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whats up you guys. i was listening to aj pasciuti on shawn ryan show talk about going into the military with a poverty mindset and how it can lead into negative characteristics and a/more of an addictive personality if left unchecked.

I want to know if the military as a whole is a good environment to get away from the poverty, unruly violence and specifically the negativity. Furthermore ive been putting all of my chips into making it into group and I want to know how much my age combined with my personality/upbringing could make a difference in how im perceived or if it could even be a determining factor in my success.

Im turning 18 here soon and as far as personality, this is all subjective but i believe that ive got very good people skills, im tenacious, i stay very calm under pressure and i do everything i can to be a teamplayer (however i have limited reps) but i talk "ghetto", im usually pessimistic when i am out of control and im not very trusting of others.

I would love to pick anyones brain who could give me their two cents of knowledge and or learned experience so that i can apply it.

Thank you all, keep getting at it!

For those of you that have done psychological waivers: is there a template or memo form that you put your “memo from soldier explaining situation, extenuating circumstances, or anything else they would like relayed to the wavering authority”?

I’ve been trying to find out if there’s a specific memo or form that it goes on but haven’t gotten good answer. Thanks.

This is somewhat shit post-y but needs genuine science to back it up. I have met absolute goobers get selected, great people, highly intelligent, but in one way or another kinda goober-ish.
Usually in how they act, stand, talk, and dress. Even down to fucking bone structure. I swear to you all something changes in the Q course.

My old roommate was a physical specimen from nowheresville west of the Mississippi. Started the Q goober, wore Merrill Moab’s to run type of goober. Camo hat with a fishing hook type of goober. Afraid to talk to women goober. Finished the Q, grew side burns developed a jawline. Upgraded the fit to gorp core arcteryx and la sportiva. The goober died and replaced him with a different person.

One of my best friends, Pog MOS originally. Just kinda a laize faire goober. I mean that with love. He just finished the Q. He’s a different person since I last met him. The Goober died, same guy but more self assured. He was well qualified and athletic prior to the Q but even he seemed to develop a different bone structure like his test levels tripled and he suddenly had a more “masculine” face.

…It sounds oddly homoerotic, I probably should’ve used a burner account for this. Not gay, just noticing people’s face and behavior change. It’s weird

Hello. I am preparing for rucked based selection. I want so share some information how i am planning to do it, my stats and plan and i hope i get some good comments. I am sorry if my grammar is poor beacuse i am European.
I wanted to go SF for some time and always trained in a way that will buils a good base for it. I trained kickboxing for some time, did a couple of 20+ miles trail runs, a marathon and most recently i was training for triathlon so i think i got some aerobic base. I love gym even more and i lift regulary in a more tactical barbell way but in the past i also did some crossfit. My strenght numbers are squat: 330lb bench: 250lb deadlift: 400lb. Calisthenics are harder for me now beacuse i gained some weight (205lb) and i can do around 80push-ups and 15 pull-ups at the moment. I can hold 4min plank easy. Beacuse i gained weight i also lost a little bit of speed on 1.5 mile rune (from 8:50 to 9:30) but with some work i can get it back. Long distance zone 2 running is not a problem but lately shins start to hurt faster.

Enough of me now i will tell you my plan. Selection is ruck based. I devided my prep in to base build, transition and peak phase.

BASE BUILD PHASE
Here i will be running 2 times zone 2 for 90min and one interval sessions where i will focus only on 400m repeats building to 12x400m sub 6-miles.For rucking i will do one longer ruck with 45lb building from 5 miles to 9 miles and one ruck where i will be building man-maker so i can do 8x8 at the end of the phase.
For strenght i will keep it basic with general strenght work (squat, deadlift, bench, WPU, core, grip, injury prevention.
TRANSITION PHASE
Here i will run still 3 times i week with one interval session of 800m repeats and 2 zone 2 sessions (90min).At the end of this phase i will do 5k time trial sub 20min.
Rucking will still be twice a week with one long ruck building up to 12 miler with 55lb. The second workout will be different every week. One week i will do man-maker 8x8 and the other week i will go to the mountains or other hill type ruck.
For strenght here i wanted to do twice a week 20-rep squats so i build leg endurance and nordic curls. Then one workout will be WPU and BW push-ups and the other bench BW for reps or weighted push-ups (help me here what is better) and BW pull-ups.
PEAK PHASE
I will reduce running here to twice a week. 1xZ2 and one interval sessions where i dont know if i should do repeats, tempo or hill. I will ruck 3 times .1x man-maker 8x8, 1xhill and one long ruck building up to 20mile time trial with 55lb.
Strenght training here will take a back seat. Twice a week i will do trap-bar deadlifts and box step-ups with BW pull-ups and push-ups so i really get to the number i want (120push-ups and 20+ pull-ups). Core, grip and injury prevention will be the same through all phases.

MY QUESTIONS

1. Is my running program good enough or should i include more tempo/treshold/hill work. How would you program running during prep?
2. How would you train rucking? Is it well planned or would you do something better? Is there a better way to get faster, durable and more comfortable for sitting under a ruck the whole day?
3. How would you program hill training with a ruck?
4. Do i need work capacity/HIIT circuits?
5. Best way to train core
6. Your opininon, experiences and recommendation.

THANKS FOR READING AND HELPING!

Which one is better to use in SFAS?

Just looking for advice and resources to get ready for MAC. I’m in the Q Course and hoping to go after language, so I have quite a bit of time, but I’d like to be ready when I get the chance.

I'll be reporting to 7-26 the week after next and will be doing about a 1-hour-long walk everyday to finish my heat acclimation. For guys who have been in the hotter classes, did you do anything like this during your prep, and did it help you?

Best languages to learn for aspiring SF?

TTM
September numbers
41 HR pushups
4:00 plank
18 pull-ups
12:20 2 mile
35:33 5 mile
12 mile ruck 2:47:33

Today
51 HR Pushups
4:00 plank
18 pull-ups
12:05 2 mile
33:13 5 mile
2:00:28 12 mile ruck

Stick with a program and get after it fellas

What’s going on with these high selection rates? Is the course shifting towards weeding more guys out in the Q, are standards/difficulty dropping, are the guys attending just that much better than previously?

Giod afternoon everyone I’m getting ready to transfer to active duty as an 18x prior service. I’m been doing rucks every 2 weeks with 55 pound. I bought the best brand of socks and I’m still having blisters . I don’t know if it’s because of the weight or not I bought the ruck Sox brand even of I apply some moleskin before the run after my mile number 4 I’m starting feeling the hotspot and then the blisters. Any advice

I want to become a SF officer in the National Guard. I am a prior Navy enlisted who hold a bachelor’s degree. I was wondering if I should commission first and apply to go to selection after two years or enter with a 18X enlisted contract and go from there? Any input is welcomed and appreciated.

Prior service NG 11B here. I’m approaching 40 and have wanted to pursue SF for years. I originally enlisted because that was my long-term goal, and I’ve continued training consistently for about 5 years, but I haven’t attempted selection yet.

Lately I’ve been struggling with whether I should finally execute and go for it, or accept that the window may realistically be closing. I know age matters and I’m not looking for false motivation. just honest perspective from people who’ve been through SFAS or worked with older candidates.

For those who attempted later in life:

- what mattered most?

- what were the biggest challenges?

- do you regret attempting or not attempting?

- what mindset helped the most?

I’m also considering ETS from the Guard and possibly moving toward Reserve Civil Affairs while continuing to train.

Appreciate any honest input.

What does it look like for an enlisted GB to drop an OCS packet? Do they just go back to conventional army with an SF tab and wait until they’re 1LT promotable to go through the Q course again?