Whats your MOS?

[Alaska2]

Whats your MOS and why did you choose that?

As for me, I am going 11b. I wasn't going to at first but there is no way I am going to watch my boys go on patrol while I sit in a green zone. I guess I am just a grunt at hart.

[Mogami]

Hi, well now I am a 92G and I am willing to stay in the Green Zone and make sure the troops have a nice meal when they return.

I have been an Arty fire Controlman and a Gunnersmate Guns in past enlistments. I was an 11b my first time in Guard.

I really don't think I would be must use humping through the boonies or kicking down doors nowdays (I'm 50) But I still like the idea of being of some service.
One of these days I'm just going to kick back at the VFW and play chess and drink beer. (ah round 2012 I think)

[Alaska2]

Mogami,
Any service is great service. I am sure that a hot meal will be great when we get back.:)

[doubtfuldarhma]

96B Intelligence Analyst
Give me info- total junkie for info. Also, I cannot help but see patterns everywhere. I think this will be a good fit.

[armygirl2007]

i'm a 42a which is a human resources specialist.

[never falter]

black hawk heli repair.... hoping to attend flight school become rotary wing aviator...

[Alaska2]

I have the same ambitions, Only I am going to start out as a grunt. Good luck to you sir!

[Mac]

56 M
Pro Deo et Patria!

[VTguard]

11B....I guess I figured that if I was going to join the military, I wanted to get the full experience. My 12 year career has been filled with adventure, challanges, and exitement. As far as I'm concerned, there is no other MOS.

[van123]

21B- Combat Engineer
I like working with my hands and look forward to using explosives, any insight on this MOS or what I should expect at BCT and AIT would be appreciated.

[countrygirl19]

Im an 88M and I chose it cause its the closes thing to calv. as i can get.

[ThE OnE]

11-B Infantry
I have Basic and AIT at FT. Benning then hopefully Airborne there also

[Elle]

I'm an 88M. I didn't choose it, it was recently given to me. I enlisted as 92A.

[J_Cureton]

I am an 88m or in other words a expert I.E.D locater..... for now but if all geos as well i am going to go active as a 13 b . But see right now i am only in A.I.T and i still have the boot camp jargen in my head so we'll see if anything changes when i get back into the civilian world

[Alaska2]

I am an 88m or in other words a expert I.E.D locater.....

As a Future 11b (infantrymen), I pray that you are great at your job!!

[Mac]

11B....I guess I figured that if I was going to join the military, I wanted to get the full experience. My 12 year career has been filled with adventure, challanges, and exitement. As far as I'm concerned, there is no other MOS.

Well Anthony, make sure you don't eat anything you didn't hunt in the field, or grow in your spare time.

Don't wear anything you didn't create.

Don't carry a weapon that someone else had to procure for you.

Those people who aren't getting the same "full experience" you had, and who are not in "the only MOS" shouldn't have to support you. After all, you should be able to do it all on your own.

I guess you're swimming overseas? or paddling a canoe...:p

[Alaska2]

Well Anthony, make sure you don't eat anything you didn't hunt in the field, or grow in your spare time.

Don't wear anything you didn't create.

Don't carry a weapon that someone else had to procure for you.

Those people who aren't getting the same "full experience" you had, and who are not in "the only MOS" shouldn't have to support you. After all, you should be able to do it all on your own.

I guess you're swimming overseas? or paddling a canoe...:p

Although I think that any service is great service and should be appreciated, I think that people who volunteer to do what combat MOS's do deserve a special type of recognition. Combat MOS's volunteer to do the MOST dangerous job in the military full well knowing that they are going to see combat. It is not a matter of if, but a matter of when. They step forward and say "I will charge the machine guns, sleep in the mud, and suffer in order to protect and enforce the policy's of this country." That shows absolute dedication to the country.

There is a big difference between volunteering to sit on a Navy ship and patrolling the streets of Iraq.

[Dasco00]

42A Human resources specialist.

[nightstalker]

Good ole 31B MP I was a 25F too.

[Joshua_Torres-11C]

Hooah! Im A Indirect Infantry Man 11c

[CW5 Vitt]

Hi, well now I am a 92G and I am willing to stay in the Green Zone and make sure the troops have a nice meal when they return.

