Hey all,
I've been out of the Army for a little over a year now and am looking to get back in with the ultimate goal of earning a long tab. I joined in 2011 as an 11b, got hurt in RASP and was sent to the 82nd. I was pretty bummed but I made the best of it, did my time in a line company, then tried out and was selected for the scout platoon. I was lucky enough to get a slot to sniper school at the end of 2013 and graduated just a couple of months before deploying to Afghanistan. After getting back and with OEF coming to an end I decided to get out as an E-4 and to go to school, however I've come to realize over the last year that I'm not done with the Army just yet. The quote "If you love what you do you'll never work a day in your life" really applies to my time in the military, sure some of it sucked but it never felt like work. I'm not opposed to finishing college but I feel very stagnant which brings me to why I've come here. As a prior service guy I'd like some advice as to which pathI should take on the road to Special Forces. I spoke to a recently retired group SGM and he recommended the route he had taken, which was to get in contact with 19th group and attend selection/Q through them, then at a later date go active. That sounded great however talking to a recruiter from 19th, he told me they weren't offering rep 63's to prior service and that I would need to join as SOF support then they would send me to selection when they felt I was ready. That sounded and felt a whole lot like recruiter speak for "We're hurting for soft skill guys." and I have no intentions on reclassing if I can help it. So it would seem that that leaves either joining a guard unit as an 11b and attending an sfre or going back active. I was hoping some of you BTDT types or anyone that is involved with the recruitment process could give me some advice on what you would do if you were in my shoes.
Any input is much appreciated fellas. Thanks. -Max
I've been out of the Army for a little over a year now and am looking to get back in with the ultimate goal of earning a long tab. I joined in 2011 as an 11b, got hurt in RASP and was sent to the 82nd. I was pretty bummed but I made the best of it, did my time in a line company, then tried out and was selected for the scout platoon. I was lucky enough to get a slot to sniper school at the end of 2013 and graduated just a couple of months before deploying to Afghanistan. After getting back and with OEF coming to an end I decided to get out as an E-4 and to go to school, however I've come to realize over the last year that I'm not done with the Army just yet. The quote "If you love what you do you'll never work a day in your life" really applies to my time in the military, sure some of it sucked but it never felt like work. I'm not opposed to finishing college but I feel very stagnant which brings me to why I've come here. As a prior service guy I'd like some advice as to which pathI should take on the road to Special Forces. I spoke to a recently retired group SGM and he recommended the route he had taken, which was to get in contact with 19th group and attend selection/Q through them, then at a later date go active. That sounded great however talking to a recruiter from 19th, he told me they weren't offering rep 63's to prior service and that I would need to join as SOF support then they would send me to selection when they felt I was ready. That sounded and felt a whole lot like recruiter speak for "We're hurting for soft skill guys." and I have no intentions on reclassing if I can help it. So it would seem that that leaves either joining a guard unit as an 11b and attending an sfre or going back active. I was hoping some of you BTDT types or anyone that is involved with the recruitment process could give me some advice on what you would do if you were in my shoes.
Any input is much appreciated fellas. Thanks. -Max