pseudo_humanic
New Member
hi all:
this is my first post so i will tell you a little about myself.
i am 20 years old, going on 21... i am in good physical condition ... i do 50 pushups, 60 situps, 8 chinups every night before i go to bed. i run every other night for at least 2 miles, in the snow ... last week i went for a run @ 1am in 7 degreeF weather.
by may of 2006, i will have graduated from my university with a diploma in anthropology. i have no felonies on my criminal record.
recently, i have been considering joining the military. i figured some of you guys might be able to give me some advice as to how i should go about doing this.
i know the army offers the 18x enlistment option, which would guarantee me the opportunity to attempt special forces training. i actually talked to a recruiter about this but he gave me precious little useful information, and i am not much farther along than i was before i went to him.
what i really need to know is whether or not my heart murmur will disqualify me. it is an innocuous heart murmur, so it has absolutely no negative effects on my health or physical performance. in fact, it may have went away entirely; i have not checked on it since i was a child. i also had a past surgery on an undescended right testicle (very painful); they also widened my urethra during this procedure (also very painful).
my vision is 20/20 when corrected. i am somewhat near-sighted, but my vision is not bad enough that i have to wear my glasses every day. i usually only wear them while driving.
i know that the navy has the SEAL challenge program which would send me to seal training after navy boot camp. a good friend of mine from high school became a seal, and he had bolts in his leg from a past surgery. so are the seals not as picky when it comes to past surgeries in their applicant selection process? i have been told that the seals are the most elite fighting unit within the U.S. military and that they are actually more picky than the army SF when it comes to choosing troops.
i am somewhat hesitant to sign for the navy seal challenge. my thinking is that, if i break my leg during training, they will just assign me to duty on a ship, and i will be stuck being a sailor for the next four years of my life. if something happens to me during army SF training, at least i would be airborne infantry, assuming i pass airborne school.
i have also heard that marine recon troops are very hardcore, and tough to get into. so i would consider this as an option, but i have not found a lot of info on it yet.
if for whatever reason i can not be in one of these elite units, i think i would want to be involved in combat somehow. so army and marines seem like a better option for me than navy seals, where, if i flunk out, i would be stuck on a boat, not seeing any action really.
also, is there any way that a recruiter could schedule me for a physical and eye exam BEFORE i sign my contract? to me, it would not make sense to sign an 18x enlistment contract for the army only to find out later (after having signed) that i do not meet physical requirements to attempt special forces training. i really don't want this to happen.
if any can give me advice, i would appreciate it greatly. cheers to all our troops fighting abroad.
thanks,
- p h
this is my first post so i will tell you a little about myself.
i am 20 years old, going on 21... i am in good physical condition ... i do 50 pushups, 60 situps, 8 chinups every night before i go to bed. i run every other night for at least 2 miles, in the snow ... last week i went for a run @ 1am in 7 degreeF weather.
by may of 2006, i will have graduated from my university with a diploma in anthropology. i have no felonies on my criminal record.
recently, i have been considering joining the military. i figured some of you guys might be able to give me some advice as to how i should go about doing this.
i know the army offers the 18x enlistment option, which would guarantee me the opportunity to attempt special forces training. i actually talked to a recruiter about this but he gave me precious little useful information, and i am not much farther along than i was before i went to him.
what i really need to know is whether or not my heart murmur will disqualify me. it is an innocuous heart murmur, so it has absolutely no negative effects on my health or physical performance. in fact, it may have went away entirely; i have not checked on it since i was a child. i also had a past surgery on an undescended right testicle (very painful); they also widened my urethra during this procedure (also very painful).
my vision is 20/20 when corrected. i am somewhat near-sighted, but my vision is not bad enough that i have to wear my glasses every day. i usually only wear them while driving.
i know that the navy has the SEAL challenge program which would send me to seal training after navy boot camp. a good friend of mine from high school became a seal, and he had bolts in his leg from a past surgery. so are the seals not as picky when it comes to past surgeries in their applicant selection process? i have been told that the seals are the most elite fighting unit within the U.S. military and that they are actually more picky than the army SF when it comes to choosing troops.
i am somewhat hesitant to sign for the navy seal challenge. my thinking is that, if i break my leg during training, they will just assign me to duty on a ship, and i will be stuck being a sailor for the next four years of my life. if something happens to me during army SF training, at least i would be airborne infantry, assuming i pass airborne school.
i have also heard that marine recon troops are very hardcore, and tough to get into. so i would consider this as an option, but i have not found a lot of info on it yet.
if for whatever reason i can not be in one of these elite units, i think i would want to be involved in combat somehow. so army and marines seem like a better option for me than navy seals, where, if i flunk out, i would be stuck on a boat, not seeing any action really.
also, is there any way that a recruiter could schedule me for a physical and eye exam BEFORE i sign my contract? to me, it would not make sense to sign an 18x enlistment contract for the army only to find out later (after having signed) that i do not meet physical requirements to attempt special forces training. i really don't want this to happen.
if any can give me advice, i would appreciate it greatly. cheers to all our troops fighting abroad.
thanks,
- p h