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

[deepdvr71]

I am 35, married with 4 kids and it took me 4 yrs and a letter to my congressman to finally come active duty. I was in the navy and got out in 93. Iam a 21B combat engineer with 18th eng serving in Iraq. My goal and life long dream is to go to selection. My wife and myself have went to the sf briefing and we were told nothing but what she wanted to hear. It all sounded really good to her. It all sounded too good to be true to her. Is there a way she can talk to another sf wife that has children also instead of a sf recruiter. This is what i want more than anything but I want her to know what we are getting into since the military is going to be my career. Iam currently an E-4 and i just reuped till 2012. Any assistance would be great.


Moved to intro thread: Kyo

[apache23b]

Hello,
My name is Karl, I'm 22 years old, and have been in the army for 3 years. I Served in Aco 11th EN and Eco 3-69 Ar, and 1 year over in the box. I recently attended SFAS and am currently waiting to go to airborne school then on to Ft. Bragg. I pretty much stumbled onto this website while surfing the web, but I have to say it has tons of information and is a great site. If any of you have advice for me I am always willing to listen from people who have already been there. Thanks alot and happy holidays

[srphantom]

Hello,

I am a retired FDNY Firefighter and just signed on to say THANK YOU for your service to our country.
You guys have done a great job in taking the fight to the enemy and I am proud of you ( and all our Armed Forces ).
In the dark days after The Attack on 9-11, your success in Afghanistan was a source of inspiration and pride for many of us at home.
May you all be back home, safe....soon.....and victorious !
Thanks again guys
God Bless America

[Team Sergeant]

Welcome Gents.

srphantom,

Thank you for your service.

And for the record it was "our" (the will of the American people) success in A-Stan. Without that we could not succeed. We fight for you.

Team Sergeant

[srphantom]

Thank you Team Seargent......

"Our" will....but "your" service.....and sacrifice !
Sadly, some Americans have forgotten that.
Until that time......
Stay safe to all.

[nito8777]

Hi my name is JP I thought it would be best if I came here to introduce my self. Here is just a little bit of info for you about me. I have grown up with a great father who is a retired CWO for the navy. He has done every thing from radar to dill instructor to being deployed in Vietnam. His uniform bares the coveted eagle and trident. The man is in his 60's now still go’s running and looks great!!!
Both my brothers have done their time in the navy. Now I have an interest in the guard 20th SFG out of florida.

I’d also like to add I have looked around this site and you have a ton of helpful information.


Thank You
JP

[Matta mile]

Welcome JP, glad to have you.
MM

[ZooKeeper]

Name: Jesse
Age: 26
Occupation: Operations Supervisor for biotech company
Education: University of Missouri, BS Ag Education
Location: IL

I am currently in the process of working my on my PT in hopes of becoming an Officer of Marines. I found this site reading a a different forum (can't remember which one now). I've been lurking the past couple of days & can't stop reading the different posts/topics. Not only am I learning a lot, but the different topics are helping me improve my thought process on different issues. Looking forward to reading more & I hope to contribute from time to time.

Great Site!

ZK

[jodem]

Hello Sir,

I am a new member and would like to thank you for allowing me to visit your site. I am currently a 27/m and I am slated to attend Basic in 8/07 for the AL NG. I am an OCS option and will go soon after basic to OCS. I am debating on changing to Rep 63 and will decide in the near future. Any guidance helps.

Thanks again for your valuable time and the resource you provide.
Jodem - Mobile, AL

[ClemsonTiger]

Hey guys. My name is Stephen and I am a sophomore at Clemson University. My one goal in life has always been to serve with the best, and I hope to achieve that goal someday. I have had a few obstacles in the past. Namely, I had a seizure in my sleep when I was 17 (am 20 now). I have been on medicine ever since, even though my doctors say it was an isolated event and that I don't need to worry about having any more. Every recruiter I talk to says I have to be 5 years medicine free before I can join the Army. This pains me because I will graduate when I am 22, and can't join the Army until 25 (barring some undiscovered loophole). The thing that angers me the most is that I never even knew I had a seizure - I woke up the next day as usual and was told by my parents as I was eating breakfast. I have learned a lot here, and want to say that this is a great resource.
Now I guess I will spend my time reading up here and getting in shape. I used to be a runner, and transitioned to powerlifting. While I have gotten very strong, I never knew that my cardio ability would drop as low as it did. Time to do some rucking.

Have a Great Holiday Season,
Stephen

[ESPI13]

Hello, my name is SPC Espinoza and I currently serve with C Co. Madigan Army Medical Center, in Fort Lewis, WA. I work in Pathology, Transfusion Services as a 68K, Medical Laboratory Specialist. I am attending SFAS in APR 07 and came across your website in the hunt for preparation questions. Thank you for the valuable information that is afforded to those of us on our journey to be among the Great, and a special thanks for the book Get Selected and the Warrior Foundation. Sir, your book is inciteful and motivating. I hope to keep everyone posted on my quest and I hope to see you in the end. My regards-Espi

[x SF med]

Originally Posted by ESPI-NOZ-A-lot

Hello, my name is SPC Espinoza and I currently serve with C Co. Madigan Army Medical Center, in Fort Lewis, WA. I work in Pathology, Transfusion Services as a 68K, Medical Laboratory Specialist. I am attending SFAS in APR 07 and came across your website in the hunt for preparation questions. Thank you for the valuable information that is afforded to those of us on our journey to be among the Great, and a special thanks for the book Get Selected and the Warrior Foundation. Sir, your book is inciteful and motivating. I hope to keep everyone posted on my quest and I hope to see you in the end. My regards-Espi

SPC Espinoza-
IMHO, you might want to tone down your screen name, due to the fact that on this site, ESPI-NOZ- NOTHING. I'm sure you are a fine Path Tech / Phlebotomist / Transfusion Tech - but that counts for very little. Your screen name and your intro kind of fight with each other in attitude.

[MonkeySpunkey]

Hey there, I'm a 16 year old HS sophomore, planning on getting a business degree, then joining up under 18x when I'm 21. Playing sports and hiking in the mean time. Probably my first and last post here, since every question I had about your guys' community has been answered before.

Just wanted to extend my thanks to the QPs for this site, it almost feels like cheating all the info I've gleaned from it. Anxious to get out there. Have a great forever, see you soon.

-Jon

[The Reaper]

Originally Posted by MonkeySpunkey

Hey there, I'm a 16 year old HS sophomore, planning on getting a business degree, then joining up under 18x when I'm 21. Playing sports and hiking in the mean time. Probably my first and last post here, since every question I had about your guys' community has been answered before.

Just wanted to extend my thanks to the QPs for this site, it almost feels like cheating all the info I've gleaned from it. Anxious to get out there. Have a great forever, see you soon.

-Jon

Jon:

I think that program is limited to American citizens.

TR

[MonkeySpunkey]

Oh yeah, forgot to mention that I have dual citizenship (thanks dad! ). I'm fully willing to renounce my Canadian citizenship to qualify for the SECRET clearance that I'll be needing.

-Jon