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Seanman122 said:
SEALS are DA and SF are FID while Rangers are also DA
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Really?
Seanman122 said:
Recon Marines job (please excuse my lack of full knowledge) is to hump a 100 pound ruck deep into enemy territory and observe the enemy as well as send them to their maker.
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I don't remember hearing about very many Marines in the during the initial phases of the invasions, or during the SCUD hunts for that matter.
 
Mentors,

My SOF goal is to join the NSW community as SEAL or SWCC. I am a CM2 and currently SELRES. It is likely that I will mobilize in approximately 6 months. After that mobilization is when I would like to take the PST. I am currently 32 years old and do not think I can get an age waiver for SEAL, so I am focusing my efforts toward SWCC until or unless I learn that 34 year olds can get a shot at a SEAL age waiver. I have been following the NSW PT Guide on the sealswcc.com website as much as is practical considering my work schedule. I have also studied the video and forums on that site as well as several threads on this site. I want to join the NSW community because I feel I can do something much more than what I'm doing. I enjoy pushing my limits to find they weren't where I thought they were. I'm looking for advice on how to improve my packet to increase my chances of receiving an age waiver. I am working and steadily progressing toward the "optimal" PST scores and estimate I am 5 months away from getting there. I know that my age is working against me, but it serves to fuel my passion to accomplish my goal all the more. Thank you for any advice you would give.
 
Most guys quit in the pool. As has been said here many times, there's a difference between being a good swimmer and being comfortable in the water.
The 7 guys from my class (from my div in boot camp) who got their pins were/are all stellar men. They all had their weaknesses just like everyone else, but they didn't fucking quit.
 
SkrewzLoose said:
Most guys quit in the pool. As has been said here many times, there's a difference between being a good swimmer and being comfortable in the water.
The 7 guys from my class (from my div in boot camp) who got their pins were/are all stellar men. They all had their weaknesses just like everyone else, but they didn't fucking quit.
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Thanks for the reinforcement and encouragement. I was on the swim team in highschool until a broken arm during the season ended my "swiming career." Currently (and ironically,) swimming is my weakest part. I'm trying to spend as much time in the pool as I can which is a challenge in and of itself. I'm now plotting to suplement pool time with some light to moderate swimming in Lake Michigan.
 
DrkEgl said:
Thanks for the reinforcement and encouragement. I was on the swim team in highschool until a broken arm during the season ended my "swiming career." Currently (and ironically,) swimming is my weakest part. I'm trying to spend as much time in the pool as I can which is a challenge in and of itself. I'm now plotting to suplement pool time with some light to moderate swimming in Lake Michigan.
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Where exactly are you located now?
 
Good morning gents,
I am currently an active duty Marine. Three plus years in so far. I have just about completed my MARSOC package. My reason for wanting special forces are:
First, fraternity and comraderie, just like the "regular" Marine corps, but also the knowledge that the guy next to you is giving just as much as you and has trained just as hard as you. You know that you can trust your life to him with no reservations. Second, I want to reach my full potential. If I go to MARSOC and give A&S everything I have and I don't get selected, I'm okay with that. As long as I left every ounce I had "on the mat." but I intend to prove to the cadre, and to all of you gentleman (via words and posts), that I belong, or have the capacity to belong, among you and next to you. I also love to train and teach people. I am a marksmanship coach for the Marine Corps and I am more proud of that than my actual MOS. I can't really think of much else to say, I'm not the greatest at speaking about myself, but hopefully this shows that I have the capacity, desire, and the understanding of what it will take. Please share any positives or negative words you have for me. It will only help me. S/F
 
Rex27 said:
Good morning gents,
I am currently an active duty Marine. Three plus years in so far. I have just about completed my MARSOC package. My reason for wanting Special Forces are...
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DOH!!!
 
I apologize, I meant special operations forces. It's hard to see I my iPhone when I type lol. I do understand the difference. Sf is green berets only, and sof is all special operators for other branches, correct?

Correction: it's hard to see my iPhone when I type.

Rex27 said:
I apologize, I meant special operations forces. It's hard to see I my iPhone when I type lol. I do understand the difference. Sf is green berets only, and sof is all special operators for other branches, correct?
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Other branches and other army units.
 
Short bio:

I am currently 27 years old. I recently made the decision to enlist under a 18X contract (most likely won't ship until summer 2013) after working in the IT industry for the last 7 years. This wasn't a decision that I made lightly and I know that Special Forces is my dream that I should have pursued from the start. I am now pursuing that dream relentlessly. I know that there are some people who want to join SF for the wrong reasons. Let me just say that I do not want to join SF because I want to be "cool" or because I think I am a "high speed badass". I can sit here and say a bunch of idealistic things about why I want to be in SF but the truth is, I have no idea what it's really like to be in SF. Videos and books can only tell you so much and often paint a romanticized version of the truth. I just know that more than anything, I want to experience SF for myself.

Here is what I have done so far to prepare me:

I'd be honored to have a mentors guidance. Thanks.
 
Wow, it's been awhile since I last posted here. I'm not sure this is the right place to post this in, but just thought I'd give everyone an update: I've got my Medical this Wednesday and my interview is next Tuesday, the 23rd. Fairly confident, just a little nervous for the interview, however.
 
