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Ranger centermass I jumped into the situation without studying all rules of posting.By doing this I failed and posted my last name when instructed not to.
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offsetshot wrote:I'll enlist in an airborne unit and wait for the remainder of the 24 months. And volunteer for RASP at a later time. Any advice?
Has your recruiter offered you an airborne school option?
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Ranger Jim no I have not been offered an airborne contract.
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offsetshot wrote:Ranger centermass I jumped into the situation without studying all rules of posting.By doing this I failed and posted my last name when instructed not to.
All right studly.

Here's what you need to do - Come up with another username of your choosing and send me a private message letting me know what it is you've decided and I will take care of it. Before I change it, I will send you a message back, to confirm the change.

Once I see you've read that message I sent, you will then use your New Username from that point on, to log on with.
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Roger Ranger centermass Thankyou Ranger.
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elgecko wrote:"I am very intelligent have no problem passing asvab."

Seriously? I realize "very intelligent" is both relative and subjective but this puts the rest of your resume in question. You WILL come in contact with many of us during your time in Regiment so focus on creating a solid reputation starting now.

Ranger elgecko what do you meen by "us"?
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offsetshot wrote:
elgecko wrote:"I am very intelligent have no problem passing asvab."

Seriously? I realize "very intelligent" is both relative and subjective but this puts the rest of your resume in question. You WILL come in contact with many of us during your time in Regiment so focus on creating a solid reputation starting now.

Ranger elgecko what do you meen by "us"?
He means there are people on this board that are in the Regiment right now. The Community is tiny and they will know who you are. Their memories are long and any douche baggery can and will follow you through training.
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rangertough wrote:
offsetshot wrote:
elgecko wrote:"I am very intelligent have no problem passing asvab."

Seriously? I realize "very intelligent" is both relative and subjective but this puts the rest of your resume in question. You WILL come in contact with many of us during your time in Regiment so focus on creating a solid reputation starting now.

Ranger elgecko what do you meen by "us"?
He means there are people on this board that are in the Regiment right now. The Community is tiny and they will know who you are. Their memories are long and any douche baggery can and will follow you through training.
Thankyou Rangertough I understand now. I've already made this hard enough on myself I appreciate you clarifying this so I could understand. I will not any of you Rangers down.
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offsetshot wrote: Thankyou Rangertough I understand now. I've already made this hard enough on myself I appreciate you clarifying this so I could understand. I will not any of you Rangers down.
Inattention to detail. Is the word "let" missing?
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Jim wrote:
offsetshot wrote: Thankyou Rangertough I understand now. I've already made this hard enough on myself I appreciate you clarifying this so I could understand. I will not any of you Rangers down.
Inattention to detail. Is the word "let" missing?

Yes Ranger jim, honest mistake I typed and posted to fast.

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Pay attention to what you are doing young hero. Do everything right and double check yourself. Afterwards think about what you've done and how you could have done it better and why you didn't do better. Do not assume you can just go through life hap-hazardly and things will turn out OK, you have to pay attention to the details! Lives will depend on it.
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There are a whole lot of men on this site with years of experience and if you listen, you can learn a whole lot. Even if you are unable to obtain a Ranger contract you can still better yourself if you are willing to put out the effort. It's easy to be a lazy, douche bag, but it takes hard work and dedication to be a man of honor. Start now, make the commitment, your past does not have to dictate your future. Give everything you've got, ever time you give and never ever quit! RLTW
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rangerjd wrote:There are a whole lot of men on this site with years of experience and if you listen, you can learn a whole lot. Even if you are unable to obtain a Ranger contract you can still better yourself if you are willing to put out the effort. It's easy to be a lazy, douche bag, but it takes hard work and dedication to be a man of honor. Start now, make the commitment, your past does not have to dictate your future. Give everything you've got, ever time you give and never ever quit! RLTW
Thankyou Ranger JD, I thank you so much for your strong advice. I'm blown away on the integrity I've found here. It's brought me to tears. There is no more perfect leader to follow than a Ranger.
I am growing everyday and am facing all kinds of scenarios throughout my day to test my moral strength, I have utmost confidence now with my newly learned wisdom from this army Ranger website. Like you said it is easy to be douche bag, and much more difficult however fun and exciting to challenge myself.

I've found it is hard to have learned and live a strong principle. Especially hard when it seems I can't get away from, well... people who are kind of douche-bags and they are everywhere.

I thank you so much for your service and kindness.

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Slowpoke wrote:Pay attention to what you are doing young hero. Do everything right and double check yourself. Afterwards think about what you've done and how you could have done it better and why you didn't do better. Do not assume you can just go through life hap-hazardly and things will turn out OK, you have to pay attention to the details! Lives will depend on it.
Thankyou Ranger slowpoke! I am studying ways to improve attention to detail. I will strengthen this trait.

Your advice is indescribable. Having powerful knowledge is like being a super hero! I feel stupid for not understanding these things earlier. But! it's better late than never!

I will not let you down Ranger slowpoke.

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What is your recruiter telling you now?
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