I have been an Arty fire Controlman and a Gunnersmate Guns in past enlistments. I was an 11b my first time in Guard.

I really don't think I would be must use humping through the boonies or kicking down doors nowdays (I'm 50) But I still like the idea of being of some service.
One of these days I'm just going to kick back at the VFW and play chess and drink beer. (ah round 2012 I think)

Keep the coffee hot for us, Sarge! This 915E needs a nightcap when we get done fixin' this stuff! Your generator running okay? Me...I will get that beer in 2016 (10th anniversary of my Hawaii 5-0 birthday.)) :)

Chief

[stevenhackerr]

68W Healthcare Specialist (91W to you who have been around more than 18 months)

I always planned on a military career, but my original plan was to graduate first, then commission as an officer. But since politicians like to take the money out of fin-aid, and the Guard is willing to take care of most of my educational bills, I am going enlisted first.

That and the chicks dig a man in uniform!

[Coach Barron]

Just joined 42 wanting to know anything about being a 13B? I'm hoping it will be exciting.

[25foxtrot]

I am as my name implies. :-) 25F Network Switching Systems aka mobile communications.

[cav scout]

19 d cav scout here, hooooghhh, i took 19d so i could go to sniper school.;)

[pri_svc_sig]

originally a 74C - Comm Ctr Oper, switching to 25B Info Sys Oper/Analyst aka LAN/WAN manager, as soon as all my paperwork gets completed.

[PFC.HOLLIDAY]

My Mos Is Mp And I Love In War And Out Of War. I Got The Best Training That I Would Ever Dream Of And I Love Serving My Country.:d

[PVT Stoner (13 Fox)]

13 Fox - What? I get to blow stuff up and watch from a safe distance:D

Altho I am a 13F, I got "stuck" with a Cav. unit. A friend of mine, he is a SFC and 19D is with the 167.

[brandon.preston]

88m, but currently serving as a UH-60 door gunner in 1st Cav....hoping to come to the guard when my contract is up for active duty

[andrew.tischner]

Brandon

What guard you think of goin to NY or NJ?

[shvrx]

45K aramarent repairer

I like things that go BOOM

[GoTiTbIg1013]

15papa- aviation operations specialist...that first and then i hope to eventually be a heilo pilot..

[ArmyGirlie]

I believe the numerology is 68W! They just changed it. I go to AIT June 7th! Wish me luck!

[Shibby]

25B Information Systems operator

Haven't been able to find anyone with the same job as me it says its a critical MOS whats going on wheres all the 25B's at man!! :eek:

[Militarybrat07]

68X Mental Health Specialist

[JB27]

As a grunt myself, that speech brought tears to my eyes. I graduated from Bravo 258 in November 2006. I know what you mean about being a grunt at heart. I tried to be a medic but I has some violations that prevented me. I also tried mp. I knew from the start I was supposed to be a 11b. Im one of those grass is always greener people. Happy it turned out that way.

[chevez07]

im 42A human resource , i swore in this weekend,, i have a question, can i still go to war with this MOS?????? i just want to know?? and i go to basic on june 13th 2007. HOOAH!!!!

[lilmpmckinzy]

Well, I wanted to join the guard and do something I love. My plans were to go through the police academy but the Guard had more to offer. Now, I am working on my second MOS as a 42A. In the Guard your options are endless! Your dream career nolonger has to be a dream!

[Gnome]

19D Calv Scout... Ship to Fort Knox May 29th '07

[starski]

46Q - Public Affairs Specialist

[armymom3]

Hi My name is Amanda and I was wondering how long it takes to go through AIT for that. I want to do it but i dont know how long it takes. I am joining the guards and would love to know t
Thanks
Amanda

[UCTKE283]

I was a 31P, now 25P when I was active duty, am planning on joining the guard soon...

[Pvt. Yount]

my Mos is 89Bravo/ammunition specialist. i chose this mos because it was the closest thing that i could do with weapons as a female soldier.I also like to shoot weapons and take them apart and reassemble them. and i wanted to show my older marine brother that I could do anything that he could. Great way to prove him right. HOOAH!!!!

