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My advise would be to work on your weaknesses whenever you have time to rest. I know it sounds counter intuitive, but you need the mindset that you'll have all the time in the world to rest when you are dead. That doesn't mean avoid all rest, because your body needs time to repair, but doing 10 minu...

Thanks for the response ABN509. Every bit of information is good stuff to pass along to my son.

Sincerely,
Squidward

Wow, thanks mortor guy. I'm amazed at one of the common themes brought up. :) I'll definately pass along the info. I'm sure it will help to hear stuff from people who have "been there and got the T-shirt". I know that sometimes the grass just LOOKS greener on the other pasture, but sometim...

Thanks for the information Furious. I'll definately pass along your advice.

Sincerely Squidward

Well first off I just have to say...WOW! Because I admire anyone who 1) joins the military and 2) tries to be part of the best, my initial reaction to your guys breakdown of this guys confession was along the lines of "boy, that's harsh". However, as I thought about it, I realized that not...

I realize this is completely subjective based on each individual experiences, but I was wondering how the different airborne units compared to one another. Has anyone been in the 82nd, 173rd, and the 4/25th that can give what they thought were the major strengths/weaknesses/differences between them?...

One aspect that I'm sure is impossible to gage, but how will the Army units REALLY deal with this issue if DADT is lifted? Let me try to explain what I mean. When I was in the Navy, we had a saying that went something like, "There's the right way, the wrong way, and the Navy way." In other...

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I realize the thread was dead, but the subject is still quite alive and current. I suppose if the interest in rehashing this topic is dead, then it will re-die. ( Kinda like shooting a zombie in the head, they are alreay dead, but you are just finishing them off)

First, about this recent survey, there are many problems with it. This is from http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=IF10K01" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The military member survey ignores important questions and has serious flaws. • It fails to ask whether the homosexual ban shou...

Sitrep update... My son is getting settled in with his company in the 82nd Airborne. He has gotten to do two training jumps, one from a C-130 (I think) and one from a Chinook helicopter. He loves to jump and really enjoyed the helo jump. Being that he's the only newbie in his company right now and t...

First, thank you for the replies. I appreciate any 'intel' I can pass along to my son. Second, my son does want to go to Ranger school and while he got turned down at Airborne school to go to RASP, he plans on re-enlisting in the future with a RASP guarentee. He realizes that both Ranger Battalion a...

Being a former Navy guy, I'm not completely sure on what Army protocol is for certain things. I'm trying to help out my son, who is currently stationed at Ft. Bragg with the 82nd Airborne, but my understanding doesn't seem to jive with what he knows. The question is, "If a soldier who is in the...

Update....My son did not get accepted to RASP while in Airborne school. :cry: He either doesn't know why or he does know but didn't tell me. He knows that his PT score, while not the best (284) was above minimum and his ASVAB scores were high enough (85ish overall and a 118 on some kind of combined ...

What is an Option 40? While I'm not sure, I'm guessing an Option 40 has to do with getting a RASP contract when you enlist. If that is so, then here is some information I have learned through my son's experience. When he was getting ready to sign up, we were asking his recruiter to put Ranger on his...

To Ranger Steadfast, I appreciate the notion that just because I am a veteran that you see me as an equal, but I know that not all jobs in the military are equal. I will probably drop calling everyone Ranger (mainly cause I'm lazy) :shock: but I do want you guys to realize that I do see your Ranger ...