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NousDefionsDoc · 11-22-2006, 18:20

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Originally Posted by sfrecrutr

MSG Aaron Edwards, 20th SFG Accessions NCOIC. Been working with Gp for 12+ years providing information to possible SF Candidates and assisting with S1 Operations. Deployed with the unit to OEF 2002. I am here to assist with any questions regarding 20th SFG.

Welcome aboard. All your Crip are belong to us.

**The Reaper** · 11-22-2006, 19:26

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Originally Posted by Surgicalcric

MSG E:

Glad to see you made it over here. If you look around you will see there are more than a handful of us here who you enlisted into 20th...

Crip

Has he been in the Army that long?

I thought that E8s were QMPed at 28 years of service?

WOW!!

TR

lksteve · 11-22-2006, 22:36

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Originally Posted by The Reaper

Has he been in the Army that long?

I thought that E8s were QMPed at 28 years of service?

cold...that is cold...

Matt.... · 11-23-2006, 04:52

Hello everyone. My name is Matt.... Thanks for having me. It is an honor to be amongst the best in America. I have been retired for several years, feeling kind-of rusty, and look forward to being member .

Thanks

**Pete** · 11-23-2006, 05:37

Hey Matt;

Welcome. Didn't I see you at the SFA meeting along with SGM "Blaze"

a while back.

Pete

**Jack Moroney (RIP)** · 11-23-2006, 06:25

Welcome aboard Matt

**The Reaper** · 11-23-2006, 09:10

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Originally Posted by Matt....

Hello everyone. My name is Matt.... Thanks for having me. It is an honor to be amongst the best in America. I have been retired for several years, feeling kind-of rusty, and look forward to being member .

Thanks

Matt:

Welcome aboard!

I thought you were still down in Colombia?

TR

x SF med · 11-23-2006, 09:35

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Originally Posted by sfrecrutr

MSG Aaron Edwards, 20th SFG Accessions NCOIC. Been working with Gp for 12+ years providing information to possible SF Candidates and assisting with S1 Operations. Deployed with the unit to OEF 2002. I am here to assist with any questions regarding 20th SFG.

Thank you for sending us the Crip - an overused butt of many jokes, but a tenacious SOB who is going to be an asset to his team , if he graduates the Q prior to retirement.

B219 · 11-23-2006, 10:06

Respect to all here, both in regards to rank and experience. My interest is to listen and learn.
2/19SFG(A) 85-91

fiveptfive6 · 11-23-2006, 12:13

Morning all,

I've been an un-registered lurker here at PS for quite awhile now. During this time I've realized the professional, often times near-scholarly discussions available here are invaluable to even the most casual of visitors. The lessons I've learned just from reading these forums have helped me immensely throughout IET and Airborne, and would like to first of all extend my heartfelt gratification to all contemporary and former SF and other special operations personnel within the community here for taking the time so often to give us youngbloods a heads up on not only what to expect, but how to prepare ourselves mentally and physically for the tasks at hand. PS, from what I can tell, seems to also do an excellent job of displaying publicly what I understand (from my limited knowledge) SF to be all about. The members I see here are of a different breed most definitely. Intellectual, very proud, extremely capable and intelligent, quiet professionals. That's why I joined the Army, and the thought of one day joining the ranks of not only such highly skilled soldiers, but of such amazingly capable human beings, is the driving motivator behind my wanting to become Special Forces myself.

I've dreamt about being SF ever since I was a little boy. Ever since I can remember, actually. Of course when I was younger my visions of Special Forces were considerably unrealistic and in reality I had no clue what "Special Forces" was all about beyond what I had seen in John Wayne movies, action figures, and television. But as I grew older and got closer and closer to military age, the more I learned the more I fell in love with the idea of earning the right to join the SF team and be a member of the brotherhood that sometimes seems more sacred to me than my own family. I know that there's still a never ending amount left to learn, and a plethora of lessons to absorb, some of which I'm sure will be quite painful, but all of which I'm equally sure will be incredibly rewarding. I still wake up every day excited with what the day will bring, and promise myself that every day I'll go to sleep at night a better soldier than I was before, be it through some deep moral lesson, or even something as trivial as some random cultural tidbit. Obviously some days that’s more difficult to accomplish than others, but with a little more experience and practice, I see no reason why my personal goals can't be met each and every day.

Unfortunately, when I initially enlisted, I second-guessed myself. A trait, from what I understand, that is not very common in successful SF applicants. I felt that the 18X program wasn't for me, because I claimed I didn't feel "ready," and wanted to obtain some military experience before attempting to fulfill my dreams. Unfortunately, I do regret my decision to not go balls-to-the-wall as they say and make it happen regardless of being "ready" (something I don't think I'll ever be 100% of), but have not altered my level of determination, and still plan to do everything in my power to attend SFAS as soon as humanly possible. I see no reason to allow ambitions to sit idle for long periods of time.

