says he went to Ranger School, SERE, Airborne,Sniper School, Was with 82nd in Iraq, attached to Ranger Batt, Marines for a short time. Horseback in Afganistan with psyops...
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How about this for an option:
He signed on initially for a three-year enlistment as a mechanic. My understanding is that once you have completed your first term of enlistment, it's fairly easy to get an MOS transfer. He re-enlists, on the basis that he goes 11B. Off he goes to the Benning School for Boys, is assigned to the 82nd. Airborne school is a mandatory, I presume. Being a high-speed E-4, he gets a slot to visit Ranger school. Let's say he was with the Blue Devils (504th PIR?, can't recall now). They did a brief stint in Afghanistan. Gets attached to Ranger unit to boost numbers. While there, does a mission on horseback with Psyops. Maybe as an escort in terrain where HMMWVs can't go. I did a mission or two with Psyops in my tank, depends on how loosely you define 'with psyops'). Deployment ends, Makes E-5, has a crack at Sniper school, comes back to Iraq for a four-month stint. (We relieved Blue Devils that had been in both Afghan and Iraq come early 2004). Gets attached to Marine unit for a while. Returns to US, does SERE school gets out.
It's a tight timeline, but not entirely impossible.
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