05-31-2007, 10:48
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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latest count has us reaching/breaking $65,000 raised as of this week...
and still going strong....
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Great news ! Congratulations, W-M !!
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05-31-2007, 12:47
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Guerrilla
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Kansas
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It's not over until...it's not over.
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Originally Posted by AusDigger
Get used to the idea of sickners i.e. you will finish something that is totally exhausting, thinking thats it for the day, and then be asked to do something more like a 5km time trial, or be told to go back to where you have come from (which might be 40kms away).
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Didn't know it was called sickners...Great little post, AusDigger.
Prepping for Selection?
Read this over and over, guys ... This little advice and insight above is wonderful for prepping for selection - But, not only that - this is simply great preparation for life.
My son related to me that once he understood this physical "mind trial" experience it helped him to get over the hump and endure - It's a mental thing. He said many guys were voluntarily withdrawing in SOPC because their mindset was on the rest and then when the reward of rest and the anticipation of the pain coming to an end - didn't happen - Hey, the goal-post moved - and the rest was delayed or denied altogether - Guys were quitting. Not fair some might say - Hey, life ain't fair....War ain't fair. This isn't the high school football team - You're preparing to be the best warrior on planet earth.
It is over only when you are actually moving onto the next thing - it's freak'n never over.
My son said to me, " Dad, the question is - 'Am I going to quit?' - it's a mental thing. It's in your head...Once I adjusted my head - things got better - I was fine."
Three Soldier Dad...Chuck
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06-19-2007, 23:46
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Asset
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Sydney
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Its all about:
1. expecting selection to be the hardest thing you will ever do. A lot of guys pull off selection courses because they are surprised by how hard it is.
2. Stop thinking about how far you have to go, or how many more you have to do. The more you fight something, the harder it gets and the tighter it grips that part of your brain telling you to stop.
3. Remaining logical and not panicing. No matter what is happening, the situation you're in always has a logical way out e.g. you're not lost , you're just temporarily off course and need to find a feature that will help you get back on course. You're lost when you panic and start walking in circles.
4. Be able to operate as an individual confidently. You're alone on selection, no one will give you encouragement. That transfers to real world ops, i.e. you might be asked to and do something alone so you have to be able to operate confidently alone.
5. Be able to operate as a team member just as well. So you have to be an expert loner and a good team player.
6. Don't quit. A lot of people quit selection because they believe they are not passing, when in fact they have been doing fine. Even if you're crawling up a hill because you're so exhausted, you haven't stopped, so in effect you haven't quit. Just because you're not winning everything, doesn't mean you're losing.
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06-21-2007, 12:22
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Area Commander
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: OK. Thanking Our Brave Soldiers
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Originally Posted by Warrior-Mentor
Spoke with (o.k. - corresponded via e-mail) with Dow at the Warrior Foundation....
latest count has us reaching/breaking $65,000 raised as of this week...
and still going strong....
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WM--Sir, Great News!!!  If any of those "outfitters" are now carrying the book, that is awesome too!
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Originally Posted by Warrior-Mentor
It's the tongue in cheek implications of the cami that make me like it.
If you've got ideas you'd like to see...send them my way.
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Sir, I have some ideas...but this is a family board! 
Okay, back to topic!
Holly
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06-25-2007, 23:48
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Auxiliary
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Wherever I'm needed
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Get Selected in Mongolia...
Warrior-Mentor,
I thought you would appreciate the attached picture.
I'm currently in Mongolia, training with the MAF 150th PKU. I was reading my copy of your book during some down-time, and the SF Tab on the cover caught the eye of one of the Mongolian officers, LT Myagmardorj. He attended the US Army OCS and is very fascinated with SF. He is part of the UN peacekeeping force deploying to Iraq very soon.
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07-20-2007, 18:23
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Quiet Professional
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: America, the Beautiful
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That's pretty darn cool!
Thanks for the post and the photo. 
