Dave here. I'm an AS300 (third year) in AFROTC at Det 810. Type A personality, top of my class for my first two years, Distinguished Graduate at Field Training, expert marksman, Pre-Med student in two honors programs right now, etc. If any of that means anything, I'd say I work hard and am a highly competitive person.

I guess I get that from my dad who was a Sergeant Major in the Army with prior USMC, infantry, airborne, etc. I've been a brat my entire life, lived all over the place and loved every bit of it.

Good history of athleticism, but I have never been in high-endurance/long distance training before. I played football in high school, so I'm used to short periods of explosiveness.

Aside from regular PT (running/cals), I'm lifting three times a week, do yoga twice a week (for stress relief and flexibility), and swim every day. Swimming is my biggest disadvantage but I'm working on getting into shape with it (started recently with swimming). I swam a lot as a kid, so I have a good sense of water, I just need to get my body used to the movements again.

Now, on to why I want to be a CRO:
I've always been medically oriented. Medical is my passion. When I was younger, and a bit less aware of my potential, I wanted to enlist in the Army and be a combat medic. My old man thought better of it and convinced me not to do it. I chose to go to school, serve as an officer, and try the doc route.

I'm prepping for my MCAT this semester and I realized I had to have other AFSCs picked other than a med school rated slot. That led to research into things I wanted to do, and CRO sounds amazing. I've always known about PJs and what they do since I've grown up in a SOF (Rangers & SF) family but my Det doesn't really push any job other than pilots so I never got any information about it from my cadre. I really wish I had.

After a lot of reflection, this is something really want to do even over a flight doc route. It's just in my blood. CRO is a once in a lifetime thing, and I don't want to be stuck in an office while I'm young. It's just not me. This is just an amazing opportunity where I can still save lives. What's not to like?

Plus, my ego (or will) is pushing me toward being amazingly fit. I love fitness, it's just a part of my pro-medical personality. And this looks to be a beautiful challenge to get into shape for Indoc. This is what I want to do, really bad.

So, I'm here on this site to get as much information as I possibly can to help enable/encourage me to complete my goals. I look forward to reading the community's insight and offering whatever I have that might be useful.