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

[gunnerjohn]

Welcome all.

In the New Year, may your right hand always
be stretched out in friendship and never in want.

[abncommoguy]

Allow myself to introduce..myself. Currently seving in the CAARNG as a commo TL. for the LRS. I am a 25C and 11B. Deployed 04-06 ISO TF Falcon Bosnia.
Admired the SF since I was 13 and then my sister had to marry one. My brother in law (18C, 10th SFG) was a huge inspiration in my formative growing years. My former TL and good friend is in 19th just finishing up.
Here to lurk and learn inflate my brain with some great experience and knowledge.

[DrJWelch]

My post-haste post:

I am a former naval corpsman that is now a Ga Physician finishing up a FM residency (still at Emory). I have been interested in tac med for a while and am picking up all the info that I can. I have been pursuing tactical med experience in GA and have been sharpening up skills and continueing the pursuit of information on the subject. Anytime I can help anyone please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thanks

[CPTAUSRET]

Welcome, Doc!

[hitman]

Hello gentlemen. I am a former SOT-A Team Leader for 10th Group. 4/4 arabic linguist. People call me Cas. I know work in the private sector, making some of the equipment that we/you use. Just wanted to feel like I was still part of the community. As 2/10 CSM would say "That is all".

[Surgicalcric]

Welcome...

And so the SC contingent grows... lol

Crip

[Warrior-Mentor]

Originally Posted by AmericanSoldier

...I do own a (now raggy) copy of "Get Selected" and the main point the Major does go over is mentors. So I looked up his link and here I am at your door step asking for any knowledge available.

Welcome aboard. I did a book signing at Fort Lewis back in July. Had a guy walk up looking a little embarassed as he handed me his dog-eared copy of Get Selected. Couldn't help but smile from ear to ear. I told him that's what this book is supposed to look like. He said he'd been rucking with it...read it on his breaks. Great stuff.

Welcome again!

[Basschild]

Hello everyone,

I am an X 11b who spent 4 years active and 1 in the reserves with a Civil Affairs BN. I had gotten out of the active army to try and go to collage and to try and start a family. I left with the intention of going back in when I finished collage and finally let my balls drop and go to selections. I joined up with a reserve CA BN because they where under special operations command and could offer me all the funding I ever wanted for army schools. Well nothing has been going right for me as of yet.

The CA BN changed commands and now all the schools that I was signed up for are now gone, me and my fiancé are expecting a baby this summer, and I just got the email that the job I had has to let me go. So it looks like I might be going back to active a bit sooner than I thought. So I came in here for advice on how to prepare for selections.

[The Reaper]

Originally Posted by Basschild

Hello everyone,

I am an X 11b who spent 4 years active and 1 in the reserves with a Civil Affairs BN. I had gotten out of the active army to try and go to collage and to try and start a family. I left with the intention of going back in when I finished collage and finally let my balls drop and go to selections. I joined up with a reserve CA BN because they where under special operations command and could offer me all the funding I ever wanted for army schools. Well nothing has been going right for me as of yet.

The CA BN changed commands and now all the schools that I was signed up for are now gone, me and my fiancé are expecting a baby this summer, and I just got the email that the job I had has to let me go. So it looks like I might be going back to active a bit sooner than I thought. So I came in here for advice on how to prepare for selections.

Why are you so concerned about schools?

What sort of schools do you need?

TR

[Basschild]

Originally Posted by The Reaper

What sort of schools do you need?

TR

Its not really a matter of need its just mainly stuff that I always wanted to do. Goals that I set for myself when I signed up for the army. I always wanted to do airborne and they also could get slots for language school. I saw taking military schools as a way to keep me motivated to stay in shape and to stay on track.

[Jack Moroney (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Basschild

. So I came in here for advice on how to prepare for selections.

If I am reading your post correctly you have a few other priorities that need to be placed in the proper order before worrying about whether or not you are going to make it to selection. You had a goal to go to collage for a purpose and apparently you lost your focus. I am confused as to why you thought you wanted to go to collage and start a family and then return to the military. If you need to have some outside stimulus to pressure yourself to get into and stay in shape you definitely do not have the level of commitment we are looking for in SF. I don't want to sound too harsh here but I think you have a lot of baggage to sort out before you even think about trying for selection.

[82ndtrooper]

JM,

I miss your old avatar.........it was........well......"Special"

[Team Sergeant]

Originally Posted by 82ndtrooper

JM,

I miss your old avatar.........it was........well......"Special"

That would be "Colonel Jack" to you.

This is the introductions thread, lets keep it that way.

Team Sergeant

[Sionnach]

I'm a former Infantryman (11M).

I wasn't real happy with being an 11M because everything revolved around Bradley gunnery. The "dismounts" received little, if any training, and that was generally done as an afterthought. I felt like a baby tanker, but for a brief period, I had a PSG that was all about the guys on the ground, and I got to be light Infantry.

He convinced the 1SG that our platoon needed to be assigned as OPFOR for the SCANG. I can't tell you how much fun I had running around Ft. Jackson with my fire team conducting raids, counter-recon, and all those light infantry missions. Those scouts never knew what hit 'em, and watching the poor guy run through the woods with his BDU bottoms around his knees and toilet paper streaming from his fourth point is something I will never forget.

We performed so well in that role, we were assigned to play OPFOR back at Ft. Riley. I was instructed to take my team into the support battalion's perimeter, and let them know were were there. I'm sure the BN CO and CSM didn't appreciate the "OPFOR was here!" and the big red stars written in chalk all over their HMMVs and TOC. Ever raid the morning chow line? Good times.

I'm now working with a recruiter to return to duty, and as soon as someone buys my house, I'm signing on the dotted line. This time, I'm making sure I get an assignment to a light unit.

Thanks QPs. I've learned more about soldiering in a few months of lurking than I think I learned in my first four years.

Edit: grammer/spelling

[Max_Tab]

Welcome, OPFOR duty was always a fun time. Have a lot of good memories doing that.