[Justin31B]

Hoping to be 31B, aslong as I score well enough on the ASVAB. Shouln't be a problem though, hopefully I'll be hitting BCT at the end of summer! :)

[RSP Instructor]

Although I think that any service is great service and should be appreciated, I think that people who volunteer to do what combat MOS's do deserve a special type of recognition. Combat MOS's volunteer to do the MOST dangerous job in the military full well knowing that they are going to see combat. It is not a matter of if, but a matter of when. They step forward and say "I will charge the machine guns, sleep in the mud, and suffer in order to protect and enforce the policy's of this country." That shows absolute dedication to the country.

There is a big difference between volunteering to sit on a Navy ship and patrolling the streets of Iraq.

It takes a certain individual to volunteer to be a part of a combat MOS, but then again it takes a certain individual to be a part of the US Army. People with combat MOS's, at least nowadays, deserve no more credit than those human resource specialists. We all face the possibility of seeing combat, and just by being infantry doesn't make things more dangerous than someone who is an MP. MPs are combat support, yet too many have been injured or killed in Iraq and Afghanistan because they are being charged with the EXACT same missions as infantry units. Each MOS has a unique gift to offer to our country and service, and I know you meant no disrespect to anyone of any other service or MOS, but we must remember that in today's military, everyone is at risk of being in combat. My cousin-in-law is aviation ordinance in the US Navy, and we just got word that he is leaving the ship and heading into Iraq. Once you're on the ground, it's all fair game to them.

If we saw the stats of those killed in combat and the data was organized by MOS, we would probably see that infantry and some other combat MOS's have the highest casualties. But this doesn't necessarily mean that combat MOSs see the most combat, it probably just means that combat MOSs have more soldiers on the ground, so there are going to be more casualties amongst them compared to other MOSs with fewer soldiers. It's obvious that there are more infantrymen in the US Army than there are commo soldiers. So if there are 10,000 infantrymen in Iraq, and only 3,000 commo, the casulaty rate is probably higher among the infantrymen not because that are fighting more, but because it is more likely that when the opposing force is shooting, they are going to hit a soldier who is part of the majority group. The commo will most likely take casualties as well, but not nearly as many.

[fret80]

15 Tango UH-60 repairer.

[mlmiller1983]

25S: Satellite Communication Systems Operator - Maintainer

I will hopefully swear in this weekend of next week.

[Schramek]

Newly enlisted 13B - Cannon Crewman :D

[Brandon.a]

74D Chemical Operations Specialist. I was going to choose 11B but didnt, Hooah! to all of you that did. As a member of the 74D you get hands on with natural or intentional disasters that occur every day. The lessons learned, I will take with me and will be able to make a career from. If your interested its on the top 10 ctitical mos list. Later all....HOOAH!

Brandon.A

[pvt Tesanovich]

19 delta, Cavalry Scout HOOAH

[PV2 Coon]

31B, Military Police

Mom was a cop, her father was a cop, and his before him.

Father was in the military, uncle was in the military, great grandfather and a few other greats before him were also in the military.

I guess in part I join because its just a part of who I am, but I want to serve my country. I am also looking at getting into the CIA, so MP seems like the way to go right now.

[Rugger]

Enlisted 02Mar07 as 13B...Hooah!

[michael.hager2]

52-delta generator mechanic

[Lo Hill]

96B - Intel specialist. I am also thinking of the CIA, but deciding against it. Dont wanna be overseas that long, but then again, I may change my mind. Federal Agent, I think, is a better way for me to go. FBI, ATF, DEA, DHS, etc.....

If not, then State law enforcement....WSP(Washington), CHP(Cali), GSP(Georgia)...

[sgtsignal]

25C-Radio Operator, 21B Combat Engineer, 11 Bang Bang.

[pool_girl72]

68W - Health Care Specialist (combat medic)

[Future Cav Scout]

19D Cavarly Scout

Hopefully when I join.

