Introductions V

[nerdsquad]

Hello everyone, I'm a current 2/20th SOT-A. I'm here to read, learn, and possibly contribute. I have had the honor and pleasure of supporting an ODA down range recently (1/3 SFG), the dedication and professionalism of the team I was attached to and of those I'm in the hospital with now has had a profound impact on me. I had considered returning to the IN before this past deployment, no longer considering that, looking foward to a few more years of supporting the best of the best.

[Combat Diver]

abninftry, ArkSeven, and 18Zulu

Welcome, seems we may have crossed paths.......


CD

[Cordite]

Gentlemen:

Thank you for having me as a guest. I am a retired “leg” US Army and USAR MP officer. Did my basic at Fort Bragg in 1977, where our platoon Sergeants were all senior SF NCO’s. Most of the instructors we had were also SF NCO’s. Our Ops NCO at the college I attended was likewise a SF senior NCO, who had the distinction of being part of the team in the Che Guevera hunt and capture. I received quite the education, which I still remember to this day.

Most of my service was USAR – my twenty plus years from 1977 to 1998 were perhaps the most peaceful time this country has every enjoyed.

After 9/11, I tried to force my way back in. Not even my Senator at the time, Jesse Helms, could sway the powers that were.

My journey here began after 9/11.

For the last several years, I have watched closely the attempts to take our Republic into another form of government. With the current attempts to eviscerate the Second Amendment, the time for merely watching is over. Those of us who are students of history know all too well that once an individual's right to protect their liberties goes, the rest of the Constitution will soon follow. An armed population is a serious threat to tyranny of all types, but is especially a threat to tyranny from within.

Looking back on the history of the US, this Nation managed to go almost 150 years from the time of the adoption of the Constitution without the need for a law restricting Second Amendment Right before it started:

1934 - National Firearms Act of 1934. The first federal gun-control law; levies a restrictive $200 tax on the manufacture or sale of machine guns and sawed-off shotguns. All sales were to be recorded in a national registry.

1938 - National Firearms Act of 1938. Requires the licensing of interstate gun dealers, who must record their sales; prohibits sales to individuals under indictment or convicted of crimes of violence.

1968 - Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, and the Gun Control Act of 1968. Now the primary federal law regulating firearms. Prohibits all convicted felons, drug users and the mentally ill from buying guns; raises the age to purchase handguns from a federally licensed dealer to 21; and expands the licensing requirements to more gun dealers and requires more detailed record-keeping.

1986 - Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986. Bans civilian ownership of machine guns manufactured after May 19, 1986 (weapons made and registered before that date are not affected). The small victories: limits the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms from inspecting gun dealers more than once a year, with follow-up inspections allowed only if multiple violations are found; forbids the government from creating a national registry of gun ownership.

1993 - The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993. Mandates background checks of gun buyers to prevent sales to people prohibited under the 1968 legislation through NICS; On the positive side, records of such checks cannot be preserved because federal law prohibits the creation of a national registry of gun ownership; Sales by unlicensed private sellers who are not engaged in gun dealing as a business are not subject to the checks under federal law.

1994 - The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. 10-year federal ban on the manufacture of new semi-automatic assault weapons; specifies 19 weapons that have the features of assault rifles; bans several specific models said to be the preferred weapon of violent drug gangs; bans large-capacity ammunition magazines, limiting them to 10 rounds. Not much good: Did not apply to weapons that were already in legal possession, and there are easy ways to adapt new weapons to avoid the prohibitions.

2003 - Tiahrt Amendment. Prohibits law enforcement from publicly releasing data showing where criminals bought their firearms. 145 years passed between the adoption of the Second Amendment and the National Firearms Act of 1934. After the National Firearms Act of 1938, it was another 30 years (1968) before Gun Control was addressed again at the federal level. The next act came 18 years later (1986), followed by another only 7 years later (1993).

There is historical precedent for this creeping gradualism. The Fabian Society was the organization created to establish a socialist state in the United Kingdom.

What distinguished the Fabians from similar movements was their strategy:

The name of the society is derived from the Roman general Fabius Cunctator, whose patient and elusive tactics in avoiding pitched battles secured his ultimate victory over stronger forces.

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/...Fabian-Society

More specifically, they are the contemporary advocates of achieving their goals by boiling the frog slowly.

The Fabians believed that capitalism had created an unjust and inefficient society. They agreed that the ultimate aim of the group should be to reconstruct "society in accordance with the highest moral possibilities". The Fabians rejected the revolutionary socialism of H. M. Hyndman and the Social Democratic Federation and were concerned with helping society to move to a socialist society "as painless and effective as possible".

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Pfabian.htm

Their "painless" method was to achieve reforms very gradually. To move at the political speed of the hour hand on the clock rather than the second hand. If changes happened slowly and in small increments, one could achieve their ultimate goal.

The approach of the Fabians is also an approach used by communism. As a “cold warrior” those tactics were committed to memory. IN a book written by a friend of our current Potus, Bill Ayers, Ayers proudly proclaims himself a communist. In Prairie Fire, Ayers details the gradual corruption and takeover of a nation from within. Chapter and verse from the communist playbook.

