hilfreich.)

[Jack Moroney (RIP)]

Originally Posted by z3rologic

*edit* (Und ich dank Ihnen, Moroney, fuer den Rat... es ist wirklich war, und sehr hilfreich.)

Bitte sehr, das gefelt mir.