Introductions III - Page 69

psycho12 · 11-06-2007, 10:27

I am a 33 yr old E-5, 25Q. I am married with four boys and two dogs. Currently at Fort Drum(4 yrs) Stuck in a support battallion unchallenged by the regular army. Spent 3 yrs in national guard. I leave in three weeks for SFAS. From New Jersey. Spent 15 months in Afghanistan. Looking forward to my upcoming life changing experience. That should be it in short.

KHN · 11-06-2007, 12:51

My name is Kirk Norman, 25-yrs old, married, baby on the way, two dogs, house on LINY.

I've been lurking here for a while, and I wanted to now take this opportunity to introduce myself on the off chance that a topic comes up that I feel I can add something valuable to.

Allow me also to express my gratitude- to everyone on here serving in uniform, but especially the men with the tab. You gentlemen are heroes, mine especially, and it's an honor to be here learning from you.

Thanks again,

Kirk

Surgicalcric · 11-06-2007, 13:16

Welcome to PS.com everyone.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Another 18x

...I feel honored to have a coveted 18 MOS next to my name...

Another 18X:

18X isn't an MOS; its an enlistment option. When you graduate the SFQC you can then claim to have an 18-series MOS.

Crip

Eri7ch80 · 11-06-2007, 15:50

My name is Erich and I am an infantry officer getting ready to go to selection this next class in November. I have been to all the hooah schools an officer can go to and am now looking to take the next step and further progress my military skill set. I just located this site and have found it to be very informative. It's great to see SFer's dedicated to helping others looking to take that step to becoming America's best. Thanks!!!

Another 18x · 11-06-2007, 17:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Surgicalcric

Welcome to PS.com everyone.

Another 18X:

18X isn't an MOS; its an enlistment option. When you graduate the SFQC you can then claim to have an 18-series MOS.

Crip

Roger that, Surgicalcric. The way I heard it was a temporary MOS, but thanks for clearing that up for me.

Respectfully,
-Lakin

Snaquebite · 11-06-2007, 18:01

Welcome all:

Quote:

Firewolf07 wrote:
I have been to all the hooah schools an officer can go to

What might those be sir? Your profile leaves me to wonder...

I'm kind of wondering what classifies as a "Hooah" school now-a-days.

LongWire · 11-06-2007, 20:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snaquebite

Welcome all:

What might those be sir? Your profile leaves me to wonder...

I'm kind of wondering what classifies as a "Hooah" school now-a-days.

Sir, Not that it matters, but I would like to know as well. Seems as though you have not been to them all, since you still have to get selected and make it through the Q course in the advent that you Do get selected. At any rate, if you make it to your first team room, I wouldn't go trying to emphasize all the badgefinder bling........Most guys want to know if you can do your job, provide them topcover and not make them look bad while getting the credit in the process. Besides when you have been around guys who got all those badges 10 plus years ago, and on their 6 & 7th combat tour, its really a moot point. My $.02

Pilgrim96BE4 · 11-06-2007, 23:05

Mainly here just to lurk around. But introduce I must, so I shall.

I'm prior-service regular Army and currently taking a break from the military to work on a graduate degree... but I've been looking at the 3/20th SFG as a possibility - if I can get myself back into decent enough shape to really consider it.

In any case, glad to find this site. It's a great source of information.

maddog088 · 11-07-2007, 14:05

Good afternoon Gentlemen, I would first like to thank you for allowing me to join your board. I've been lurking around for a few months now, and I must say this has been a very valuable tool for me. I am currently an E-5 in the Reserves. I plan on re-enlisting as an 18X this up coming January (I am already getting my paper work together with my recruiter). I am a 25U with a very deep passion to become an 18E. Between hours of searching on this website, and reading "Get Selected for Special Forces" by Maj. Martin half a dozen times already I feel that I am truly receiving excellent advice and knowledge for what it takes physically and mentally to prepare for not only Special Forces training but to operate in the Special Operations environment. I want to again thank all of the QP's for the information that they share. Well..........back to PT!!!

Swoop · 11-07-2007, 16:03

I would like to start off by thanking the Team Sergeant for allowing me the opportunity to register on this site. I heard about it from some of my co-workers and decided to apply. A littel about myself:

I retired from the Army after 26 1/2 years in, all of it in SF. I started out as an 11-C in 78, and became a 11C-1S in 1979, retiring as a 00Z in Jan 2005.

