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Comment by QMGsmom on February 5, 2012 at 7:44pm

Swims, yes it makes sense, just curious as to why they need this when they already have it... So ill look at it as a positive thing... He must be doing ok so far.. :)

Comment by Swims on February 5, 2012 at 7:01pm

QMG, they do not do a top level security clearance when they sign up or go to BC.  It is way too costly and so many of the guys end of dropping or for whatever reason not making it, so they wait to do this after it looks good for them.  They will talk to everyone in your son's life in the past and present. It is quite extensive and with what they do in EOD they do a thorough check. Hope this helps. 

Comment by QMGsmom on February 5, 2012 at 5:37pm

I got a call last night. He said he needed information for security clearance. All this information was complete initially, so why now after a long time before he shipped out would they ask for the same information?

Comment by QMGsmom on January 24, 2012 at 12:54pm

Thanks, I figured as much. Just what my son wants

Comment by Swims on January 24, 2012 at 11:25am

The guys definitely become "brothers."  :-)

Comment by QMGsmom on January 24, 2012 at 11:19am

Thank you... My son has been waiting a year to leave for BC, and has had many friends for Seals, SWCC and Nuke recently go thru so Im hoping he has some idea of what to expect. While he was waiting he was required to train and PT here in So Florida the whole time. He had a tough Sr Chf on his tail. Iknow that the comradery is something he craves...this Im sure he will find in this group of guys.

Comment by ColleenJ on January 24, 2012 at 9:16am

My boyfriend went through back in March and his spec ops division had to wake up earlier than the other divisions and march over to the pool every morning to swim or do some other additional pt. I think that was the biggest difference and then like Swims said, his division got a lot more beat downs as well.

Comment by Swims on January 24, 2012 at 8:18am

Welcome QMG... I thing the spec ops division is different in many ways. It may not be in actual logistics (I don't remember my son mentioning specifics), but in the whole atmosphere of the division.  I remember my son remarked that the division commanders in the other divisions "were actually nice people,"  meaning of course, that their division commanders were not.  The spec ops guys look at the other divisions as wimpy and that they're the tough guys and they are treated like the tough guys because they are beat down a lot to toughen them up.  Hope this helps... 

Comment by QMGsmom on January 23, 2012 at 11:25pm

My son just got to BC Jan 18th for EOD,,, I know that all recruits go thru the same BC training and that the Spec ops have their particular physicals to pass, but are there any other different things they go thru from the non spec ops recruits?

Comment by ColleenJ on January 7, 2012 at 3:26pm

I know you can download the episodes from iTunes. I think there may be a few other ways to watch them but I can't remember right now. I thought the series was entertaining but I was promptly told by my boyfriend when I brought it up that the team was putting on a show for the cameras most of the time haha.

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