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Subject: An apology to Braddock
Old Grunt    1/20/2006 3:09:04 PM
I never thought that it would happen but it has. I guess you really do have influence with the Department of Defense, or at least the Department of the Army. Just a few weeks ago you were lamenting that the oportunity for you to be a part of the Special Forces community was just not available and how you would jump at the chance if it became possible. I guess some of your influential friends here at the Pentagon heard you because just a few days later the Army raised the age limit for enlistment to 40 in order to accomodate your wish! You are now eligible to enlist as an 18X!! Man, you must be beside yourself with joy! When do you plan on going down to the recruiting station? I mean, you have the required GT score, experience and skills right? And with all the mentoring that you've gotten from "Green Berets" passing the screening tests should be a breeze for you! After all, the best way to influence the "Green Beret" community is to get assigned to USASOC headquarters and they only pull their staff from the operational community which, of course, you already knew. From there you can move to USSOCOM headquarters and have direct influence across the services. A man of your ability should be able to get assigned to the Pentagon staff after only three or four years of operational time. I wouldn't be surprised if you have already been down to the station! I mean, after all, you have assured us all time and again that you are a man of integrity and that you don't lie. And I know that you wouldn't be so superficial, selfish, and petty as to put the well being of yourself and your family above the welfare of the Nation who so desperately needs you. I would expect a lesser man to try and give some lame excuse for why he wasn't going to take advantage of the fantastic opportunity that he had been given, but not you!! I am so excited for you that you have finally been given your chance to show the world what you are really made of! Please keep us informed of your progress, I'm sure the other posters on this board will join me in congratulating you on receiving which you have so many times stated you wished you could get!
 
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BraddockCaesar    RE:Horse Soldier   1/25/2006 3:46:10 PM
b) Not what I would consider to be an appropriate venue for discussion if it were my area of expertise *I was asking you if you knew of something similar to the U.S. Army FM that is available to everyone even the Saudi's,Pakistanis and Yemenites you mentioned. Keep your emotions in check big fella.
 
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BraddockCaesar    RE:Horse Soldier   1/25/2006 3:48:06 PM
b) Not what I would consider to be an appropriate venue for discussion if it were my area of expertise *I was asking you if you knew of something similar to the U.S. Army FM that is available to everyone even the Saudi's,Pakistanis and Yemenites you mentioned. Keep your emotions in check big fella. How did you get to be a Green Beret without attaining some knowledge of LIC interrogation techniques?
 
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GOP    Braddock   1/25/2006 3:53:43 PM
Braddock, isn't it time for you to join, and quit arguing with these guys over pointless issues? Join up or shut up.
 
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BraddockCaesar    RE:Braddock   1/25/2006 4:03:05 PM
GOP You know very little about me. I hardly ever argue. When you have suffered and overcome obstacles, you learn to offer people an alternative to incorrect assertions and get out of their way. I don't enslave people with the knowledge and experience I have been blessed with. They usually come back to me anyway.
 
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GOP    RE:Braddock   1/25/2006 4:39:52 PM
>>You know very little about me. I hardly ever argue. When you have suffered and overcome obstacles, you learn to offer people an alternative to incorrect assertions and get out of their way. I don't enslave people with the knowledge and experience I have been blessed with. They usually come back to me anyway. << I am also not one to argue. I am also not one to make a statement that I cannot or will not keep. My goal is to serve my country where ever it needs me to serve, luckily my country needs SOF forces, which is something I have a natural interest in. I am not going to come one this site and talk big talk about how I could 'teach the "GB" instructors a thing or two' or any other bs. You might be very qualified for SF, but in my experience in life, the big talkers are almost always the ones that either fail or can't live up to what they are saying about themselves. Quite confidence is one thing, arrogance is another. If you seriously want to make it out of 18x, then you are going to have to aquire the first and get rid of the last. You are going to be humbled at the Q course, that is what it is designed for, and that is what every arrogant recruit goes through...you are no different (and in no better physical shape then the guys who you will be going through training with). You know, you are not getting any younger. You need to go through 18x as soon as possible. If you are serious about it, then join. If not, quit talking such large talk.
 
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lrsrng    RE:Braddock   1/25/2006 4:49:24 PM
People see,hearand read what they need.This is based on a persons frame of reference.(life experinces)Tupac explains a lot.I think you are a person who has had to earn everything.I think you have built up defesne mechanisims that comes across as arrogance.Terrance this is not a shot but constuctive critcism.I am not a stratigest or do I claim to be one .I do enjoy reading posts from other people to hear there opinions this includes you.I think you would serve yourself better if you wrote with out the air of supremacy that most find annoying.
 
