Sounds just like my company. Only difference is we had like 9 opt. 40s with 3 of us actually gettting to RASP. I'd be shocked if you weren't a direct ship to ABN.
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Sounds just like my company. Only difference is we had like 9 opt. 40s with 3 of us actually gettting to RASP. I'd be shocked if you weren't a direct ship to ABN.
Do some PT while at home. Keep focused on your goals.
I've been following the site for a few years now but haven't done much in posting. I'm prior-service Army and switched over to the Air Force to become a SOWT. I graduated the CCT/SOWT Selection Course a couple weeks ago and will be heading down to Keesler after New Years for weather school. I'm looking forward to the challenging pipeline and the job that follows!
Finished week 5(finally). We knocked out our 12 miler this morning and then just turned in weapons and got a few classes covering the next few weeks. I also was appointed class leader by the cadre so I've been doing that this week as well.
Awesome man. Keep it up.
Awesome.
Weather School sucks balls, and you days will be longer then the other students.
Just remember, quitting means you stay in the AF as a plain jane weather geek, going to a hub (think of the hub as a vampire, and your neck as a target of opportunity).
They will go to shit holes, and you will go to Ft Walton Beach, FL.
Never quit.
Linked up with rrd42(congratulations on being selected) earlier in fall and got everything submitted for my MARSOC package. I've been confirmed for ASPOC 02-13 as of last week.
I spoke with him a couple weeks ago at drill on what to work on and have been grinding. During drill last April I lost 30lbs after a trip to the ER, and checked in again 2 weeks ago for a corneal abrasion(swim qual and dirty Marines). My main goal right now is to not get hospitalized anymore and work on rucking.
I spoke with him a couple weeks ago at drill on what to work on and have been grinding. During drill last April I lost 30lbs after a trip to the ER, and checked in again 2 weeks ago for a corneal abrasion(swim qual and dirty Marines). My main goal right now is to not get hospitalized anymore and work on rucking.
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Lol, keep aiming high! jk, Goodluck and congrats on getting confirmed to ASPOC!
Going to MEPS 28Jan13. Hoping to get a 68w Option 40 contract.
I am very proud to see the progress of all of you. Well done.
I'm hoping for that contract, but I am going to weigh options. There are no promises obviously, honestly I'm just happy to be going in the first place. I'm excited regardless.
I am absolutely ecstatic about being in San Antonio in the dead of summer....pause...not. Honestly, I'll be thankful for the opportunity to swear in, let alone go to the AIT of my choosing.
Keep in mind that 68W opt 40 contracts are rarely out there, the Regiment primarily recruits its medics out of AIT now, so that they can look at your performance there and gauge your medical aptitude for going on to something like SOCM. Just something to keep in mind. If you want to go that route, and 68W opt 40 isn't available, then 68W opt 4, or even just a 68W by itself are all good options, provided your willing to EARN your spot at RASP.
If none of those are available, and your primary goal is to be in Regiment, then 11x and 13F are good choices as well. Any intel job in the 75th is usually a good grab as well. Oh, and 25C/U...if your into that kinda thing.
If you are not dead set on the 75th, then of course 18x is a good grab, as well as 89D and 35P both are good jobs that come with great benefits (actually, the best that are available right now) as well as great training.
Don't be a retard at MEPS, and also don't be overwhelmed by the pressure to enlist while there. Make sure you are polite, respectful, but also let them know what your intentions are. Unless you want to be a cook, then don't let them talk you into a 92G w/ opt 40 telling you "hey man, its a foot in the door, you'll still be a Ranger". Remember, in the 75th there are basically four MOS's that go out on target regularly: 11B/C, 13F, 68W, and 25C/U. The other MOS's will get to go out every now and again, but not with any regularity.
Just figure out what your goal is while in the Army, and why (specifically). If you want some feedback on here, then feel free to bounce it off of us so you aren't making life altering decisions based on false pretenses.
If none of those are available, and your primary goal is to be in Regiment, then 11x and 13F are good choices as well. Any intel job in the 75th is usually a good grab as well. Oh, and 25C/U...if your into that kinda thing.
If you are not dead set on the 75th, then of course 18x is a good grab, as well as 89D and 35P both are good jobs that come with great benefits (actually, the best that are available right now) as well as great training.
Don't be a retard at MEPS, and also don't be overwhelmed by the pressure to enlist while there. Make sure you are polite, respectful, but also let them know what your intentions are. Unless you want to be a cook, then don't let them talk you into a 92G w/ opt 40 telling you "hey man, its a foot in the door, you'll still be a Ranger". Remember, in the 75th there are basically four MOS's that go out on target regularly: 11B/C, 13F, 68W, and 25C/U. The other MOS's will get to go out every now and again, but not with any regularity.
Just figure out what your goal is while in the Army, and why (specifically). If you want some feedback on here, then feel free to bounce it off of us so you aren't making life altering decisions based on false pretenses.
Thank you for the response! My recruiter said 68w option 40 is highly unlikely but has occurred and 68w option 4 is much more realistic(which is by no means a bad route). I want a shot at the Regiment. I'm not one to settle but I won't balk at a potential great career. I'm going in with the understanding that nothing is promised an everything must be earned. My recruiter said exactly what you did basically saying you'll have the opportunity to volunteer when in AIT, but I've been cautious and taken everything anyone has said with a grain of salt. I was a bit nervous thinking it was just him hearding me in. So I greatly appreciate the information, it makes me feel a lot better about it. I absolutely want to be a medic and I want to be with the best out there. In the long run I'd like to work with wounded vets as a physicians assistant or maybe even a doctor, but my objective and current 25m target is to serve via enlisting first then serve again by being around the same kind of people just in a different way. But for now it's MEPS and any other obstacles prior to BCT.
Thanks Goon, I greatly appreciate the information!
Option4=Airborne?
Yes sir, it is.
I looked at your intro, and saw that you are currently working in EMS. As long as your PT scores aren't an embarrassment, and you stay out of trouble, you shouldn't have a hard time going to RASP at all, opt. 40 or not.
Yeah, not worried about EMT so much as paramedic/ATP etc. my fiance is a nurse practitioner and has a lot of study material on what SOCM goes over so were studying together now usually 4 or 5 days a week. I want to get in as much info as possible now. Even if RASP doesn't happen it'll still make me better and prep me for school in the future.
As far as PT is concerned I always feel that It can always use improvement. I'm currently following military athlete ruck based selection prep and that has helped quite a bit. My Sit-ups best is 78 in 2 min, push-ups is 74 in 2 min and pull-ups is 16 in one minute. My run sucks, 13 min 2 mile. My core and cardio needs serious improvement, overall strength is there. I'm 6'1" 210lbs. If I want to be competitive and succeed I have to step all of it up, of that I have no doubt. I plan to complete the selection prep, taper for 2 weeks with the MA operator sessions then do ranger school prep for 6 weeks. I'm devising a program for AIT now but that is dependent on what I'm allowed to have access to. I know dropping weight will help but im afraid ill lose strength. I'm sure if I laid off the beer it'd fix some of my problems(but its just so damn good!). I eat pretty clean(paleo/Zone) but i usuall have a beer or two a night and with football seasons coming to a close usually several on saturdays and sundays. After the Super Bowl I plan to stop all together until after RASP.
Ill let ya know how MEPS goes. Very excited!
Based on what you said above, you will be good to go, opt 40 or not. If you don't find Regiment, they will find you. Get the best 68W contract you can get, even if it is just 68W, and then volunteer in AIT. I have no doubt they will give you a RASP slot.