[aznbmbr]

yeah, its fun being a scout, wait until you go to iraq as one! everyone knows who we are and respects us. when they need the job to get done, and get done fast and right, they call us. you get the idea though, i never regreted being a scout. As for the MP, if you wanted to get into the Central Intelligence, you should have joined Special Forces, and its not too late either.spec ops would have gotton you a very very much better chance to work for the central intelligence man. but even then, going in as a 11B or 19D would have prepared you more for the central intelligence. You have to optain the skills of fighting under heavy pressur. Im not saying MP was a bad choice, but if you think about it, it may have gotten you more suited for FBI, ATF, or DEA the law enforcement fields.

[WARDOG MG]

11B/11H in the Guard, 19K on active duty

[dramirez8718952]

88M here. So excited!!! I enlisted @ the end of June and I ship out on Sept. 3rd. Hopefully when I get back I can try for OCS. I am 37 years old with a doctors degree. I was hoping on getting some help as to how to apply. I am currently with the California Army National Guard. Any info on how to go to OCS whether Direct Commission or 18 month program. I turn 38 in Oct 2007. Thanks.


Daniel Ramirez

[PFC Obie]

I'm thinking of going 94L - Avionics Communications Equipment Repairer.

Sounds like a really cool job.

I'm thinking of going active though. Not sure yet. :confused:

[iceman]

11B shipping out sept. 20th.

[VgcFARNG]

63B Here. Light-wheel vehicle mechanic. I enlisted last tuesday and ship to BCT in Feb. I've been a mechanic with Ford motor company for 3 1/2 years now and thought it would be good to kinda stick with the same stuff, you know, take what I know and try to use it to keep some hummers kickin up sand.

[USAFRaider]

Bein prior service USAF and bored with Security Forces I decided to go MOS 11 to get the full taste of the Army. Part of Ca's Tactical ASSLT 184th I cant wait for Air Assault school after WTC and AIT coming in the near months. This should be an interesting time and definately a good prep for the next years to come...

[WeekendWarrior]

19K for now, going either 63B or 11B sometime next year.

[Chad]

25B Information Systems Analyst

[josh.hatfield]

74D - chemical operations specialist.

[XNikkiX]

25L ~ Cable wire install/maintainer
Unit ~ Artillary Brigade

[4hunters]

09S -- OCS leads the way!

[rldenver]

Well, my MOS choices were full so I chose a 92Y Supply Specialist because it has the bonus - $20,000 is ALOT of money. If there was something available that I really wanted I wouldn't have cared too much about the bonus.

[SteveLord]

Enlisted as a 19D (scout)

Wanted ship date change, but couldnt get 19D slot, so took 11C (mortarman)

For some reason was thinkin 11C was artillery. Got to Ft Benning and was confused why I was at the home of the infanty. haha.

Anyway, I did about half of my 6 years 11C and the other half 11B. If you can do infantry, you do can do anything.

[walte]

To the 11B guys who believe that only the infantry is the "real deal" or whatever:

I certainly don't want to denigrate the infantryman, but would like to point out that the first American combat fatality in Vietnam was an 05D (James Davis) which was an ASA MOS.

I know a lot of ASA (Army Security Agency) guys that saw combat in 'Nam.

When I was a lad at Ft. Devens, I knew a lot of 98J's. From what we were told, should the USSR (this was back in the day you know) should come through the gap, a 98J had a life expectancy measured in seconds once they turned on their gear.

[SteveLord]

walte:

To the 11B guys who believe that only the infantry is the "real deal" or whatever:

I certainly don't want to denigrate the infantryman, but would like to point out that the first American combat fatality in Vietnam was an 05D (James Davis) which was an ASA MOS.

I know a lot of ASA (Army Security Agency) guys that saw combat in 'Nam.

When I was a lad at Ft. Devens, I knew a lot of 98J's. From what we were told, should the USSR (this was back in the day you know) should come through the gap, a 98J had a life expectancy measured in seconds once they turned on their gear.



I don't understand how being the first one killed in 1 example war or life expectancy means anything.

I personally don't believe any claimed life expectancy estimates... I'd like to see the science behind how thats measured.

The infantry is just a very proud and historic MOS. Since wars were wars they were there and are still the most versatile and effective unit in winning a war. The job has only gotten easier per say, thanks to the addition of all of the other roles in an army.

If some people's comments struck you in some fashion, you should quote em. Otherwise, I'm not sure what your point is.

In the end, we all agreed to make a sacrifice to serve this great military and great country. HOOAH...

