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by PerryB
July 13th, 2011, 9:10 am
Forum: Recruitment Process
Topic: Option 40 Contract question
Replies: 3
Views: 6978

Option 40 Contract question

I am a Army Guidance Counselor at the one of the Meps in texas. I always try and square away my applicants. I am not about slamming anyone into the Army. My question is if I have a young man that wants to enlist with option 40 and only support mos's are open for option 40 contracts is it better to e...
by PerryB
July 13th, 2011, 12:45 am
Forum: Introduction Archive
Topic: Intro Woody
Replies: 6
Views: 2051

Re: Intro Woody

Woody, I work at the meps in Houston as a guidance counselor. If you had lasik and had a medical waiver the counselors at your meps could have sent an exception to USAREC who would forward it to the infantry proponet for a exception to allow you to enlist with Airborne, or 18X. We do it all the time...
by PerryB
July 11th, 2011, 8:15 am
Forum: Introduction Archive
Topic: Intro
Replies: 11
Views: 3427

Re: Intro

Thanks for the warm welcome. I will tell my brother about this site for sure. He went to Ranger school in 1995 and as far as I know he is the only enlisted soldier to win every award at graduation (I think it was like 4 different awards). He later served as a RI and a company 1SG in Dahlonega. He is...
by PerryB
July 11th, 2011, 12:44 am
Forum: About OSUT
Topic: Obtaining a Ranger Contract at OSUT
Replies: 18
Views: 28564

Re: Obtaining a Ranger Contract at OSUT

My son is OSUT right now in week 11. He has a option 4 contract. His GT is 105 so he was not allowed a option 40. After he shipped in April I contacted the 75th Regiment Recruiting team and they assured me they can grant waivers for the GT score. They assured me they will get the volunteer paper wor...
by PerryB
July 9th, 2011, 2:58 pm
Forum: Introduction Archive
Topic: Intro
Replies: 11
Views: 3427

Intro

I am a proud Father of an awesome son. Keith is in week 10 of 11X OSUT. He will be going to ABN school after he graduates on 5 August. He doesn't have a option 40 contract but we have been in contact with the 75th regiment recruiters and they have assured me they will get the volunteer paper work to...

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