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About Stan McElya
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Expertise
I can answer most questions about naval special operations and most questions about modern special weapons and tactics. I won't be able to answer all questions about special operations in the 1960s or earlier.

Experience
Six years in SEAL Team. Light weapons expert. E-5 paygrade at the time I left the service. NEC5326

Education/Credentials
High School Grad with some college credits

Awards and Honors
Order of Kentucky Colonels

   

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In Category  Careers: Military--Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines, Coast Guard

SubjectDate Asked

Hypothyroidism8/3/2009
  Q: I have hypothyroidism which is controlled by medication. I have played both football and ran track ...
  A: My suggestion to you is to talk with a recruiter. It's been 30 years since I was in the TEAMS. Your ...
Asthma at age 135/10/2009
  Q: I was diagnosed with asthma shorty after my 13th birthday (a couple months after). I know asthma is ...
  A: I will answer your questions as best I can. I never had asthma, so I really don't know how the teams ...
Lafeyette county 7th grade student5/6/2009
  Q: I am doing a project on what I whant to be when i grow up. I whant to be a scout sniper in the ...
  A: Well buddy, I can answer some of your question and direct you to where you can find the rest of the ...
Special Forces/ Rangers5/5/2009
  Q: Sir, I am planning on attending college with the ROTC program and later joining the Special Forces ...
  A: Since I wasn't in the army, I cant answer for sure. But to the best of my knowledge, color blindness ...
Juvenile Drug Record5/3/2009
  Q: If a 16 year old has a felony drug charge can he still get into the military? What will he need to ...
  A: This is sort of out of my expertise, but my advice is to talk with a recruiter and explain the ...
US Navy Search and Rescue3/25/2009
  Q: I am not sure this falls within the special operations but I am very interested in become a rescue ...
  A: I am not sure either if that would disqualify you from SAR. But I do know this, stay on your ...
Navy drug charge waiver3/25/2009
  Q: I am in the process of enlisting in one of the military services and I am really interested in the ...
  A: He could be right,but I would think that you could get a waiver for that. It was so long ago and you ...
Navy seals3/17/2009
  Q: d in Psychology and then joining the navy to become a navy seal ( and would love to be a sniper). ...
  A: I really cant answer your question. You would be better off asking a recruiter this question. As for ...
seal division boot camp3/16/2009
  Q: My son is currently in SEAL division boot camp Great Lakes. He has tested for anemia after the ...
  A: I understand your sons problem, you must understand, I left the Navy almost 30 years ago, and some ...
re-code 33/13/2009
  Q: Hi my question is reguarding rejoing the army I was discharged honorably in 2007 for having severe ...
  A: Sorry buddy, I just don't have that kind of knowledge. And I sure don't want to tell you wrong. My ...
question3/11/2009
  Q: I was convicted of a felony in 2005.is there any place for me in the military? ANSWER: Hello Eric ...
  A: When you do it, you do it all the way, dont you? That is not good in this case. I admire anyone who ...
tonsil3/6/2009
  Q: I was thinking of enlisting in the navy. I have a benine cyst on one of my tonsils. That is small. ...
  A: I have no idea how to answer your question. As far as I know, that shouldn't have any bearing on ...
Failed Drug Test - Unexplained2/26/2009
  Q: My boyfriend failed a drug test a few days after we had gone to a concert. He has been fighting ...
  A: There are lots of things that could happen to your boyfriend because if the failed drug test, ...
180 Days? Prior Service? Navy Reserve?2/26/2009
  Q: If you were less than 180 days in the military you are not consider prior service based on what a ...
  A: The navy reserves and the navy may have different rules on this. I believe that the recruiter is ...
Prior Service Marine trying to go direct Seal Challenge Contract2/23/2009
  Q: My question is that I am a prior service Marine with a DUI while still in Marines in 2007, no NJP as ...
  A: Any non-minor misdemeanor can disqualify you from SEALS Challenge Contract. But all hope is not ...
Obliserve for BUD/S2/20/2009
  Q: I have been in the Navy for over a year now and my EAOS is Jan 2012 and I want to go to bud/s. I am ...
  A: If nothing has changed in the last 25 years, obliserve only applies if you are accepted into BUD/S. ...
can i be in the marines?2/18/2009
  Q: can i get into the marines even though i've been caught a couple of times with pot and if so what ...
  A: This kind of question is sort of outside my expertise. I do get a lot of these kind of questions and ...
will i be able to join with a small things on my record2/16/2009
  Q: Im 15 and when i was 13 caught shoplifting small stuff from a dollar store and a few months later i ...
  A: If you keep your nose clean and stay out of trouble from now on, I don't think that what you did at ...
drug screenings2/5/2009
  Q: Four years ago my son was 18years old and tried to get in the navy. He told his recruiter he had ...
  A: Well I dont think that the drug test being 4 years old would matter and I am sure he could get a ...
criminal background clearence2/2/2009
  Q: hello my name is Roosevelt spiller and I've been trying to get into the navy for over a year but ...
  A: hooyah Roosevelt; It always does my heart good to hear of young men changing their lives. Although I ...
Master-at-Arms, NJP Waivers1/29/2009
  Q: I recently went to COs Mast, and was awarded an NJP. Earlier in the deployment however, I had ...
  A: I believe what you are being told is true, but honestly I am not sure. Let me research this and get ...
navy1/28/2009
  Q: if u have a small criminal background and a GED for eduacation could u still be able to enlist in ...
  A: To the best of my knowledge you shoule be able to enlist as long as your crime is'nt a felony or ...
Seal injury1/23/2009
  Q: If a decorated Navy Seal is injured in combat or training, for ex a major knee injury that cannot ...
  A: decorated or not doesn't matter. My only experience in this is during BUD/S. When there is an injury ...

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