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91BravoBenson
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INTRO-Benny

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Good Day all, it’s around 15:00 my time and would like to introduce myself. I am Benny I am currently on my second Deployment, and first Reenlistment. I am SPC Promotable 91b wheeled vehicle mechanic out of 5th SFG. My first duty was with the 307 airborne engineers later then transferd to 3bct 82nd at bragg . I have submitted my packet for RASP 1 last month and waiting for orders. I found this site from an SSgt who was with 3rd BAT and thought it would be a good idea to see if I can find out more about being a mechanic in Regiment?
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91BravoBenson wrote:Good Day all, it’s around 15:00 my time and would like to introduce myself. I am Benny I am currently on my second Deployment, and first Reenlistment. I am SPC Promotable 91b wheeled vehicle mechanic out of 5th SFG. My first duty was with the 307 airborne engineers later then transferd to 3bct 82nd at bragg . I have submitted my packet for RASP 1 last month and waiting for orders. I found this site from an SSgt who was with 3rd BAT and thought it would be a good idea to see if I can find out more about being a mechanic in Regiment?
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Welcome & hello Benny. Glad you found your way here.

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Welcome to the site, Benny.


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Thanks and to add onto my intro, on my first deployment I was A recovery operator for Route Clearanace for 9 months in Helmand Providence. I have recieved my CAB my the first month in country. I have just about every class offerd for a Mechanic. Im at Campbell right now and when I redeploy back home I will be going to Air Assualt before arriving to RASP1
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Welcome Benny.
I'm curious as to your motivation for leaving sf to go to regiment.
Is there something you don't like about your current post?
Not saying it's a bad thing, just curious as I always saw sf as my end goal if I were to have stayed in the army.
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Let’s start off with why I left Bragg. I wasn’t with 82nd for too long and I noticed allot of thing I didn’t agree with, I was normal Soldier who excelled at pretty much every aspect with minimum effort. I wasn’t in shape and was still out pt’n everyone. Friends I knew pretty much said Group was the place to be for Support guys with all the deployments and career progression opportunities, so I reenlisted to try it out. Being at group is not what I want to do. I am not a Green Hat and the opportunity to be in group has opened my eyes about what they actual do, and to be honest I don’t want to that. Well I guess what I’m trying to get out of regiment is the constant training and not being the lame Support guy I want to be Ranger . From what I have been told from my former Rangers buddies it that everyone is the same and passed the same selection regardless of MOS, very one fights even Support.
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Makes perfect sense then. :)
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Welcome Benny. Give everything you've got, every time you give and never, ever quit! RLTW
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