02-01-2007, 08:39
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Add shrillary to the list on the Trade - ahhh, one kid willing to go SF is worth the entire DNC, and all of the seated Dems... think Canada would take them, or is that unfair to Canada?
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Wait a minute, didn't we have a bunch of them promise to go to Canada after the 2004 election?
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02-01-2007, 09:39
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Wait a minute, didn't we have a bunch of them promise to go to Canada after the 2004 election?
Bandy
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I'm still waiting for the hollywood wackado's to exit the country post haste after the 2000 election! 
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02-01-2007, 09:51
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If he can't skate, he can't go to 10th ....
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I had heard that 10th Group was full of skaters and other assorted get overs.
Thanks for confirming it.
TR
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02-01-2007, 10:35
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I had heard that 10th Group was full of skaters and other assorted get overs.
Thanks for confirming it.
TR
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I should have qualified that with Ice/Hockey Skating - thanks TR, another mark you've left on me - such a pal, Sir, such a pal - and to think, we're on the same side. 
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02-01-2007, 10:38
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Originally Posted by The Reaper
I had heard that 10th Group was full of skaters and other assorted get overs.
Thanks for confirming it.
TR
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LOL
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02-01-2007, 12:43
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Originally Posted by MonkeySpunkey
I am a sophomore in high school at the moment, and have my mind set on SF. Read through Get Selected for SF twice (thanks WM!), and I'm certain it's what I want.
At the moment, I have the options after graduating of working on an oilrig and making a large amount of money (50-60k/yr) until I'm 20 and enlist (18x minimum age requirement),
or go to college and get a 2 year degree (probably business) then enlist,
or enlist right after high school, serve infantry for a couple years, then fill out the application for SFAS.
A couple side points about my plans, the college plan bugs me because I'm afraid it would be a waste of time until I can enlist. While business (stock and real estate investment in particular) interest me, I can't imagine a business degree coming much in handy in SF unless we need to negotiate a trade for donkeys with some insurgents in a third world country.
About the immediate enlistment plan, I was thinking it might be a good plan to go through RIP and Ranger School, but then I read that Rangers really discourage people using the 75th as a quick stepping stone to SF.
Do you believe it is likely that a 20 year old 18x recruit would be mature enough to be a useful part of an ODA? Even if he has no tours, just an open mind and dedication?
What is your opinion on the college idea? Is it a waste of time, or would it be useful in getting some life experience and mental skills?
If I do immediately enlist, would you recommend RIP and Ranger School, and then going for SF as soon as I can?
I would appreciate any opinions on my plan, as it is easily subject to change, and what you guys say will have a large bearing on which path I take.
-Jon
P.S. I spent a half hour searching this site for "college," "degree," and "university." The only relevant topics I found were one about becoming 18A, and another about exactly which major to get.
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I never offer advice to anyone seeking help from the QP's. Just wanted to say you seem like a level headed person and I wish you good luck after you graduate.
You really can't skate? Isn't that against some kind of Canadian law or something? 
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02-01-2007, 13:01
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Nah, I can't skate.
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WHAT !!!!!!
You CAN'T skate !!!!!!
Next thing you'll tell us is, that you don't like Tim Hortons. 
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02-01-2007, 15:30
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I had heard that 10th Group was full of skaters and other assorted get overs.
Thanks for confirming it.
TR
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Apparently the cover stories are pretty sound
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02-01-2007, 16:49
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Apparently the cover stories are pretty sound |
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, COL Moroney, I was leading him astray, living the cover story, keeping it simple, seeming offended at the accusations. TR's just jealous that 10th gets to "ski" every winter, I guess he doesn't realize that us FOGs skied on Ramers with Hanwegs and were testing the Lowe Expedition packs while telemarking the Giant Slalom at Lake Placid on that nasty setup, or "skiing" uphill with all our Dgear.
Yup TR, we just skated at 10th, casual duty all the time - goretex everything, 3 hots in the field, heated tents with feather beds, and even the E-5s had batmen. Uh Huh - easy duty, never even broke a sweat, sherpas carried our rucks - right COL M?
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In the business of war, there is no invariable stategic advantage (shih) which can be relied upon at all times.
Sun-Tzu, "The Art of Warfare"
Hearing, I forget. Seeing, I remember. Writing (doing), I understand. Chinese Proverb
Too many people are looking for a magic bullet. As always, shot placement is the key. ~TR
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02-01-2007, 19:25
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Is snowboarding an accepted alternative to skating/skiing in the 10th? If so, count me in.
I <3 Ice Caps, but Tim Horton's donuts are kinda meh.
Oh and I figure I better break it to you guys early on...
I'm part French Canadian.
*puts on flame-retardant suit and level III kevlar*
EDIT: Thanks JMI!
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02-01-2007, 19:32
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Is snowboarding an accepted alternative to skating/skiing in the 10th? !
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No! Unless you can mount touring bindings on them so you transistion from alpine to nordic environments while dragging an ahkio while wearing a ruck that requires you to wear at least 210cm skis to get enough floatation on unbroken snow.
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02-01-2007, 19:38
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Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,
Yup TR, we just skated at 10th, casual duty all the time - goretex everything, 3 hots in the field, heated tents with feather beds, and even the E-5s had batmen. Uh Huh - easy duty, never even broke a sweat, sherpas carried our rucks - right COL M?
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Yup-glad you didn't spill the beans on the gluhwein, saunas, and reindeer for skijouring.
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02-01-2007, 19:43
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COL M,
You didn't use that word, no you didn't, not the medieval torture device, that wasn't even any fun downhill - the infamous 10th Group Ahkio - you drag it uphill and act like brakes downhill - against all laws of gravity. I will have nightmnarres tonight just thinking about them.
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In the business of war, there is no invariable stategic advantage (shih) which can be relied upon at all times.
Sun-Tzu, "The Art of Warfare"
Hearing, I forget. Seeing, I remember. Writing (doing), I understand. Chinese Proverb
Too many people are looking for a magic bullet. As always, shot placement is the key. ~TR
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02-01-2007, 19:45
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Colonel Jack you got it right. Forgot to add the skiis have to be wooden Whitestars with leather bindings....and what were those damn boots that 3/4 of the sole material was leather? Worked really well after they got wet and then froze.
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02-01-2007, 19:53
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Those would be the infamous Chippewas. Remember having to cut a small triangle out of the toes so that the damn bindings would hold? Then there was the good old prep of the wooden skis-pinetar and layers and layers of wax that you had to change with the changing snow conditions. When I was still able to ski I still stuck to waxing my civilian skis and could outrun anyone with those waxless wonders over long distances and changing conditions. Old habits are hard to change.
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