I took an oath long ago that had no expiration date. It was a simple oath with no room for alternative meaning. There is guidance in the Bible concerning words of this nature. As is stated in the Book of Numbers, Chapter 30:

If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

A man’s word is indeed his bond.

I, like many others, have been searching for men of like mind. We can stand together on the future of our Republic, or we can hang separately. And then I saw your letter on the Second Amendment. I share those same thoughts and values.

So here I am. I am a humbled guest here that can hopefully contribute a little to the discussion in exchange for the knowledge and camaraderie of the Quiet Professionals here. It is an honor to be amongst you.

Jim

[The Reaper]

Welcome all.

Don't forget the Lautenberg Amendment of 1996.

http://www.armystudyguide.com/conten...mendment.shtml

TR

[ussfa344]

It has come to my attention that I may not have posted an introduction when I signed up for this outfit back in 2010. I thought I did, but probably not. My memory is as short as my -- well -- let's just say it's pathetic. A mind is a terrible thing to waste and mine, what's left of it, is a total wasteland.

Anyway, I come here mostly to read, so it did not seem to matter that I might have failed at my initial responsibilities. I really love to read here about you guys trashing wannabes. I hate wannabes. I learned about this outfit from friends on the SF-list, so I came here, signed up and just read.

I felt a bit out of place here as I was hardly what one would call a "professional soldier." I did not even complete my initial enlistment. The Army got rid of me for allowing too many bad guys use me to prove their marksmanship (as if that was my idea). I graduated from SFTG on 08-16-68 (class 69-1) and was assigned to 3rd Grp on Smoke Bomb Hill for a few months. From there I went to 5th Grp in RVN for a few months, followed by a few months on the sick, lame and lazy list, followed medical retirement on Veterans Day -- November 11, 1969. I had a grand total of 28 months service, including BCT, AIT, BAC, SFTG, 3rd Grp, 5th Grp and hospital time. I was barely in SF long enough for a cup of coffee.

I served on Detachment A-344 (think ussfa344) 5th SFG, located at Bunard, III CTZ, Viet Nam from 01-19-69 to 06-20-69.

I signed "the letter" the other day, then decided to come over here for another look-see after it was made public. I made a post about Senator Cruz from Texas, and I guess folks figured that I had not crossed all the Teas and dotted all the Eyes associated with joining. I hope this clears all that up.

[Don]

Originally Posted by ussfa344

It has come to my attention that I may not have posted an introduction when I signed up for this outfit back in 2010. I thought I did, but probably not. My memory is as short as my -- well -- let's just say it's pathetic. A mind is a terrible thing to waste and mine, what's left of it, is a total wasteland.

Anyway, I come here mostly to read, so it did not seem to matter that I might have failed at my initial responsibilities. I really love to read here about you guys trashing wannabes. I hate wannabes. I learned about this outfit from friends on the SF-list, so I came here, signed up and just read.

I felt a bit out of place here as I was hardly what one would call a "professional soldier." I did not even complete my initial enlistment. The Army got rid of me for allowing too many bad guys use me to prove their marksmanship (as if that was my idea). I graduated from SFTG on 08-16-68 (class 69-1) and was assigned to 3rd Grp on Smoke Bomb Hill for a few months. From there I went to 5th Grp in RVN for a few months, followed by a few months on the sick, lame and lazy list, followed medical retirement on Veterans Day -- November 11, 1969. I had a grand total of 28 months service, including BCT, AIT, BAC, SFTG, 3rd Grp, 5th Grp and hospital time. I was barely in SF long enough for a cup of coffee.

I served on Detachment A-344 (think ussfa344) 5th SFG, located at Bunard, III CTZ, Viet Nam from 01-19-69 to 06-20-69.

I signed "the letter" the other day, then decided to come over here for another look-see after it was made public. I made a post about Senator Cruz from Texas, and I guess folks figured that I had not crossed all the Teas and dotted all the Eyes associated with joining. I hope this clears all that up.

Welcome!

[BKKMAN]

Originally Posted by ussfa344

...I felt a bit out of place here as I was hardly what one would call a "professional soldier." I did not even complete my initial enlistment. The Army got rid of me for allowing too many bad guys use me to prove their marksmanship (as if that was my idea). I graduated from SFTG on 08-16-68 (class 69-1) and was assigned to 3rd Grp on Smoke Bomb Hill for a few months. From there I went to 5th Grp in RVN for a few months, followed by a few months on the sick, lame and lazy list, followed medical retirement on Veterans Day -- November 11, 1969. I had a grand total of 28 months service, including BCT, AIT, BAC, SFTG, 3rd Grp, 5th Grp and hospital time. I was barely in SF long enough for a cup of coffee.

I served on Detachment A-344 (think ussfa344) 5th SFG, located at Bunard, III CTZ, Viet Nam from 01-19-69 to 06-20-69.

Even if you wouldn't characterize yourself as a "professional soldier", I would argue that your short service epitomized the Quiet Professional ethos...thank you for both your sacrifice and your service...

