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Greetings all, I want to thank everyone up front for your many years of service and willingness to mentor/provide information to us young folks and outsiders. We really appreciate your patience with us, even if we get a little ahead of ourselves sometimes and tend to write before we read. By...

Hey all, I'm a software Engineer, just past his 28th birthday. Managed to get my degree back in 2014 and have been working in the industry since then. I'm here because I have found my life lacks meaning and urgency. I feel as if I show up for work and go through the motions working through...

Hello everyone! I am a 24 year old Active Duty Hospital Corpsman and have served in the military for approximately six years. After graduating from high school, I enlisted in the U.S. Navy and began my career at 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment in Hawaii. After two deployments, I PCS'd to...

Hello all! I'm a junior in high school (age 17) who's looking at becoming a CRO following college. I do not have a job right now, other than being a student. So yeah, not much else to say other than that haha. Just a dude who wants to help people out. Any advice is welcome. P.S. the name...

Greetings, Currently I'm in the process of enlisting into the United States Air Force, I aspire to be a TACP. The military runs through my family tree and I'm proud to keep it going through my generation. Right now I'm 25, at a young age I moved to Canada with my mother and...

How's it going everyone, let me start by saying the info I have found on here the past few years has been immensley helpful. That being said, I figured it was time I finally sign up and get more plugged in. I'm prior enlisted, 5 years as an 0331 in the Corps. I was in from Feb '10 to Dec '14...

Hello guys! My name is Caleb M. I'm from Sonora, Mexico and i'm 16 years old. At this moment i'm just a High School student planning to enlist into Mexican Army as a Infantryman and later go with the Special Operations route, my only problem now is that i'm a bad swimmer, but i'will practice...

Hello, I've been lurking on this forum for several months. Such a wealth of information. Truly a luxury to learn from such professionals. In High School, my goal was military. Air force fighter pilot. My parents talked me out of it, but I always regretted not pursuing it. Fast forward to now...

Hey guys, Long time lurker here. Figured I'd create an account while sitting bored at work. Was enlisted Navy for 9 years, SWCC/SOCM. I got out to educate myself. I have 1 year left on my Bachelors, then I plan on applying to med school and maybe coming back in.... who knows.

Hello to all, Long time listener, first time caller. Here to find out what I can before SFAS and meet like minded patriots. I look forward to discussion but I'll most likely listen more than speak. -jdub

Hi Everyone, I'm a 26 year-old Air Force CGO in Colorado. I was born and raised in Florida, commissioned out of Texas A&M, and my first assignment was a remote missile warning site in northeast North Dakota. About half a year ago on my first deployment I decided it was time to commit and make a...

Hello, I'm Kai. I am currently a JROTC cadet in high school that is interested in Special Forces. Still not sure what branch to go into,or wether I want to go officer or enlisted. I already know before I join my parents are forcing me to have at least a bachelor's degree, so I'll at least have...

My name is Deren Thompson, I am a civilian currently working in Healthcare IT. My uncle, Richard J Thompson, was a Night Stalker who died in October of 1983 in Panama (I can post a link if it's approved in this forum but wanted to follow rules and not post links right away). My family has told...

Hello everyone, I am a recent High School graduate/College student. My adoptive father is a retired Colonel USMC aviator. After countless hours of research and deliberation, I intend to shoot for the 75th Ranger Rgt. People tend to laugh at me when I tell them my ambitions -because of my...

I am a active duty Marine on Miramar, waiting to receive orders to BRPC. I have been looking around on these forums for quite some time just soaking up knowledge while I can, but why delay the inevitable? I FINALLY created an account to actually have a voice and search for others training in the...

Hello everyone I am a 3531/3536 motor transport operator and wrecker. Just passed my four year mark in the Corps, I recently made the decision to apply for MARSOC and was told about this site by a friend.

Hello gents, I'm 28 civilian getting ready to enlist in the U.S. Army soon. I've been overweight before and trained for two years to get into standards. I've already gone to MEPS however did not enlist because I did not get the job I wanted. However due to my age I might just go ahead and...