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Topic: Signed a contract with the Army yesterday =)
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MrWesson22
Gearhead Posts: 1202
From: Dacula, GA
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 06-03-2003 10:05 AM
   
I'm doing delayed entry. My contract is going to change a bit before I ship out. It's currently just an 11x (infantry) with a ship date of 29 October. My recruiter has promised me he'll be able to get airborne and ranger training added to that before I ship. We're also going to try to push my ship date back to January. As long as my recruiter delivers what he's promised, I'll be following my dreams. If he doesn't deliver, I'll just have to cancel the contract. No offense to regular infantry guys, but I'm not going to spend four years as a leg when my goal has always been becoming a member of the 75th Ranger Regiment.
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Neal 69 Gulfstream Aqua Grande
351C/4sp
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 10668
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 06-03-2003 12:41 PM
Neal nothing wrong with having a goal.Stick to it,and it will happen for you.Good luck  ------------------
SCOOP
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14.9 @ 90.86MPH 65 coupe,351w,C4,Big Boss 429 hood scoop,8"3.40 TracLoc,Cragar SS,Black Suede. https://mustangsandmore.com/ubb/Fastymz.html
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I65Stang
Gearhead Posts: 5898
From: Antelope, CA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 06-03-2003 12:54 PM
Just make sure you have it in writing before you go in, anything not in writing is not valid. Hope it all works out for you Neal!
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67stang
Gearhead Posts: 1426
From: Lynn Haven FL
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 06-03-2003 03:49 PM
Do you have it in writing? If not, I sure as hell hope you didn't sign the dotted line.
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MrWesson22
Gearhead Posts: 1202
From: Dacula, GA
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 06-03-2003 04:11 PM
That's the beauty of DEP. I can nullify the contract at any time for any reason before I ship. It's not a done deal until I leave for basic. It would have been nice to get a Ranger slot right off the bat, but if it's not available, then it just isn't available. This way, I'm basically at the top of the list as soon as one becomes available. I've made it 100% clear with my recruiter I will not ship with anything other than an 11x option 40 (airborne/RIP guaranteed) contract.
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Neal 69 Gulfstream Aqua Grande
351C/4sp
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GTRocks
Gearhead Posts: 2288
From: Lusby, MD, USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 06-03-2003 06:20 PM
Good Luck!!
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mustangs68
Moderator Posts: 17504
From: Hampton,Virginia,USA MCA#39406 M&M #12
Registered: May 99
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posted 06-03-2003 06:28 PM
Neal......
GET IT IN WRITTING...
These fellows get paid to lie I have an ex-recruiter/ARMY as a friend at work..he'd tell you anything you wanted to hear to get you to sign. He said they were one step down from a used car salesman.
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 10668
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 06-03-2003 06:42 PM
quote:
Originally posted by mustangs68:
Neal......
GET IT IN WRITTING...
These fellows get paid to lie
He said they were one step down from a used car salesman.
Watch it Sam 
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SCOOP
oddly obsessed with big scoops on little Mustangs 2.26 60'S
14.9 @ 90.86MPH 65 coupe,351w,C4,Big Boss 429 hood scoop,8"3.40 TracLoc,Cragar SS,Black Suede. https://mustangsandmore.com/ubb/Fastymz.html
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johnmustang
Gearhead Posts: 4088
From: Vancouver Island , British Columbia , Canada
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 06-03-2003 06:44 PM
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Originally posted by mustangs68:
Neal......
GET IT IN WRITTING...
These fellows get paid to lie I have an ex-recruiter/ARMY as a friend at work..he'd tell you anything you wanted to hear to get you to sign. He said they were one step down from a used car salesman.
I agree with what Sam say`s, a good buddy of mine who lives in Washington state was promised the world and all he got was a corner of a garbage dump. Absolutely nothing that he was told was true. He did his hitch and got out. Regardless of what you do I wish you luck. JOHN ------------------
65 2+2 FASTBACK
87 TAURUS WAGON
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66HIPO&more
Gearhead Posts: 2918
From: SLC, UT
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 06-03-2003 08:27 PM
Good luck, I hope you get what you want.Kinda off topic - the son of one of our Mustang club members joined the Marines a few years ago.
He's assigned to the President's helicopter. Travels everywhere with G.W.
Called his mom last Christmas from Camp David.
Very cool, I think.
J.
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mustangs68
Moderator Posts: 17504
From: Hampton,Virginia,USA MCA#39406 M&M #12
Registered: May 99
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posted 06-03-2003 08:54 PM
LOL..
SCOOP,only if you sold used mattress..GROSS!!sam
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Mustang Tally
Gearhead Posts: 2590
From: Winston Salem, NC
Registered: May 2000
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posted 06-04-2003 06:31 PM
You old timers better help this young man out!! "Get it in writing" is the best policy on anything... I should be an expert because I watch "Judge Judy" 
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capri man
Gearhead Posts: 3132
From: doerun, ga.
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 06-04-2003 06:45 PM
my son was recruted and begged to join to be on the us army pistol shooting team. well guess what!! do i have to even finish the story? he ended up doing maintenence on hummers. some lame story about someone in the pentagon changed the rules. yea sure!------------------
mike r
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everything else is just a game.
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Big D
Gearhead Posts: 3516
From: WELLS, NEVADA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 06-05-2003 11:48 AM
Neal,,Sounds like you are on the right track and you understand the contract.. I think it is admiral that you want to be part of a group that is one of our countries best.. Being a Ranger shows pride,, commitment and a positive strength of mind.. Qualities that will stay with you & help you throughout your life.. Be persistant and don't let anything or anyone prevent you from acheiving your dream.. Don
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