Introductions V

[USCG_ME]

Good Evening,

I am currently a USCG-R Maritime Enforcement PO and am here to learn as much as I can before I have enough time in my current contract to get a conditional release to go AD Army and move up and on from there. Thanks to everyone here that has or is serving and maintaining a great resource for us all.

[That_Guy]

Evening,
Enlisted in 02
MOS: 11B
Stationed: Ft Richardson; USAREC;Ft Hood
Joined this site in '09. Finally introducing myself.
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[Hildr]

Morning all,

Been reading this site since 07.

AD Navy O out of VA Beach. Been a fan of keeping my mouth shut and reading the Briefbacks, Area Studies, and the ever funny gems within "Your Rucksack is in the Hall." Made an account to PM a member in NC down the line.

Planning on transitioning/enlisting to NC ARNG post my Navy career in a year or so.

H

[Cin]

Hello,

My name is CJ, I just turned 25 and am working on my Doctorate in Chemical Engineering at Upenn. I am planning on joining the Army or Air Force, I just really want to finish my degree before I enlist.

[BT1988]

Good Morning All,

I'm a 24 year old college grad. I just signed my 18X contract four days ago. I am looking forward to absorbing as much info as i can from this site, as well as the opportunity to prove that I have what it takes to be a Special Forces Soldier. Thanks to all who run this site. It has been an invaluble source of information.

[stever]

I have been reading the board for sometime - I appreciate the effort.

Steve
SFQC 8-80 start/ finish Mar 81
B-3-5 ODA581

[Malk]

My name is Jason and I'm hear to gather information from the experienced. My only plans are to observe so I don't mistakenly disrupt the flow of this forum.

Thank you for allowing me to be a guest.

[Looney17]

Hello everyone I'm SPC L. I'm 21 years old , in the reserve component, and am coming off of my first deployment. Coming into the Army I had the intention of making it my career and becoming special forces. The only problem is that I am in the reserve component since I joined under the Army's split op program which automatically puts you in the reserves. Since joining I have tried a few times to switch over to active duty but was turned down for reasons such as not being in the Army long enough, not being in the unit long enough, not being in my MOS long enough, and deployment. I have now been in the Army for nearly 5 years and my intentions have not changed.


Upon returning home from my deployment I want to switch over to active duty and pursue my dream of getting into Special Forces. I am here hoping to gain as much information as possible in regards to switching over to active duty and what it takes to make into Special Forces. I am aware that it is not an easy task switching from reserve to active duty, but I truly believe that it is still worth trying. Any advice or helpful information would be much appreciated.

[Part-time Medic]

Hi all,

I am a 21 year old paramedic, currently working for a small fire department in the Midwest. The advanced procedures performed by the 18D are what caught my interest in the SF career field. I am just finishing up my bachelor's degree and just signed an 18X contract. I plan on being very liberal with the search feature and very conservative with my keyboard.

Thank you,
Part-time Medic

[Pizza6]

I am 22 years of age with a BA in Computer Science from the UNCC. I am enlisting in the 18x program, and i am shipping out in June 2013

[Clockwork]

I'm 22 years old with a Bachelor's and I just enlisted today with an 18Xray contract. I'm set to ship out in Feb. and couldn't be more excited. I played basketball in college so I really like the team aspect of SF and that's definitely one of the things that has attracted me to it. I've been doing everything I can to prepare, mostly by following the doctrine laid out by Maj. Martin in Get Selected. I respect everyone serving in the military and look forward to my chance of joining the elite.

[JLN]

Hello to all the quiet professionals out there. Thanks for your service and thank you especially for taking the time to give advice on this website.

A little about myself:

I served with a reserve infantry battalion from 2006-2012 ( MOS 0311). Made it to Iraq once and Afghanistan once. Got my BA in English.

I'm good with languages. I learned a smattering of Arabic in Iraq and quite a bit of Pushtu in Afghanistan. My DLAB scores got me selected for an 8 week Pashtun immersion course prior to my deployment. Doesn't sound like much but it was a big deal for the battalion to send the few that went. I'm studying Arabic now (thank you post 9/11 GI bill).

I do not flex my nuts. Ever.

I read Maj. Martin's book and have made the commitment, mentally, to go to SFAS. I have not talked to a PS recruiter yet. I did get the green light from my better half.

There is a lot of info on this website. I'll post my questions in the designated areas. Any feedback and guidance would be greatly appreciated.

"Get Selected" strongly encourages finding a mentor to assist in prepping for SFAS. I don't live next to an Army installation that has SF assets, so my options are limited. If anyone would be willing to establish a correspondence via email, to answer questions please let me know.


thanks for all the help.

S/F

JLN

[Lan]

I am a 30 year old father of 3. I've never served in the Military but I have been giving it thought for some time now. I am torn between leaving my wife and kids to pursue a career as a QP to better our chances of success down the road. I'd like to believe getting a job in the private sector would be easier with credentials as a QP but I don't know that to be the case. Like most Americans, we've faced financial problems over the past several years, and the money that comes with deploying would give us a better chance in the future. If anyone on this website is a QP who joined after you started a family, I would appreciate your opinion about leaving your family, so I can understand the hardships you faced or the benefits you got from it. I will continue to search the website for relevant content to answer my questions.

Thank you for the website and your service.

[Rich1470]

Hi all, I am 25 years old and currently an e4 in the USN Seabees. I discovered this site from socnet.com. I am currently awaiting for my dd368 to be approved for enlistment as 18x. Great site here lots of good information to help prepare for the road ahead. Looking forward to meeting some of you in person.


Time for some more pt.
De Oppresso Liber

CM3 Rich

[GISE]

Hi everyone,

My name is SSG , I'm 26 years old and have served in the army reserves for 9 years and counting. My first 3 years were spent as an MP and then I reclassed to become an intel analyst. I've been deployed twice to Iraq, once as an MP and as MI guy. Currently working on getting my bachelors in business management, I'm about 3 semesters away from getting it. I stumbled upon this forum from researching about SFAS and also found out the friend that planted the seed in my head is a almost like a moderator. Lot of useful information on these forums. Can't wait for the SFRE in late Nov.

p.s. my name stands for gi snake eyes. What can I say I grew up watching gi joe, and snake eyes was my favorite character. Should of saw my face when I found out he wasn't asian.

GISE - "almost" like being a mod is similar to "almost" like being a virgin, Aiborne, Ranger, or SF - there is NO almost; either you are or you are not. Non-QPs are guests here. Take care and welcome to PS.Com. Richard