My assignments include 2-7th, 1-1st, MFF Committee, 3rd, NCO Academy, and SWTG(A).

I look forward to participating in your discussions.

Chuck Sweeney AKA, Swoop

Bill Joyner · 11-07-2007, 16:06

Now I can't get into trouble for being on this site during work hours since my boss just regitered.

**Roguish Lawyer** · 11-07-2007, 16:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Joyner

Now I can't get into trouble for being on this site during work hours since my boss just regitered.

LOL -- what did the TS charge?

**The Reaper** · 11-07-2007, 17:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swoop

I would like to start off by thanking the Team Sergeant for allowing me the opportunity to register on this site. I heard about it from some of my co-workers and decided to apply. A littel about myself:

I retired from the Army after 26 1/2 years in, all of it in SF. I started out as an 11-C in 78, and became a 11C-1S in 1979, retiring as a 00Z in Jan 2005.

My assignments include 2-7th, 1-1st, MFF Committee, 3rd, NCO Academy, and SWTG(A).

I look forward to participating in your discussions.

Chuck Sweeney AKA, Swoop

Welcome aboard, Sergeant Major.

TR

Eri7ch80 · 11-07-2007, 18:31

Gentlemen,

I apologize if my introduction post came off as me being an arrogant officer. I should have chosen better word's to specifically convey my point. I am here on this forum to learn from those that have had the time and experience in a profession that I wish to hopefully one day become a part of.

I did not mention the schools I have attended in my initial post because I didn't think that it mattered. I think that LONGWIRE hit the nail right on that head and irregardless of how many schools or badges you have they don't necessarily make you a good leader or competent soldier. These are precisely the two things I am striving for in my military career, and why I wanted to join this forum. I want to be a good leader and competent soldier and could care less how many badges I have.

For LONGWIRE and SNAQUEBITE I have been lucky and blessed enough to have attended Ranger, Airborne, RSLC, and Pathfinder as a junior officer. As mentioned above I meant nothing by my previous post for coming off as an arrogant officer. I consider myself an ambitious person and want to better myself every opportunity I have in order to hopefully one day uphold the high standards that an SF officer should posses.

Thank you for your time and I hope that I was able to clarify the situation.

Nismo · 11-08-2007, 04:14

My name is Abraham,
I'm 23 years of age and a PFC 92G in the U.S. Army. I know "Dirty Cook", but these along with two other MOS were available to me due to the fact that I am a Resident to the U.S. so security reasons I was only given three options. Since I like to cook then I chose this MOS.
My wife used to be in the Army and was stationed at Ft. Bragg in 05 and that’s when I first heard of Green Berets. I went to the gym off Longstreet and then hit up the track after I was finished. There were two guys running on the track when I got there. Long hair, in good shape and they were jogging at speeds that some would consider sprinting. I told my wife about it when she got off work and she replied with simply this, "They were probably Special Forces". Those words were had sank into me like nothing I had ever heard before. After that I would stop anyone with the Special Forces Tab and ask them questions about school. The one thing that they all had in common and that I really admired was that they were all down to earth and polite people. Now that I am in the Army I notice that it’s hard to find people like that. About a month ago there was a PV2 calling our Supply Sergeant a Fobbit cause he didn't go on convoys. Our Supply Sergeant just looked at him and smiled. What the PV2 didn't know that he has three deployments and was deployed with all this kicked off. Everyone that I come across feels like a badass having done nothing worth mentioning. The guys from Special Forces were modest and knew that they didn't have to talk the talk because they walked the walk one a daily basis.
On another occasion, my wife and I went to Pets Mart and I noticed a Maroon Beret in a shopping cart that was left behind. The flash was the Special Forces. I asked my wife what it meant and she told me, "Liberate the Oppressed". I'm not going to lie, that really hit me like a ton of bricks. I took it off the beret and kept it and still have it till this day. Well now that I'm in the Military I know that becoming a Green Beret is a gruesome task but not impossible. That’s why I am here to get as much info as I can before I get my citizenship and enter my packet.