I'm currently a 19 year old 11B PV2. I graduated Airborne School (D Co 1/507) two weeks ago, and obviously OSUT (E Co 2/58) three weeks prior. I'm the definition of fresh-fish, but I'm headed to PCS to my first duty station (Fort Carson) this Friday, and am looking forward to getting started with my professional career more than I've ever looked forward to anything in my lifetime. As I'm aware there is a fairly substantial SF presence in and around Carson, my sincere hope is that I will be able to glean even more practical knowledge from operators I meet on post, and that if possible I might be able to find myself a mentor of sorts, that might donate some time to help me prepare myself mentally and physically for the tasks at hand.

I do hope I didn't over-extend my introduction too drastically, and intend on continuing to absorb all the invaluable knowledge available here on a regular basis with the hopes of one day in the future being able to contribute myself as a proven member of the community.

Thank you again for your service, and the opportunity,
Always Driving On,
fiveptfive6

Matt.... · 11-23-2006, 19:22

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Originally Posted by The Reaper

Matt:

Welcome aboard!

I thought you were still down in Colombia?

TR

TR, I replied to your message in the private area. I am learning the system here otherwise I would have replied from here. TR, what is your name???

Matt....

gunnerjohn · 11-23-2006, 21:39

Welcome all. Many great people here with knowledge galore.

11-24-2006, 10:30

Hello everyone!

It appears I have not posted an introduction yet, I am sorry about that. I did not realize this until now. At one time I described myself as a realistic perfectionist, that is a statement that needs to be modified. I am a learner throughout life, who strives to do well. I have been wrong many times in past posts. I often fail, but I will keep trying. I am shy, but see that as a small personal challenge.

After I asked TR questions about what languages to study in a PM on SOCNET, he invited me here.

During the course of my stay and the life I've lived while reading on Professional Soldiers, I have come to realize the limits of what I know and what subjects are the most interesting and intriguing. My interests are first and foremost conflict studies and computers. I study economics because it is an important part of society and I want to understand other perspectives. I also study Russian language, history and culture. The language is a beginner's course, since I need to brush up the memory and to have time for reading on the side, lately basics of strategic theory and COIN.

This year has been a confusing one, where I wrapped myself up in my own OODA cycle. It has been challenging, plus sad and fun and very teaching. I hope it has made me a better person, I know it has made me value a diverse range of other people more, including helping to mend relations with my family. This has also been helped by FS, who I work with on a long overdue homepage, who started the process of opening up to more than just closest friends.

I have greatly enjoyed the discussions here, and I hope to be able to contribute something again, and be corrected and learn where I do not have the answers or am wrong. However, I really need to take care of my commitments to school and FS first. Beyond that, I need to get serious with PT and set up a schedule.

Until recently, I have never asked for a mentor, because I have not wanted to take away any energy that could be better spent on the brave men, and women, sooner heading into harms way. There has been a small change since then.

There are many important parts of society that need to cooperate in general. There are in everyday life people who affect us directly or subtly, which we may or may not think of, yet without them things would be so much harder, and the machinery of society would not work. There are three groups of people whose impact on my small world in particular have meant everything:
Family, for always sharing love and letting me have a place to live and food to eat.
Friends, for always listening and forgiving and sharing laughter and joy.
And, you. Sure, there are other services whose work and sacrifice is far beyond anything I have ever accomplished. Special Forces, however, has always stood out in my mind as the epitome of professionalism, selfless service, and brotherhood of mutual respect.

That is what makes life worth living.

I like Sweden, I have lived here for many years. I have been in the USA for multiple months and have read about it and talked with your fellow citizens. I love it.

I can be pretty stupid, but do not mind joking about it, and continuously try to do better.

I want to become a US citizen and serve in some capacity. SF is high on the list, but I really need to think this through in order to focus better.

Thanks for allowing me around for so long, and, again, I am sorry for the failure to follow simple instructions.

Martin

HalveBlue · 11-24-2006, 11:34

Hi all,

After several weeks of lurking I've decided to formally register. Great site; very informative.

For anyone that cares, I'm the Ceremonies NCOIC of Fort Carson. That's right, 100% pogue. But hey, somebody's gotta do it.

Anyway, thanks for putting up this website and making this great resource available to those looking for more information on SF.

-SGT Clermont

jwsievers · 11-24-2006, 13:32

Good morning gentleman,
As an unregistered lurker I had come to the website many times in effort to retain as much information as possible before registering. This is my first post as a registered member... so here is goes. My name is Josh and I currently am a senior at Arizona State University. Upon graduation next year I plan on enlisting 18x and starting the life which I feel I was destined to live. I would just like to say thank you to all the members who take the time to inform all those interested. Your efforts have extremely beneficial to me, as well as so many others.