Introductions III - Page 19

Gozer13 · 04-30-2007, 17:29

Gentlemen, it is my pleasure to post here. I am in the Utah National Guard 1/19th SFGA REC. I just got back from Airborne school, and am leaving for selection June 6th.
I am an 18-C hopeful, and have always been turned on with demolitions. I was a 21-B(12-B) squad leader in a light mech unit combat line platoon. What a cool job! The only thing that I can think that would be cooler is an 18-C.
I am just about over a ferocious cold, and have about one month to get myself back into shape. I am going to begin looking on the site for training programs, as I need one that will be a little more robust that I am currently doing. If there is one, or if someone could point me in a good direction, I would really appreciate it.

Brian (Teaspoon) Stone
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**The Reaper** · 04-30-2007, 18:14

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Originally Posted by Gozer13

Gentlemen, it is my pleasure to post here. I am in the Utah National Guard 1/19th SFGA REC. I just got back from Airborne school, and am leaving for selection June 6th.
I am an 18-C hopeful, and have always been turned on with demolitions. I was a 21-B(12-B) squad leader in a light mech unit combat line platoon. What a cool job! The only thing that I can think that would be cooler is an 18-C.
I am just about over a ferocious cold, and have about one month to get myself back into shape. I am going to begin looking on the site for training programs, as I need one that will be a little more robust that I am currently doing. If there is one, or if someone could point me in a good direction, I would really appreciate it.

Brian (Teaspoon) Stone
Alpha-Male Extraordinaire

...ChristianConservativeConstitutionalUltraNationa listWesternInfidel

Try the same one we send everyone to, the one in the SWCS Handbook.

TR

dre · 05-01-2007, 14:09

Thanks for allowing me to join this incredible site . I am 25 years old. I intend on enlisting with an 18x contract. The reason I am here is to learn.

CPTAUSRET · 05-01-2007, 14:12

Welcome aboard, guys!

The rules are simple, but adherence is encouraged!

Shar · 05-01-2007, 15:02

I am the wife of an CPT who just got picked up to attend SFAS sometime this year (we're hoping August). I'm the research junkie in the family and have been reading everything I can get my hands and eyes on and giving the information to him. He's currently at the MICCC here at Fort Huachuca and is getting very, very busy training up. I doubt I'll say much, but I appreciate everything I read - you all are fantastic. This is great company to keep, I really hope my husband gets the nod and we can join the SF family.

**Team Sergeant** · 05-01-2007, 16:14

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Originally Posted by Shar

I am the wife of an CPT who just got picked up to attend SFAS sometime this year (we're hoping August). I'm the research junkie in the family and have been reading everything I can get my hands and eyes on and giving the information to him. He's currently at the MICCC here at Fort Huachuca and is getting very, very busy training up. I doubt I'll say much, but I appreciate everything I read - you all are fantastic. This is great company to keep, I really hope my husband gets the nod and we can join the SF family.

Welcome to the site Shar.

Tell the Cpt good luck and never quit.

Team Sergeant

CPTAUSRET · 05-01-2007, 16:47

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Originally Posted by Shar

I am the wife of an CPT who just got picked up to attend SFAS sometime this year (we're hoping August). I'm the research junkie in the family and have been reading everything I can get my hands and eyes on and giving the information to him. He's currently at the MICCC here at Fort Huachuca and is getting very, very busy training up. I doubt I'll say much, but I appreciate everything I read - you all are fantastic. This is great company to keep, I really hope my husband gets the nod and we can join the SF family.

Nice intro!

Best of luck to both of you! You will need to be very supportive of what he has to do, but I presume you know that!

Welcome aboard!

Scimitar · 05-01-2007, 19:47

Hey Shar,

Out of the current 130 odd guys enlisted as 18X only about five of them are married, average age 22 + or -. I guess it’s a single mans game.

It’s great to see a wife who is so supportive

Good woman are hard to find and it sounds like he's got one.

Good on ya mate.

Shar · 05-01-2007, 20:33

Thanks for the welcomes. My husband is 30 and we've got 3 kids so I figured he's a little outside the norm for those going through SFAS. He has a few buddies who are about his same age or older who recently made it through or are doing it with him (and have been before as prior enlisted) and he's in the best shape of his life, so I've got high hopes.

It's easy to be supportive when you believe in the cause. The Army is very deeply ingrained in my blood, so supporting him really isn't a difficulty. (There are other difficulties of course, but this isn't the place for that!)

He_Officer · 05-01-2007, 20:45

Hi All,

I've been lurking a bit and like this site a lot. We have AF sites but they don't tend to have much in common with my personal interests, namely personal freedom as well as defending others freedom.

I started life as an 0352 USMC grunt (as grunt as you can get tooling around in a Humvee with a TOW system up top) and then moved on to the AF. It was a big change but I'm glad I made it.

In the AF I've helped make Spacecraft, explosives, and AF officers. Not a bad career so far. Looking forward to picking some SF minds on small arms issues if possible.

HE_OFFICER

Scimitar · 05-01-2007, 21:56

30 ain't to out of the norm Shar.

I understand that’s just about average for most of the guys going internal entry.

Its just us 18X Direct Entry guys that are young. Have an 18 year old in my SFAS.

Great kid, pretty sure he'll make it thru, real mature, committed, prep'd and all that.

Officer have to have a degree and be a Captain before they can drop their packet so that’s 4 years + average 4 years so I'm guessing 26 is minimum age for an officer to drop his SF packet. Again not to far off 30, sounds pretty normal to me.

Mods, please correct me if I'm wrong.

Scimitar

Edited for spelling

LongWire · 05-02-2007, 07:03

30 is fine, especially for a Captain.........I was 30 when I got to Group

LitleBird · 05-02-2007, 10:36

Hello everyone, my first post here.

I've been here for quite some time, loorking, trying to learn as much as I can, and most importantly keeping my mouth shut.

Learned a lot from all of you guys and hoping to learn more in the future.

Stay safe and stay warm guys !

POZDRAWIAM from Poland

Homestead · 05-02-2007, 17:38

Thanks for allowing me to join such a professional site. I am not SF. However, with 20/20 hindsight....I would have really liked to give it a shot. I became a cop when I was 19, and after 5 years of "Gee I wish I...." ...I joined the Marine Corps, and served in a Reserve rifle company for 7 yrs, and was just getting out, happy with the places I'd seen and schools I had been fortunate enough to got to. Then came 09/11.

I re-enlisted, got into Scout-Sniper PLT 2/25 and served from 12/01 until 09/03 and returned to work in Oct. 03.

I'm still a cop, starting my 19th year. I am currently a patrol SGT in a small South American city located in Western Connecticut. I also teach tactics/firearms to our officers.

If I learn half as much from the people on this site in the future, as I have in the past week as a "lurker", than I'll be a better man for it.

Semper Fi.
Mike A/K/A Homestead

cbkb98 · 05-03-2007, 02:58

Hi I'm Chris, and now that I have my head space and timing worked out I was hoping somebody could tell me a few things about my uncle in 10th grp. Currently serving in Afghanistan and getting close to wrapping things up finally. I'm a 11B30 doing retard missions right now and ready to come home. Got to play a little with some guys from 3rd grp and had a blast with them, literally. Thanks for letting me in.