[walte]

Steve,

The point is that all MOS's are dangerous and that some of the earlier comments about infantry being "the full experience" struck me as a bit condescending to those of us who have different MOS's.

Not sure if you served during the Cold War, but I can tell you that I, and other ASA/INSCOM soldiers, did quite a bit to keep the nation secure during that time. We didn't just train for a possible war, we fought it in our fashion every day. But I would never say that we were more important than those who sat in the Fulga gap waiting for God knows what to happen.

Personally I feel that all service is Honorable, and that no MOS is "better" or more of "the full experience" than any other. They are just different.

[buckeye06]

Personally I feel that all service is Honorable, and that no MOS is "better" or more of "the full experience" than any other. They are just different.

hooah walte. we're all on the same team, and as a part of the team EVERY MOS IS IMPORTANT.

[katieann]

I was telling someone that I joined the Army and they replied "so are you active, reserve ...?" I said it's the National Guard; they replied "OH, so you chose the easy route, huh?" I was really shocked at this reply. So I said, "well, actually we all go to the same basic training, so I don't see how that makes the NG any different". He said "Well, if I joined the military I'd join the Guard because I think it'd be easier".

Ugh, ignorance!

[katieann]

I was lucky enough to get the MOS that suited my interests - 31B!

[SteveLord]

I was telling someone that I joined the Army and they replied "so are you active, reserve ...?" I said it's the National Guard; they replied "OH, so you chose the easy route, huh?" I was really shocked at this reply. So I said, "well, actually we all go to the same basic training, so I don't see how that makes the NG any different". He said "Well, if I joined the military I'd join the Guard because I think it'd be easier".

Ugh, ignorance!

In short, I would actually say the National Guard can be more difficult sometimes. Mainly because you have to balance your civilian job, family and personal issues in addition to your military duties. That one weekend a month almost always seems to fall on something important. And being mobilized can be very stressful on you and your family before, during and after because you arent all use to it.

And if you work by the hour and on weekends...depending on your pay, you might actually be losing money by showing up to drill. (time in a half, etc)

[katieann]

Luckily my civilian job doesn't require weekends, but the drill every month always seems to land on something that I'd rather be doing with family. But hey, that's the commitment I made, lol. Either way, it bothers me when people compare the "difficulty" of each branch.

[A_Smith]

I joined as a 92Y Unit Supply Specialist
Shipping out for basic 20071023 :D
HOOAH

BCT: Fort Jackson
AIT: Fort Lee

[Mr. Shirar]

I'm going for 56M (Chaplain Assistant)
My older brother went in as a chaplain, and talks about how scary it is to know that the opposing force doesn't honor noncombatant status.

Someone needs to let the bad guys know that our Chaplains are NOT for target practice.

[SteveLord]

Any American is considered target practice and/or torture candidate.

[Mr. Shirar]

Any American is considered target practice and/or torture candidate.

Well, at the risk of sounding cliche and gung-ho, M-16s are a great way to discourage that kind of thinking.

[tallone]

I am interested in 21J (General Construction Operator) or 21E (Heavy Equipment Operator)

AIT is described as lasting 4-12 weeks. Why is there such a wide variance regarding the legnth of AIT? I will of course tell my employer that it will last 12 weeks (plus 10 BCT).

I am asking b/c I will be cutting it pretty close with rent and other bills as it is- so if anyone knows (or has passed 21J or 21E AIT) the length of time the training lasts, it would be helpful for planning.

[krunna]

i am a 21e 21js have a 4 week course and echoes have a 7 week course and then an extra week of bfit basic training refresher afterwards

juliets train on backhoes cranes and excavators

echoes on dump trucks front end loaders graders dozers and scapers each lasting about a week or more

and both have to do a few days of drivers safety

hope this helps
if you have any questions give me a buzz

[tallone]

awesome, thanks.

[Pv2 Jalette]

31B My dad was an MP and hes a retired cop so i guess it was to keep a family tradition and keep the order in line. Hooah!

[RobLyman]

...
There is a big difference between volunteering to sit on a Navy ship and patrolling the streets of Iraq.

