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

[Nauschalk]

Howdy yall,

My names Walter, I was a student at Texas A&M University in College Station for 2 years switching majors between Aerospace Engineering, Geology and International Studies before withdrawing and signing an 18X contract. It took me a while to figure out what I really wanted to do.

Right now I'm back in Killeen, TX getting ready to ship off on 11 MAY 2006.

This website is great .

[Warrior-Mentor]

Originally Posted by shortbrownguy

Great site!!!

Great screen name!

Had more than one short brown guy on my team...they did well. Ya hablas?

Congrats on SFAS...good luck in the course.

[MtnGoat]

Originally Posted by Nauschalk

I was a student at Texas A&M University in College Station for 2 years switching majors between Aerospace Engineering, Geology and International Studies before withdrawing and signing an 18X contract. It took me a while to figure out what I really wanted to do.

Right now I'm back in Killeen, TX getting ready to ship off on 11 MAY 2006

Welcome aboard AGGIE - 12th man??

[The Reaper]

Originally Posted by l.knott

...And the Lt jokes begin. But just so everyone knows, I passed the LandNav course down here with no problem at all, so hopefully I can head off all the 'Can't spell lost without LT' jokes.
Anyhow, I'm a new Infantry LT down here at Benning for IOBC. Waiting to get my orders cut for PRC and Ranger School. I'm mainly on here looking for some answers to questions I have about the Q-Course and SF life...mainly dealing with family issues. I haven't been able to find them yet, so I figured I'd introduce myself just incase I have to ask about them.
Just to cover my own tail, I know that I have about 2yrs before I can be chosen to go to SFAS. And from there, I know it will be a long and arduous course before I get a long tab and a funny-looking, green, French hat. But I'm certainly not going to count myself out yet and am going to try to aquire all the info I can about the course. I'm frankly very humbled to be able to communicate with such qualified and proven operators, both former and current, and hope to one day stand before you, be tested, and found to be of the same calibre as yourselves.
....Hey, a guy can dream can't he?

-Larry

Larry:

Land nav at the Furman or Yankee Road courses has about as much to do with SFAS land nav as getting a driver's license has to do with being a NASCAR driver.

There are no legs at CMK as short as the longest legs at Benning, unless things have seriously changed.

Worry less about acquiring info on the course and more about being the very best officer that you can, to include taking care of your people. We do not take officers with below average or even average reports.

TR

[BrendanH]

Hello Everyone,
My first post on your forum so I wanted to say hello, introduce myself and to say thank you for the opportunity to join your forum.
My name's Brendan and I'm from Chicago where I'm a police officer.
I was doing a web search recently about leadership and this forum was one of the links that came up. Hopefully I'll be able to contribute to the forum as I'm sure I'm going to learn a lot.
Look forward to some good conversations,
Brendan

[Brandozen]

Greetings all.

Great site, and I appreciate the ability to gather pertinent, logical information.

[Warrior-Mentor]

Originally Posted by Brandozen

Greetings all.

Great site, and I appreciate the ability to gather pertinent, logical information.

Welcome Brandozen.

For what are you gathering the info? Just curious.

[Brandozen]

Thank you for the welcome.

I am gathering info as I am soon to join the Army, after a 2 year College First Program. Later than I should have, I suppose, being 29, but joining nonetheless.

I probably should have fleshed out my introduction in the first place, but I didn't want to blabber on in my first post.

Being a self-diagnosed philosopher-monk (figuratively, not literally) for years, I've been struck by the undeniable urge to be a "doer" rather than a "thinker". I can't say it was a worthless detour, but I have to get out there and actualize service.

I am not trying 18x on my first go, as I am not deluded enough to believe I am physically ready to attempt the rigors, but I can say I hopefully will be able to accept that challenge and man up in a few years.

The reason being that, aside from a desire to be "the best", and aside from the challenge and meaning of such service, I have found in the course of researching the military that SF types are certainly in line with my mentality and outlook. Reading different boards and publications, and the rare occasional personal meeting, when I see the cut-to-the-point heart-of-the-matter process of thought and mode of expression of the SF personality, it falls right in line with my mode of thought. I don't mean to claim to be cut from the same cloth, as one couldn't assume that until they have been there and done that, but it certainly is encouraging.

Even if I don't ever have the honor of being tabbed SF, I am fully certain I will have no regrets about my military career, whatever it entails, as it is a calling for me, and inevitable.

Thanks for having such an informative and interesting site, and thank you for your service to this country.

TK

Welcome everyone!

This place attracts interesting people.

M

[BAX]

I am a member of the National Guard. I have deployed for OIF. I am thankful for this site as it provides information valuable to any soldier. I am an aspiring Career FireFighter in the civilian world and things have been going good since returning from the deployment. After I get hired on up here in the PNW I intend to become a member of 19th Grp. Thank You for this site and all you have done.

[willard]

AD Air Force O-3 here. Just returned from a short, by Army standards (6 mo), tour in Baghdaddy in Jan. I was the lone AF guy in an Army unit, so I picked up a lot of new AF jokes. My boss out there was SF(though no longer in a group), and introduced me to a few active SF members stationed in other outlying areas who came in from time to time. Through my job function, I was able to work with the local population a fair amount, and learned a great deal from my boss about the finer points of said work (not too much detail- sorry, OPSEC knee-jerk reaction). Though what I was doing in Iraq is in no way what I would claim analogous to a true SF mission, I was able to see the training and teamwork of my boss and others in action. The work and comraderie I saw amongst the SF I witnessed was a cut above anything I've witnessed in the military- and something I decided then and there that I wanted to do. I intend on doing a Palace Chase, interservice transfer to the NG. Thanks for this board-lots of good info here.

[GhostInTheShell]

Hello Quiet Professionals,

My name is Kyle and I'm currently in the DEP. I'm enlisted 18x and I ship 20060713.

I'm 20 and am currently enrolled in a community college. Ever since I was little, I've had a profound interest in the military, especially the Army Special Forces. I have the utmost respect for all of you service members past, present, and future, and I hope to learn as much as I possibly can from you until I ship. It is an honor to be here.


Thank you for your service to our great country.

[NousDefionsDoc]

Originally Posted by x_sf_med

Guys-
I didn't read the SOP and posted in a couple of other threads prior to coming here.

Bio - SFQC (originally 11b with S qual, swithched to 18 series) 1983-4 peered in RS and recycled. Went through the 2nd 18b - 18d requal group in 85-86, anybody remember Rocky? Assigned to 10SFG(A) - Gary Gordon was still there at the time - my company, not my team - he was a bubblehad and ff.
Bonafides: Instructors at Bragg/ McKall included both Gritz's (before JR got canned for pharmaceuticals) Bob Howard and Nick Rowe (prior to reassignment to DoD). My class had the guy who tried to claim his rifle was stolen, even though they left his rolex on his wrist (who wears a rolex through SFQC? the guy was not liked).

PM me if you want to know more.

I bet I know you and I know we know the same people. I was at 300-F1 when your class went through (we got bumped back).

Not that I will ever admit publically to actually knowing somebody from Gucci Group.

Welcome aboard.

[Strait_Jacket]

Guys,

Ex. UK Light Inf here. Got out in 2000 after seven years, read Modern History at university and now work in the business world. I'm not here to Walt/Big time it but thinking of getting back in for the 2007 Tehran Dash so will be 'eyes on, mouth off' most of the time. Have trained with some 82nd guys over here - they didn't like the beer much - and have had professional respect for your Airborne since. Standing by for abuse..

Regards,
J

[Comnenus]

Hi, I'm in the Va National Guard (29th Light).

Not much to say really, just came on here for information.