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ready2play

12-12-2006, 08:32 PM

Anything you may be interested in knowing about the Army, ask away. I'll try my best to help.

thestereogod

12-12-2006, 09:25 PM

Welcome to the Site first off!!!! tell everyone you know! there will be other sections added later for all types of cars and different areas to help every one plan meets or just meet new car lovers after a PCS! Spread the word!

l3it3r

12-13-2006, 08:18 AM

Yes! Welcome, you all are my Guinea Pigs!! BWAAHAHAHAHAHAH!! :twisted:

I'm ex Army, 11B Airborne!

Boostedfamily

12-13-2006, 08:55 PM

I need to know where all the Stryker bragades are. I will be going into the Army in May and think that I might be a Stryker mech.

l3it3r

12-14-2006, 01:05 AM

I need to know where all the Stryker bragades are. I will be going into the Army in May and think that I might be a Stryker mech.

stryker brigades:

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=n ... er+brigade (http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=SUNA,SUNA:2006-39,SUNA:en&q=striker+brigade)

;)

Red Snake

12-14-2006, 10:17 PM

Yes! Welcome, you all are my Guinea Pigs!! BWAAHAHAHAHAHAH!! :twisted:

I'm ex Army, 11B Airborne!

Chris, what's up my brutha?

I didn't know you were an old weed stomper, lol.

I went to jump school in '84 before heading out to the deuce at Ft. Bragg. When did you go? :mrgreen:

l3it3r

12-14-2006, 10:20 PM

haha, you know me, the youngin' of the group! I did jump school in Jan/Feb '02 (A co)

Red Snake

12-14-2006, 10:21 PM

haha, you know me, the youngin' of the group! I did jump school in Jan/Feb '02 (A co)

LOL, a cherrie!!! :roll:

That was only 2 yrs before I retired. :mrgreen:

l3it3r

12-14-2006, 10:23 PM

lol, well, I got out and did the Gov Contractor thing. I work for the State Department now. ;)

Red Snake

12-14-2006, 10:27 PM

lol, well, I got out and did the Gov Contractor thing. I work for the State Department now. ;)

Cool, I work for the Fed too. PM'ing you.

ILikeHummers

12-14-2006, 10:41 PM

Hey, everyone. I've been out of the Army for about 7 months now. You can find me on the VTCOA as ChristopherSRT10.

l3it3r

12-14-2006, 10:48 PM

Hey, everyone. I've been out of the Army for about 7 months now. You can find me on the VTCOA as ChristopherSRT10.

Welcome!

I've been out for about 2 and half years now. :mrgreen:

Actually kinda miss it.. been considering a reserve unit.

FROG

12-14-2006, 10:51 PM

:twisted: Spent 2 yrs active Army - 96'-98' - 63W (wheeled vehicle repairer) Stationed at Ft. Lewis...

thestereogod

12-14-2006, 11:54 PM

Hey, everyone. I've been out of the Army for about 7 months now. You can find me on the VTCOA as ChristopherSRT10.

imagine that anpther Chris

1080me

12-15-2006, 08:54 AM

Almost 6 years now in the Delaware Army National Gaurd. A lot of it has been full time though, but i've been on as a 74b and that was coverted to a 25b. Pretty much we're the data dorks as every grunt calls us. If any of you guys have any Signal questions, let me know.

Hero Gear

12-16-2006, 09:59 AM

haha, you know me, the youngin' of the group! I did jump school in Jan/Feb '02 (A co)

LOL, a cherrie!!! :roll:

That was only 2 yrs before I retired. :mrgreen:

Old timer :)

I have a bit over 17 years in now (Active/Reserve combined) and currently assigned to 20th SFG(A)

What group and years were you at Bragg? We may know some of the same guys.

l3it3r

12-16-2006, 10:02 AM

A buddy of mine back in the day was at bragg for a few years, he was a CPT then. Only time I ever got to Bragg was visiting him in the summer :( was originally signed up to do the 82nd and all that, but then they 'asked' me to do the Old Guard. Ugh. Would have rather gone to Bragg now that I know!

