A greeting

ED850 · Post by **ED850** » April 23rd, 2006, 7:57 pm

Hello. I'm Evan, a 20 year old HS graduate and sophomore in college. I live on the Gulf Coast of FL and work at various jobs. Most recently, I worked in landscape/irrigation installation for about 9 months. My intended goals now lead me to the Army- though it may seem to be at an odd time (2nd yr in school), it's part of a delicate plan. For what it may be worth to some of you, my father and his father both served in the Army as Colonels...so I assume that maybe 7% of my reasons for volunteering are inherent. I do want to note, however, that the other 93% have nothing to do with the "family tradition" idea that some people carry on. On the other hand, I respect that idea and simply wanted to point out that I am not part of that scenario because I believe both are parts of different characters.

Moving right along to the good stuff... I signed in the first week of selected 11x with option 40 and am currently DEP. My report date is 20060907 (my 21st birthday), but it is planned to renegot my contract for the next available date, which would be the 12th. I've done a good bit of reading here prior to my registering, and by that have already gained a lot. I was pleasantly surprised at the things I learned on this site since I have had read read read and read some more from other sources in the previous months. I wanted to know as much as possible before I even spoke with a recruiter or went to MEPS...and it's nice to know now that I can pick up even more here. So, thanks to all of you who contribute here. Some of what I see here I disagree with (obviously I'm not talking about technical stuff..since I have NO experience in that

) and some of what I see I do agree with. I've noticed, though, that it is possible to learn from both. That's why I say thanks to all who contribute.

KW Driver · Post by **KW Driver** » April 23rd, 2006, 8:13 pm

gosh, I'm sorry you don't like some of the things we do. I sure hope you like everything the Army does to/for you later. We can be such meanies. Certainly nobody in RIP or Bn will act like us. We're just a bunch of has beens, trying to relive our glory years here, boosting our delicate egos. (:roll: , for Puck)

good luck, thanks for joining, don't quit, and I hope you're in shape mentally and physically for what's coming.

Silverback · Post by **Silverback** » April 23rd, 2006, 8:21 pm

Welcome...thanks for the input...Have fun!

Oh yeah enjoy the title (I certainly don't think your dad would approve)

Ranger Bill · Post by **Ranger Bill** » April 23rd, 2006, 9:13 pm

Congratulations on your enlistment. Good luck with your Option 40. I hope things work out for you. I'm sorry you don't agree with everything you've read here, except for the technical stuff, of course.

ED850 · Post by **ED850** » April 23rd, 2006, 9:28 pm

Rangers, thank you for your comments. So that nobody is mislead by the "agree / disagree" portion of my post, I'll say this. I'm glad I don't agree with everything, and I pray nobody ever agrees with everything I say or do. Thanks again, I look forward to this.

Fishboy · Post by **Fishboy** » April 24th, 2006, 3:21 am

Welcome,
I don't agree with your disagreement, but to each his own.
Thats one of the good things about Rangers, just let us know where you stand and we'll respect your feelings.
Don't quit!

Chiron · Post by **Chiron** » April 24th, 2006, 3:50 am

Youâ€™re going to enjoy the military and all the disagreeing youâ€™ll be going through.
Remember when it gets tough donâ€™t forget to disagree with the DS.

Also just incase you may cover your ass by PMing all your disagreements to T0000009.

Oh and welcome.

Fishboy · Post by **Fishboy** » April 24th, 2006, 4:00 am

Oh shit,
I forgot about that,
just PM "T0000009" if you find something that you want to discuss
Thanks Chiron for reminding me.

CHCB · Post by **CHCB** » April 24th, 2006, 4:04 am

Welcome. Hope you're doing some PT during all that reading.

msg_dman · Post by **msg_dman** » April 24th, 2006, 7:49 am

Welcome

spanky · Post by **spanky** » April 24th, 2006, 8:55 am

Welcome.

ED850 · Post by **ED850** » April 24th, 2006, 9:22 am

"Hope you're doing some PT during all that reading."

Ranger CHCB, what exactly do you mean by "PT"?

wellfed · Post by **wellfed** » April 24th, 2006, 9:25 am

Welcome..T00009 should be able to answer all your questions and he's kinda of our "Complaint Guy" He usually gets things resolved promptly and he doesn't mind constructive criticism, just keep it constructive with possible suggestions on how to improve the site.

Silverback · Post by **Silverback** » April 24th, 2006, 9:25 am

ED850 wrote:"Hope you're doing some PT during all that reading."

Ranger CHCB, what exactly do you mean by "PT"?

Any Army brat in the world would know what PT means.

Fishboy · Post by **Fishboy** » April 24th, 2006, 10:05 am

Silverback wrote:
ED850 wrote:"Hope you're doing some PT during all that reading."

Ranger CHCB, what exactly do you mean by "PT"?
Any Army brat in the world would know what PT means.

its "Pizza Time" right?
Thats what is was in my day