Anyone here SF, CAG, SEAL, RECON, PJ, DEVGRU or 82nd ABD?

[Driven2Succeed]

Just wondering if anyone here is in Military special forces..

I am a soldier who is aspiring to get into Army SF.. I went to Selection in june, but I was a 24 day "non-select" due to Land Nav.. damn that STAR course was rough..any of you who've been to Camp Mackall know what I'm talking about.. did well on all the rucks and runs, log n rifle pt, Nasty Nick obstacle course, and had good peer evals during Team week.. I definitely plan on going back..it was awesome..

right now i'm an NCO in Hawaii but will be reporting to 82nd at fort bragg in nov 06..

just wanted to know if anyone here was Special Ops or has any interest in it.. reply if you are or want to..

 

[manuva]

Back in the day, yeah.

That was Australian army tho, so not much help to you.

 

[Driven2Succeed]

thats cool man.. hear u guys have an awesome military down there.. haven't trained with any australians, but i heard u guys rock..

peace

 

[BacardiGuy]

Most true special forces will not admit to having been so.

 

[manuva]

thats cool man.. hear u guys have an awesome military down there.. haven't trained with any australians, but i heard u guys rock..

peace

Aussie army trains hard because its so small. Something 80% of Army funding goes into SF, so the benefits (apart from better pay hehe) include getting to play with some pretty funky hardware.

Brush up on your nav and hit it again champ, its well worth it.

Most true special forces will not admit to having been so.

Just what this forum needs. Another 18 year old know-it-all. Where did you serve son?

 

[BacardiGuy]

I don't claim to know it all or close to it. I'd love to join the Marines but I'm held back by a pinched nerve in my shoulder that prevents me from lifting my left arm on occasion. So instead I'm becoming an engineer and hope to work on military technologies that conceited, self-righteous, antagonistic servicemen such as yourself can not only "play with", but may also help keep you alive.

That said, my previous statement was a rehash of what I was told by a former seal. I don't believe he was considering the Australian army, so perhaps it may not hold true on your side of the globe.

 

[Bible_Belt]

My cousin is 82nd. He did a tour of Iraq, but managed to leave just before the battle of Falluja after those civilian contractors got hung from the bridge. The last I heard, he was set to go back again, but plans changed at the last minute.

 

[manuva]

That said, my previous statement was a rehash of what I was told by a former seal. I don't believe he was considering the Australian army, so perhaps it may not hold true on your side of the globe.

It's even more true about the Australian Army than the US. Regular Australian soldiers - let alone SF - are instructed from the beginning of basic training to never reveal their occupation. It draws attention where none is wanted or needed. Before I was even SF I was alternately a plumber, a dolphin trainer, a marine biologist, a judge at a dog show, or the guy who painted black lines on the bottom of olympic swimming pools. I would rotate through these 'occupations' whenever I was out socialising, because no-one needed to know otherwise.

Why did I admit to it here? For one thing, because I'm no longer serving. Mostly, it's because its anonymous. Nobody reading this has any idea where I live, what my name is, where I served, or where my relatives live. It's risk free.

All the best Driven. Don't gob off. Shut your mouth and listen. When they put you in the sh!t, nod and say 'ok'. Be the grey man. Don't stand out in any way. Don't do anything to draw attention to yourself. Thats the way to make it through.

 

[Centaurion]

I was 'Kyst-Jeger' ( directly translated = 'coast hunter') in the Norwegian Army.

We specialized in warfare along the coast, I was the special fire-controller. It wasn't real SF, more like SF-light, I think you can compare it to the US Rangers.

 

[diplomatic_lies]

Australia has an army now? I always thought we were defended by sweaty guys in corkscrew hats armed with kangaroo scrotum slingshots.

I guess things have really changed since the Iraq war.

 

[Bible_Belt]

Special forces training for foreign miltaries could even be considered more harsh than that of the US, because at least with the giant budget of the US miltary they can put more resources into making the training as rigorous as possible while injuring or killing as few soldiers as possible (too much paperwork).