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BraddockCaesar    RE:Braddock   1/25/2006 4:53:40 PM
I am also not one to argue. I am also not one to make a statement that I cannot or will not keep. My goal is to serve my country where ever it needs me to serve, luckily my country needs SOF forces, which is something I have a natural interest in. *An honorable goal indeed. I am not going to come one this site and talk big talk about how I could 'teach the "GB" instructors a thing or two' or any other bs. * Just a little playful jabbing between competitors. It doesn't involve or concern you. You might be very qualified for SF, but in my experience in life, the big talkers are almost always the ones that either fail or can't live up to what they are saying about themselves. *Live a little longer and you find that there are exceptions to every rule. Quite confidence is one thing, arrogance is another. * You obviously can not discern one from the other. Get your emotions in check. If you seriously want to make it out of 18x, then you are going to have to aquire the first and get rid of the last. You are going to be humbled at the Q course, that is what it is designed for, and that is what every arrogant recruit goes through...you are no different (and in no better physical shape then the guys who you will be going through training with). *I won't be humbled by anything made by man, God willing. I would never participate in something so vital and dangerous without preparing myself spiritually. Everything else is controlled by those intentions or God's mercy due to the ignorance(lack of knowledge) of youth. I hope I have helped you young man. You sound upset.
 
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GOP    RE:Braddock   1/25/2006 6:24:03 PM
>>* Just a little playful jabbing between competitors. It doesn't involve or concern you.<< Well, I am a member of this site, and it is an open forum, so it does concern me. >>Quite confidence is one thing, arrogance is another. * You obviously can not discern one from the other. Get your emotions in check.<< Well, I obviously can. I am an example of quit confidence (well, in person), and I know alot of arrogant sobs...there are plenty of them in my area. >>*I won't be humbled by anything made by man, God willing. I would never participate in something so vital and dangerous without preparing myself spiritually. Everything else is controlled by those intentions or God's mercy due to the ignorance(lack of knowledge) of youth. I hope I have helped you young man.<< Preparing yourself spiritually is one thing, but you seem to think you are more physically capable then most SF recruits, which I would have to strongly disagree with due to your age. >>You seem upset<< No, I am definitely not. I am not going to get upset at something on the internet, bottom line. If you read/answer anything about my post, please answer this: What is your 4 mile run time? How many pushups, chinups, and situps can you do? How far can you ruck and at what speed/time? Who have you contacted about joining SF? Are you going ARNG SF or AC SF? What does your family think about this?
 
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Braddock    RE:Braddock   1/25/2006 9:53:31 PM
What is your 4 mile run time? How many pushups, chinups, and situps can you do? How far can you ruck and at what speed/time? Who have you contacted about joining SF? Are you going ARNG SF or AC SF? What does your family think about this? *I am not a Green Beret yet, but I don't mind telling you that your focus should be, what is my time after the exertive effects of SOF trainging. I can tell you with pride, I am as great as I have to be and I have always been able to rise to the level of my competition in the field. I train to the field standards as suggested to me by my SERE instructor comrade concerning terrain and ruck readiness. Trust me, worrying about your flatland 4 mile time will work against you when you hit the field. If my age and experience does not give me an advantage over raw recruits, I would never speak of reenlisting. That would suggest that I haven't learned from my experiences. I have been blessed to be much too studious for that.
 
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GOP    RE:Braddock   1/25/2006 11:29:41 PM
>>*I am not a Green Beret yet, but I don't mind telling you that your focus should be, what is my time after the exertive effects of SOF trainging. I can tell you with pride, I am as great as I have to be and I have always been able to rise to the level of my competition in the field. I train to the field standards as suggested to me by my SERE instructor comrade concerning terrain and ruck readiness.<< That tells me absolutely nothing. >>Trust me, worrying about your flatland 4 mile time will work against you when you hit the field.<< I don't see how. If you can run 4 miles at a 6:30 minute clip, then you could probably ruck pretty fast. >>If my age and experience does not give me an advantage over raw recruits, I would never speak of reenlisting. That would suggest that I haven't learned from my experiences. I have been blessed to be much too studious for that. << I am not referring to raw recruits, I am referring to the Army Rangers, 10th Mountain Soldiers, and other light infantry Soldiers who will be in training with you. Some of these guys are extremely good at ruck marching, and the 10th Mountain Soldiers and Rangers have seen combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
 
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