kscore
Verified Military
Here's my story:
I'm 27 years old. I've spent most of my life in California with a little stint in Washington. I joined the Reserves as an 0311 at 21 for a multitude of reasons, some that may not have been the best or most motivating reasons but mine none the less.
My reasons for applying myself towards MARSOC-
I've reached a plateau as an 0311. I feel that I've reached a point where I either need to step up my game or step out. Less than a month ago I was counting down the days to my EAS. It wasn't that I wanted out, or that I hated being a Marine, I just reached a point where I felt like I had given all the knowledge I could to my junior Marines. With the way training had been going lately, or lack thereof, I felt like I was letting these Marines down because I wasn't allowed to really show them the extent of what I knew or what I was taught. Field ops were becoming 4 days of sitting in a hole month after month or admin stand downs. I could rarely get the chance to even clean up their basic patrolling skills! It was frustrating. I'm very big on teamwork and everyone bringing themselves to the table and I wasn't getting the ability to do so and neither were my Marines. As I stated in my profile I am a hockey player and hockey fan and I relate this choice to what I believe the SF community is about. Every team may have a star player or the guy who always gets his 15 minutes, but the true fans know who the enforcers are that protect that star, the grinders who wear the other team down, the defenseman who eases the pressure on the goalie or the playmakers who get the assists. I need that tempo. I need to feel like I'm learning or teaching or using any skill I can.
Another Marine from my unit/friend of mine recently had passed selection and is currently in ITC. We've talked a lot since he left (nothing he shouldn't have said to me) and I'd always get the hints to get a package going. About 2 weeks ago my 1st Sgt made an announcement about MARSOC closing to reservists as of 2014. I had recently talked to him about attending preselection for 19th SFG and he suggested I research into it. I did and haven't looked back. I'm not looking to be Billy Badass, because I'm sure that it's not all, I just know my chapter of serving isn't closed yet. Everything I've done and have yet to do can be perfected and that is one thing I'm looking for from this. Bettering myself and bringing my skillsets and whatever weight they hold to a team that can change the momentum.
I'm looking for mentoring to have that guidance to reach my goals, mostly in my fitness portion, because I am definitely not where I'd like to be.
"Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize."
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I'm 27 years old. I've spent most of my life in California with a little stint in Washington. I joined the Reserves as an 0311 at 21 for a multitude of reasons, some that may not have been the best or most motivating reasons but mine none the less.
My reasons for applying myself towards MARSOC-
I've reached a plateau as an 0311. I feel that I've reached a point where I either need to step up my game or step out. Less than a month ago I was counting down the days to my EAS. It wasn't that I wanted out, or that I hated being a Marine, I just reached a point where I felt like I had given all the knowledge I could to my junior Marines. With the way training had been going lately, or lack thereof, I felt like I was letting these Marines down because I wasn't allowed to really show them the extent of what I knew or what I was taught. Field ops were becoming 4 days of sitting in a hole month after month or admin stand downs. I could rarely get the chance to even clean up their basic patrolling skills! It was frustrating. I'm very big on teamwork and everyone bringing themselves to the table and I wasn't getting the ability to do so and neither were my Marines. As I stated in my profile I am a hockey player and hockey fan and I relate this choice to what I believe the SF community is about. Every team may have a star player or the guy who always gets his 15 minutes, but the true fans know who the enforcers are that protect that star, the grinders who wear the other team down, the defenseman who eases the pressure on the goalie or the playmakers who get the assists. I need that tempo. I need to feel like I'm learning or teaching or using any skill I can.
Another Marine from my unit/friend of mine recently had passed selection and is currently in ITC. We've talked a lot since he left (nothing he shouldn't have said to me) and I'd always get the hints to get a package going. About 2 weeks ago my 1st Sgt made an announcement about MARSOC closing to reservists as of 2014. I had recently talked to him about attending preselection for 19th SFG and he suggested I research into it. I did and haven't looked back. I'm not looking to be Billy Badass, because I'm sure that it's not all, I just know my chapter of serving isn't closed yet. Everything I've done and have yet to do can be perfected and that is one thing I'm looking for from this. Bettering myself and bringing my skillsets and whatever weight they hold to a team that can change the momentum.
I'm looking for mentoring to have that guidance to reach my goals, mostly in my fitness portion, because I am definitely not where I'd like to be.
"Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize."
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