For those who have never seen greatness and humility personified, I would recommend reading the following and paying attention to USSFA344's comments:

Life Has Been Good So Far...

[Ambush Master]

Originally Posted by ussfa344

It has come to my attention that I may not have posted an introduction when I signed up for this outfit back in 2010. I thought I did, but probably not. My memory is as short as my -- well -- let's just say it's pathetic. A mind is a terrible thing to waste and mine, what's left of it, is a total wasteland.

Anyway, I come here mostly to read, so it did not seem to matter that I might have failed at my initial responsibilities. I really love to read here about you guys trashing wannabes. I hate wannabes. I learned about this outfit from friends on the SF-list, so I came here, signed up and just read.

I felt a bit out of place here as I was hardly what one would call a "professional soldier." I did not even complete my initial enlistment. The Army got rid of me for allowing too many bad guys use me to prove their marksmanship (as if that was my idea). I graduated from SFTG on 08-16-68 (class 69-1) and was assigned to 3rd Grp on Smoke Bomb Hill for a few months. From there I went to 5th Grp in RVN for a few months, followed by a few months on the sick, lame and lazy list, followed medical retirement on Veterans Day -- November 11, 1969. I had a grand total of 28 months service, including BCT, AIT, BAC, SFTG, 3rd Grp, 5th Grp and hospital time. I was barely in SF long enough for a cup of coffee.

I served on Detachment A-344 (think ussfa344) 5th SFG, located at Bunard, III CTZ, Viet Nam from 01-19-69 to 06-20-69.

I signed "the letter" the other day, then decided to come over here for another look-see after it was made public. I made a post about Senator Cruz from Texas, and I guess folks figured that I had not crossed all the Teas and dotted all the Eyes associated with joining. I hope this clears all that up.

Not a Problem there Brother!! We did lose a number of Intro Posts a while back. Welcome Aboard and don't be a stranger around here!!

[Surgicalcric]

Originally Posted by nerdsquad

Hello everyone, I'm a current 2/20th SOT-A...

Welcome John.

Look forward to your input on some of the SOT-A topics in the future. Keep your chin up; its hard to see the blessings ahead of you otherwise.

Crip

[victor69]

As most of you will notice This will be my second post because unfortunately we lost a great member of the SFG earlier today and I posted earlier in that thread. As I said before I'm a humble civilian and I have great admiration and respect for all of you who served so I could rest easy at night.

[Poseidon]

Hello, my name is Seth,

I am a 35P KP/Sot-A with 1st BN 1st SFG in Okinawa. I joined this message board to help me gain a more comprehensive understanding of the 18 series professionals with whom I work. Thank you to the QP's who have created this environment, it is extremely beneficial to the direct support personnel assigned to ODA's. I look forward to learning from the vast base of experience contained here, De Oppresso Liber.

[pcfixer]

Good Morning to All Professional Soldiers.
First I would like to thank all of you here for your service to our country.
I first joined the Navy at 19 years old, serving during the Viet Nam era for almost 4 years. I joined the Army in 1977 and served for 16 years, yes I did like the Army life which also gave my wife and kids plenty of opportunities to see the world too. I had a good career and served in many places finally retired from APG in Md in 1993 as a Chief Warrant Officer. I also did 2 overseas jobs as a contractor in Saudi 2 years and Bosnia for 1 year as an maintenance adviser. For the last 12 years I worked in IT repairing computers for Montgomery College in Maryland.
I have joined the Oath Keepers and actively RTI. I believe our country is in deep trouble, seems like no body wants to accept personal responsibility any more.
I enjoy conversations about politics and guns. I'm active in IWLA in Md.

I am a member of the SAF, MarylandShallIssue.org, NRA. RSO qualified at the range. I'm responsible for teaching my wife, daughters and grandsons firearm safety. It is all about one's family. As always in God we Trust.
Kenny Moore

[kmiller912]

My name is Kevin Miller. I'm stationed at Ft bliss Texas with 1-1 AD. I'm an 11B but for some reason ended up in a BSB and I'm currently stuck with S-4 I was offered a 18x contract in basic and have been kicking myself ever since for not taking it. Now I'm diligently preparing to go to SFAS and have been using this site to gain just a little more insight. There is nothing I want more in this world than to become the best of the best!

-Miller

[Koz21]

My name is Koz. 21 Y/0. Serving in the Army Reserves since 2008 as an MP and most recently a Medic. Currently awaiting a release from higher to be granted the opportunity to go to selection.

Its hard to write this as I currently have nothing to offer you others for advice on special operations matters, making the only purpose I can serve is really to benefit from the wealth of knowledge others provide. I hope to absorb what I can and put that information to good use to show my appreciation for what all you QP's and support personnel do here.

I'm humbled by the sacrifices of our troops and allies, and I find the ideologies you folks live by to be very insightful and inspiring.

My thanks to you all for allowing me to be a part of this particular community.

until next time.
-Koz

[Speed10]

I am a current QP, and looking forward to being part of the discussions on this site.