That difference is not as big as you probably think. Have you ever heard of the USS Cole (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cole_bombing), USS Stark (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Stark_(FFG-31)), USS Samuel B. Roberts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Samuel_B._Roberts_(FFG-58)) or USS Iowa? Three of these ships were attacked since 1987. The fourth suffered a tragic accident during pre-deployment exercises.

Even in "peacetime", things are dangerous aboard a ship. I have seen someone taken up the intake of an S-3B Viking and an F-14D Tomcat. I participated in the rescue efforts for the badly burned sailors aboard the IOWA. I have picked up a Navy pilot whose F/A-18 was destroyed in a mid-air collision with an A-4. I have lost friends who crashed while operating aircraft aboard a ship at night.

As a Navy pilot I landed in Somalia and worked with troops on the ground to setup medevac sights DURING an amphibious invasion. There are probably hundreds of Navy sailors who serve on the "beach" in Iraq. They are serving in a capacity that may be only vaguely related to their Navy job. How about an EA-6B jet pilot serving as an advisor to help setup anti-IED jamming systems? Let's not even mention the Navy Seals, EOD or corpmen/medics.

As for me? I was a 1310 (Navy helicopter pilot). I am now a 153DG (UH-60 maintenance pilot). I don't walk the streets. I will be dropping off the troops and picking up the wounded who walk the streets. And when I get back, I will be test flying the helicopters to see if they are safe to fly so other pilots can also drop off troops and pickup wounded.

If you want to pick on someone, pick on the Air Force. :D


(Of course I am sure someone will chime in about the various risky jobs in the Air Force too.)

[SteveLord]

All services and jobs make some form of sacrifice and require varying degrees of skill.

If you are a computer guru, why not do that instead of Infantry? You serve your branch much better that way.

[Catracho]

All services and jobs make some form of sacrifice and require varying degrees of skill.

If you are a computer guru, why not do that instead of Infantry? You serve your branch much better that way.

I thought about it, but i know it takes over 150 jobs to have the army work the way it does, so somebody has to be the computer guru.

[Schramek]

All services and jobs make some form of sacrifice and require varying degrees of skill.

If you are a computer guru, why not do that instead of Infantry? You serve your branch much better that way.
I'm pretty good with computers, but I'm a 13B. Granted, 13D probably would've fit my hobbies a little more closely while still allowing me to be FA, some people just want to do something different than their everyday lives :)

Sure, it would be more useful for someone talented with computers to do that in the Army, but you'll get job training anyway, so you're going to be at least semi-proficient in whatever you pick :)

[Ranger 523]

Many people seem to confuse difficulty with danger. There isn't an MOS out there that isn't exposed to risk. I've seen artillery batteries patrolling the countryside, a chemical unit providing convoy escort, and a cav unit patrolling in Baghdad. Just being in Iraq is certainly dangerous but that doesn't mean it's all that difficult. For those that don't know, rolling around in a Humvee isn't too physically straining. It's just cramped and hot.

But I would say that humping an 80lb ruck sack up a mountain in 30 degree temps, with only a half hour of sleep the night before, and a missed meal is more difficult than pulling a lanyard on a 155mm howitzer (not bagging on you schramek, I was a 13D(E)(P), in a previous life).

[SteveLord]

My infantry days are done. If I re-enlist, whether it be army or air national guard, I will most likely do it to further my career in IT...and still serve at the same time.

[NightStalker14]

I'm a computer repair guy trapped in a Intel Analyst's body.

Help!!

No, really, I'm a 96B. It's a good MOS. I love it.

[jaysolo1981]

31B Military Poilce

[Soontobedoc]

68w, I was born to protect and save lives, and I'll do just that. See you on the line, not the office.

[MelanieIsAwesome]

14 Sierra (Avenger Systems Crewmember) It is going to be fun. I haven't left for basic yet, i'm leaving this month, but anyways, I think i'll have fun with my MOS.

[louis.quinones]

SUPPORTING the THREE




I am the Infantry, follow me.

not a foot soldier, we're much more you see.
We'll take the fight to the enemy.
I am the Infantry, the first of the three.


I am the Cavalry, follow me.
A modern horse soldier in an APC.
Charging straight forward to the enemy.
I am the Cav, most daring of the three.


