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Jeff-Groves · 04-24-21, 03:07 PM

You want a crazy ParaTroopers point of view?

I'd say you got great advise so far!
Wish I'd have had advise like that YEARS ago!

Here's my story.
I took the test when I was joining the Army.
I finished that test WAY ahead of all the others in the room.
Before anyone else turned in their papers? A couple of Officers came in and asked for me. They took me into a separate room and nearly begged me to NOT go Infantry but go Intelligence!
I was 22 years old and thought I knew what I wanted so turned it down.
40 years later and that decision was the WORST decision I have ever made in my life!
I could have still been a ParaTrooper. I could have still jumped into all the places I did. But I would have had a skill trade that would have taken me places that just learning how to kill people never did.

So I will say once you take that final entrance test?
Keep your mind and options open! You may get offered a better course then what you planned!

04-24-21, 03:07 PM	#37
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,354 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	You want a crazy ParaTroopers point of view? I'd say you got great advise so far! Wish I'd have had advise like that YEARS ago! Here's my story. I took the test when I was joining the Army. I finished that test WAY ahead of all the others in the room. Before anyone else turned in their papers? A couple of Officers came in and asked for me. They took me into a separate room and nearly begged me to NOT go Infantry but go Intelligence! I was 22 years old and thought I knew what I wanted so turned it down. 40 years later and that decision was the WORST decision I have ever made in my life! I could have still been a ParaTrooper. I could have still jumped into all the places I did. But I would have had a skill trade that would have taken me places that just learning how to kill people never did. So I will say once you take that final entrance test? Keep your mind and options open! You may get offered a better course then what you planned! __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.