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07-27-2007, 10:24
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: OP KS
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The Book
I received my book on Tuesday. It is a very good read and I found the information to be prodigious. My wife had the package opened and the book on my desk when I got home from work that night.
I will be reading it again as the months get closer to this experience. The wisdom is priceless coming from BTDT guys of this caliber.
Thank you for posting the link.
Back to lurking.
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07-27-2007, 12:59
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Asset
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Fort Stewart, GA
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Warrior Mentor,
Sir,
I got the book a little over a month ago and I just started reading it a second time to go over and make sure I didnt miss or overlook anything. I know alot of thanks are in order and due for the book, but I'm not sure if thats enough for what you have done. Thanks again.
JAG
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08-09-2007, 19:09
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Asset
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Edwardsville, Illinois
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I just ordered mine. I will make a follow-up post once I have read it. Looking forward to it.
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09-12-2007, 17:18
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Guerrilla
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: DC area
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Engineer Tape?
In Appendix A (the 30 days to success) on Day 28 the homework says to "get engineer tape sewn onto uniforms based on SFAS SOP."
So...couple of questions on behalf of the guy frantically packing (on day 28 ) in my household...
If one doesn't show up with engineer tape sewn onto his uniforms is this bad? On the packing list itself it doesn't say to have it sewn on.
He's in the process of trying to rustle some up, but even if he does that begs the question of - what is the SFAS SOP for sewing it on? Clearly he doesn't want to show up with it done wrong and I can guarantee there isn't a shop at Huachuca that knows how to do it without detailed instructions. It is different for BDUs and ACUs? He's bringing both.
I've searched the heck out of this board and anything else we can find, but we've come up empty. I figure since the author of the book posts here as well as a number of recent SFAS guys this might yield some informed answers. If the answers would be too much of a hijack, please PM me.
Thanks!!
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09-12-2007, 18:52
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Join Date: Jan 2004
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Originally Posted by Shar
In Appendix A (the 30 days to success) on Day 28 the homework says to "get engineer tape sewn onto uniforms based on SFAS SOP."
So...couple of questions on behalf of the guy frantically packing (on day 28 ) in my household...
If one doesn't show up with engineer tape sewn onto his uniforms is this bad? On the packing list itself it doesn't say to have it sewn on.
He's in the process of trying to rustle some up, but even if he does that begs the question of - what is the SFAS SOP for sewing it on? Clearly he doesn't want to show up with it done wrong and I can guarantee there isn't a shop at Huachuca that knows how to do it without detailed instructions. It is different for BDUs and ACUs? He's bringing both.
I've searched the heck out of this board and anything else we can find, but we've come up empty. I figure since the author of the book posts here as well as a number of recent SFAS guys this might yield some informed answers. If the answers would be too much of a hijack, please PM me.
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IIRC, if it isn't sewn on, and properly, his sewing skills will be tested soon after arrival, normally at a time when he would prefer to be doing something else.
I would find a shop and have them do their best effort.
TR
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09-12-2007, 18:55
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Quiet Professional
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Fort Bragg, NC
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Engineer tape
Your'e given the SOP ahead of time, so take advantage of that and get them sewn up. Once you arrive to SFAS, the last thing you want to worry about is sewing uniforms.
-SBG
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09-12-2007, 19:06
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Quiet Professional
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: America, the Beautiful
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Your'e given the SOP ahead of time, so take advantage of that and get them sewn up. Once you arrive to SFAS, the last thing you want to worry about is sewing uniforms.
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Exactly. It doesn't count against you...it's just something that has to get done...and it's a pain to do it by hand. So if you can it it done before you show up, it make life just a little easier.
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09-13-2007, 21:47
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Area Commander
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Cochise Co., AZ
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09-25-2007, 06:26
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Asshat 6
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Vermont
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Returned from Mountain Warfare school this weekend to find my copy waiting for me. Got halfway through it last night - what a collection of great info, even if you're not going to SFAS. And, with the proceeds going to the Warrior Found... come on, it's a win-win!
WM, thank you sir for a fine read, great advice, and generousity that's too uncommon these days.
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