WOW!.. Just fucking Wow!...
3 pages on an intro usually doesn't bode well.. :?
Allow me to throw in my .02 cents (so far, seem like all this guy is worth..)
First; No one here gives a shit about what you have done in the past, least of all me. Consider yourself lucky for having been treated so kindly by the likes of
RANGER Kilted Heathen, and others. There are Men here on this site that went through basic quite possibly before your
parents were born. They deserve more respect and less attitude than you have shown. IE- loose the smart-ass comments.
Second; The "I-was-an-all-state-cum-gobbler-and-swallowed-every-time" routine carries very little weight here. If, and I do mean
"IF", you make it to Battalion you will find yourself surrounded by people who played sports.. usually better than you. Your ahtletic ability may help get you there, but your attitude will get you DX'd most ricky-tick. I guaran-goddamn-tee you that Ranger Pat Tillman, NFL star that he was,
still had to stand at parade rest and address his superiors by rank when he got to Batt.
Third; The attrition rate for RIP is something like 70% or better. I went through with many dudes who could have easily made it through RIP, but chose not to. Make it through that and then we'll talk. Shit, I'll buy you a beer!.. but until that time, your words do not impress me.
Fourth; More than one of the other Rangers here have mentioned attention to detail. You have consistently shown that you cannot follow simple instructions. I, for one, would not want a showboater like yourself working for me either in that military or civilian sector. At this point, you need to do what you are told when to fucking do it. Period.
Perhaps you just might make it to the Ranger Regiment and I will congratulate you when you do. The site here is full of information to help you get there, and people to give you advice and mentoring. Whatever problems you have , I assure you , are not new. Use this resource wisely before you go, and after if need be.. most of us here didn't have this luxury. If you play your cards right, you could even get orders cut for RIP the day you graduate Airborne. I've seen it happen.. But do not , for one fucking second, think that anyone here owes you anything.
This post does not require a response by you. It's just free advice, and you don't have to take it.