Posted on Oct 6, 2020
As a prior service who’s going back active, how do I request to be assigned to the 7th SFG support Bn?
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Mind you I’m a leg who’s willing to go to Airborne school.
Posted 4 y ago
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Awesome aspirations PFC (Join to see) ! SGT Robert Pryor and MSG Felipe De Leon Brown might be able to provide you some assistance. Best of luck in your endeavors!
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SPC Margaret Higgins
SPC Nancy Greene - Darling Nancy, you really know how to make this lady's day! Honey, I wrote down what you have typed to me!
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You don’t. If you’re coming back in with no training you could pick a duty station. You’re not qualified for that location since you are not airborne qualified.
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PFC (Join to see)
On their website it says airborne qualified or volunteer for airborne training SFC (Join to see)
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SFC (Join to see)
PFC (Join to see) sorry but that’s kind of a misleading site. If you look at it a bit closer you’ll see they are asking for Officers and NCOs. Every year USASOC has a slating board where E7 and above and Officers can apply for an assignment within USASOC. You are a Junior Enlisted Soldier. You cannot apply. Your branch manager must place you on assignment to wherever you go. If you go to Airborne school, it will be an Airborne location, probably Bragg and probably the 82nd. Later you can reenlist for one of the harder to get assignments like an SF group
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When you get to Ft Bragg, the 1st time you get some time off at 19th Replecement Detachment, make your way over to 7th SFG(A) Group Detachment HQ and speak with the 1SG to determine if they have a billet and if they'd be willing to accept you. You will most likely be on a gains roster elsewhere on Bragg, but an airborne Soldier with initiative always caught my attention...
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MSG Dan Castaneda
I agree with grabbing attention. But one, he’s not Airborne qualified, and two, we don’t even know if he’s on orders to Bragg. But your right, Soldiers that ask will often get what they ask for. If timing is right.
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SGT Robert Pryor
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