Red Snake

12-17-2006, 03:28 PM

sandspeed

12-18-2006, 09:45 AM

thestereogod

12-18-2006, 04:49 PM

yeah now that I'm in the CG i'm finding out how small it is... smaller than the NYPD actually

Pez

12-20-2006, 10:24 AM

I know I'm not Army, but I just had to post how ridiculously small the military community is. Even across the different branches, I sometimes run into people I met on a deployment or somewhere. Crazy...

This is so true I run into ppl over here that I knew in basic. When I was re-deploying back to the states from Iraq I saw some of my old platoon.

dragula

12-22-2006, 08:43 PM

Hi yall, great site!!! (short introduction follows)

Me-21
Occupation: Engine Builder/Cyl Head development(until the army)

Past Jobs: Ran Top Fuel in NHRA and IHRA with Foley/Lewis-Clutch, enigne building, tuning, and everything else.
Raced and Maintained MarineTech SUPER-V and P-3 on APBA national tour
Consultant for certain pro-stock engine program
Dick around with every kind of race car imaginable.

Anyways, to my question- Im giving all the racing up to join the Army. Ive got a million questions:

How tough is basic? Some have said its stupid easy, and other say it is HELL.

Is it a bad idea to tryout for the Special Forces?

Should I just get a tech job? (I really want to fight) My ASVAB score is high, but I have signed no paperwork. I will try to leave at the beginning of march, but I want to have the most knowledge to make the best decisions possible.

Thanks in advance for your responses.

thestereogod

12-22-2006, 09:21 PM

first thing I would reply is dont give up racing! do both!

Red Snake

12-22-2006, 10:22 PM

first thing I would reply is dont give up racing! do both!

+1 :mrgreen:

If you REALLY want to fight, go to SF. You're going to get all you can handle in todays world.
Be careful what you wish for though, cause you just might get it. LOL.

Good luck to you. 8)

l3it3r

12-22-2006, 11:30 PM

What MOS are you going into? basic to me was FUN. I was in 11B basic (Infantry) and we did cool shit almost every day. You get to work out, blow shit up, and then, for me at least, jump out of an airplane at the end.

dragula

12-23-2006, 08:08 AM

Thanks for the responses. I mistated earlier, I will never give up racing, just put it aside for the time being. I have not picked an MOS but my top 3 choices are SF, machinist, metal fabricator.

Boostedfamily

01-10-2007, 10:08 PM

Whats up doggies. I know chris know who I am but not a hole lot about me. Any way been in the Marines for almost 11 years now and will be going in the Army this summer. If all works as planed as a 915A light wheeled vehicle tech. If that doent pan out ill be a Stryker mech most likly. I have no planes to role in as the big bad Marine cause thats not my style. Any sugestions on what to expect with the change?

l3it3r

01-10-2007, 10:51 PM

dude, did you type that in on your cell phone or something?

Boostedfamily

01-10-2007, 11:06 PM

No I just don't proof read my posts like I should and I can spell to save my life.

Medicanic0582

01-10-2007, 11:28 PM

20 SFG? they have a detachment here in Florida. My cousins were in the 320th support battalion at Camp Blanding. I'm a medic in the Florida Army National Guard. I'm with the 1-111th AVN RGT (ATTACK HEL) out of Cecil Field. We're now medevac. I'll be happy to answer any questions about the Army medical Corps or combat medicine.

agent snowpeople

01-17-2007, 11:06 AM

dragula your from bradenton!? im from bradenton! dude post more so we can talk about this.

oh, and fuck metal fab. the army is horrid with this, thats my job in the af. there were a few army guys i knew who came through our school for a short term to learn some more about the job. the army sent them to our af school. they werent amazing, and theyd been in the field actively over a year. if i was army, which i should have been, id go ranger. thats me though. i still want to be a ranger.