Intro

NoMoreRegrets · Post by **NoMoreRegrets** » June 22nd, 2004, 5:08 pm

NoahH wrote:Welcome.

I did a little research over on SOCNET and found a possible solution on how to tell your wife you're enlisting in the Army. Here ya go

That might just work... :?

NoMoreRegrets · Post by **NoMoreRegrets** » June 22nd, 2004, 6:02 pm

NoMoreRegrets wrote:<---- Avatar is in "honor" of that.

Well, this little phrase doesn't make any sense anymore now that I've brought my Avatar in to conformance with the rules. Sorry for the momentary breach, I was confused on where to select the right category of Avatar - just overlooked that little combo-box.

Narrow Gauge RR · Post by **Narrow Gauge RR** » June 22nd, 2004, 6:13 pm

Good luck to you brother, I too have been pt'ing the hell out of myself and have made a commitment to enlist in the Army by this October...my 29th birthday....I've done the college thing, the desk job, sales, and currently work as a barber but I have never been happy and have never felt that sense of fulfillment. I have always been very patriotic and want to defend my country. Hopefully by the time I reach your age I will have been a Ranger for a couple years :D I wish you nothing but the best of luck....hopefully one day we can meet each other when we're wearing our tan berets.
I've asked a lot of questions the last couple weeks about enlisting at my age..if you search for my posts maybe a few of your questions will be answered.

p.s.........Ranger V-Rod......I also would appreciate any advice you could give me since it seems you went into the Army under similar circumstances as me.

Hand Job · Post by **Hand Job** » June 22nd, 2004, 7:37 pm

Welcome NoMoreRegrets.

NoMoreRegrets · Post by **NoMoreRegrets** » June 22nd, 2004, 7:58 pm

Gauge wrote:Good luck to you brother, I too have been pt'ing the hell out of myself and have made a commitment to enlist in the Army by this October...

The PT regimen that I put together for myself ends at the end of October, so we'll be enlisting at the same time. We should keep in touch, for sure.

Earthpig · Post by **Earthpig** » June 22nd, 2004, 8:38 pm

NoMoreRegrets wrote: You were 33/34 too Ranger EP?

No, actually I was 31/32....but that's pretty damned close!

RLTW
EP

Steadfast · Post by **Steadfast** » June 23rd, 2004, 8:48 pm

NoahH wrote:Welcome.

I did a little research over on SOCNET and found a possible solution on how to tell your wife you're enlisting in the Army. Here ya go

Noah, Refrain from giving advice to new members on their martial relations. It is not in the realm of your area. Perhaps you, yourself should read FAQ's & learn when to STFU.

Welcome NMR

BadMuther · Post by **BadMuther** » June 23rd, 2004, 8:54 pm

Welcome, and good luck! Great intro!

Oreo · Post by **Oreo** » June 23rd, 2004, 9:58 pm

Welcome!

Silverback · Post by **Silverback** » June 23rd, 2004, 10:17 pm

OLD MAN! That's what your title will be in The Army. I applaud your venture and admire your computer demonstrated grit. The fact remains that this game is a game of young men and in order to be successful you'll need to compete with those young men for the position you apsire to achieve.

At the RIPE OLD AGE of 37 I am a dinosaur in the Army (All that Ranger stuff scares me) but I also have 20+ years exeperience. You will encounter an enviroment of little to no sympathy and any utterance from you that even resembles an excuse will be crushed.

I recently have experienced problems with a soldier, he is 30 years old and is a Private. He seems to think that due to his age and perceived matrurity that he should be dealt with differently "Than some 18 year old punk". Needless to say he recently suffered a deceleration of rank due to demonstrating disrepect to someone senior (in rank not age)to him.

So as with all noobs I welcome you, but with you I'll add this: There are 10 better abled and more willing men vying for the position you want. So get hungry, stay hungry and prove yourself worthy of a position that will be hard fought for.

Blacksrt4 · Post by **Blacksrt4** » June 23rd, 2004, 10:26 pm

Welcome!!

NoMoreRegrets · Post by **NoMoreRegrets** » June 23rd, 2004, 11:12 pm

Silverback wrote:So as with all noobs I welcome you, but with you I'll add this: There are 10 better abled and more willing men vying for the position you want. So get hungry, stay hungry and prove yourself worthy of a position that will be hard fought for.

I just printed that out and taped it to the top of my computer monitor. I know the cards are stacked against me, but that's just gonna make me relish it all the more. Thanks for the advice - it'll help on my 5 miler tomorrow, which I haven't done since back in the day. They may be better abled, but I want it more, I guarandamntee you that - I've suffered the tortures of cubicle hell far too long. They may call me old man for a while, but in the end I'll see to it that they call me daddy. :-D j/k

I will consider the endeavor a success when, a couple of years down the road, you are giving advice to the young ones like this: "Just remember, you'll have to beat out 10 other pencil-dicks wanting that spot, and that's only if your lucky enough not to have any OLD MEN in your class." ;-)

Narrow Gauge RR · Post by **Narrow Gauge RR** » June 27th, 2004, 2:27 pm

Kyle are you gonna be signing up for DEP? I'm going tomorrow to get started on it.

NoMoreRegrets · Post by **NoMoreRegrets** » June 27th, 2004, 7:15 pm

I was told that I would have to be on delayed entry, at least somewhat. You ship when you can start an OSUT/ABN/RIP training schedule, not right when you sign, so everybody is delayed entry to some degree. At least that's how it was explained to me.

Anyway, I'm going to sign once I have improved my APFT scores, not before. And right now, my plan has that for the OCT/NOV timeframe - I haven't received any different advice on that in my PT thread yet, so that's what I'm still going by.