I am a 20 year old sophomore in college majoring in communications. My original plan was to get my Bachelors and enlist. But upon my 20th birthday I realized that school wasn't my dream, it was my parents dream. I have to do what I have to do for myself. Fuck college, it isnt for me right now. I am in the library at the moment and all I see is students studying to be lawyers and accountants; that sort of thing. Well fuck that. They're dream is to sit in an office and make 6 figures. That is simply not my dream. Im here looking up SOF workouts and the best option for ridding cartilage out of my knee cap so I can continue to train. My fellow classmates honestly want to be accountants and the like; I realized not too long ago that I am in the wrong race. I am in a race that wish to bow out of. Surely no one who wins anything in life does so because they are pushed to do so. The only thing that motivates me is SF. So, as of 11/1/12 I decided to forgo my career in mass comm. and train for my career in the military.
I ran track in school(distance) so stamina was always my strong suit. I am, however, a skinny MF! I gained 10 pounds since I decided to follow my dream. I went from 145 lbs to 155 lbs. My goal is to enlist next November at 175 lbs solid muscle. My PT as of today is:
PU:67----SU:98----PullUp:20 2 mile??? I havnt ran since last january due to the overuse injury I incurred while training for the Marin Corpse half marathon (Quantico). My goal is to score a perfect 300 by the time I get to basic which I undoubtedly will accomplish.
I've always been interested in the military,being a military brat and living over seas I was raised by military people. I understand now the difference in civilian parents and military parents but thats another story. For most of my life I have been isolated, beit living in Germany or having strict ass parents, I have always been strong willed. As you may be able to tell from my name, I am black. However, I am used to being the only black guy in a given group. From age 6 to 14 I played Ice Hockey. I was always one of the best players on my teams, but I was so innocent I never understood that my race matted; likely do to living overseas for so long. It wasn't until I got to highschool and was smacked in the face with racism that I fully grasped the impact of being black in a white sport. I remember sitting on the bench awaiting my line shift when a player who was sitting next to me turned to me and said "you know, you look like you belong on the Cosby show" I looked at him and punched him dead in the face. I got kicked off the team and looked down at by alot of people at the rink that day. From then on I went from happy go lucky to very serious about life and my future. That combined with my older brothers death in Iraq made me seriously consider the military. When I looked at SF, I fell in love with the mission and immediately knew that it was/is for me.
Many of you may look at my name and think "Who the fuck is this asshole and who does he think he is!!!??" In my intro, which is not as in depth as this, I stated the reasons behind my name. It is simple really, my high school lacrosse coach and Vietnam vet, knew of my aspirations and because of my personality on and off the field named me "black rambo". Ive held many nicknames, but I like that one. I have always stood out ini a crowd, for reasons I dont understand, maybe I subject myself to criticism, but I dont know. I dont claim to have all the answers. But I do know that Special Forces is meant for people like me, and it is my responsibility to prove it to myself and to the people that matter. My intentions are to be the best man I can be, the best teammate I can be, and in due time, the best father I can be.
This is a great site and this mentor program is a great idea. :thumbsup:
 
We are going to hit this up point by point. Your post is riddled with misspellings. Marine Corps should not be misspelled. Your numbers for PT are fine, but not needed. Your race means absolutely nothing to an SF team, or any SOF team I have worked with or for. Remember who you are, always. But take this piece of advice too- until you pass a selection, until you graduate to a team- even you don't know "who you are" or "what you're capable of".

Take some time, read a lot, post a little. And read. A lot. Get your 5 meter targets taken care of- recruiter, MEPS, the like.

Then we might start talking about who was meant for what. Not until then.
 
Currently I am an 18 college Freshmen so for now I am just having fun. However it is my dream to one day join your ranks. Since I was a about 10 years old I have wanted to be a Marine. There is an intangible draw that the the Marine Corps has me hooked into. I will openly admit that for many years, until I was about a Sophomore in High School I knew very little about the actual day to day life of a Marine, and for the most part I just wanted to be a "Grunt". That was as far as my aspirations went, 0311 Rifleman. Over the years however I wanted more. I started to be drawn to the SEALs because of the intense training and the capabilities that the Teams have. So then when my best friends brother came back from BRC and told us about the reality of the Corps, and the intensity and training options that his MOS held, I started to do my research. I soaked that shit up, I spent all my time ready about Recon and very quickly knew that that is what I wanted. After talking to him over the years, and continuing reading about it I only want it more. I am the kid, as naive as it is, that watched the "Surviving the Cut" and was grinning like an idiot because I simply couldn't contain my urge to get out and do that. I want to be in the thick of it and make it. And I KNOW that I will make it. Short of a DQing injury I would sooner die than not make it, which sounds melodramatic but I am sure that you men of all people will understand that. I WILL complete training. So I sit here today, in college, enjoying life because unlike my best friend who also yearns for that life, I knew I was not ready. I wasn't physically in the right place and I wasn't mentally in the right place so I am here in college having fun but preparing so that when my four years here are done I can get at it. So one day years from now I will have a small "Verified SOF" under my username.
Thank you for reading and for your exemplary service.
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