I am the Armor, follow me.
The arm of decision I'll always be.
When the going gets rough, call on me.
I am the Armor, the best of the three.


Armor, Cav, and Infantry
rush headlong into the melee.
Braking the lines like an angry sea
deep into enemy territory.


Approaching a crossroads, what do we see?
The area secured by two lonely MPs
Directing us forward, how can this be?
How long have they been waiting for me?


What a crazy person an MP must be.
He has no firepower or armor like me.
And I thought everyone followed the three
Armor, Cav, and Infantry.


I am the MP, don't follow me.
You don't want to be where I will be.
Guarding the crossroads, waiting for the three.
Just my partner, a sixteen, a sixty and me.


With the objective taken, wait and see.
No one will remember the lonely MP
Who held this ground so they could run free,

But that's my job, supporting the three.

Written by SGT Allan Perkins, 1982 (an MP)




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[Hickman]

I miss my days in the 2nd Armored Cav, can't wait to get in the Guard and start serving again.

Never figured out how a computer dude ended up in the 2nd ACR....

I made a good ma deuce operator tho :D

[SeanAL123]

35M-Human Intelligence Collector

Im just happy that i HAVE an Mos and that I can serve my country!!!! Whatever way possible!

[legal2medical]

68X Mental Health...waiting to go to FSH for AIT. :)



Im just happy that i HAVE an Mos and that I can serve my country!!!! Whatever way possible!

I second that!

[lprulz]

74D - Chemical Operations Specialist

Sounded good when i enlisted, cant wait to go to training for it and see how i like it :D

[louis.quinones]

74D - Chemical Operations Specialist

Sounded good when i enlisted, cant wait to go to training for it and see how i like it :D
Just have fun giving NBC training and maintaining those M40s lol

[Andy Griffin]

That and the chicks dig a man in uniform!


That is true only to a point. Walk into a night club with a Taco Bell uniform on, and you'll walk out with your feelings hurt. Something I've learned from painful experience.

[joshua1991]

21E Heavy equipement operator

i chose this because my dad does this kind of stuff at the local mine we have in our little town.

[shutterm4]

That is true only to a point. Walk into a night club with a Taco Bell uniform on, and you'll walk out with your feelings hurt. Something I've learned from painful experience.

It was the thought that counted.

[Hickman]

That is true only to a point. Walk into a night club with a Taco Bell uniform on, and you'll walk out with your feelings hurt. Something I've learned from painful experience.

I ROFL'd so hard... :D :D :D

[MelissaKANG]

My MOS is 31B, and the reason I enlisted as this is because I just wanted to better myself and serve my country.

[kennedy]

11b........ Why do this at 38 because I am very good at it after 15 years in the British army doing it :)

[louis.quinones]

Well its always good to focus on two careers because you might need something to fall back on so law enforcement and computer network engineering have been my main focuses. I have done data systems on the enlisted side of the house; now I am embarking on the warrant side.

[louis.quinones]

11b........ Why do this at 38 because I am very good at it after 15 years in the British army doing it :)
you are truly hardcore mate. Get some!! Nice signature file ;)

[infantry86]

I am a 19d , I went to fort kn ox but my unit is now an 11 bravo unit, im always 19 delta though, i just got back from iraq and i am in the switch over process to active duty right now and they told me i can go to a cav unit!:D

[r4d4r]

21b hopefully goin to meps soon

[SeanAL123]

I am a 19d , I went to fort kn ox but my unit is now an 11 bravo unit, im always 19 delta though, i just got back from iraq and i am in the switch over process to active duty right now and they told me i can go to a cav unit!:D


Hooah!! Welcome home!!!

[Red Eye]

How did you all choose your MOS? I know its all about what you like to do/ good at. I think i've narrowed it down to a few but.... Im not sure. Is there a particular MOS for gunsmithing? And also if anyone has experience in 97E? is that strictly desk-like work? or does it also qualify as a combat MOS?
thanks in advance for answering my silly questions :D

[PFC Lowe]

How did you all choose your MOS? I know its all about what you like to do/ good at. I think i've narrowed it down to a few but.... Im not sure. Is there a particular MOS for gunsmithing? And also if anyone has experience in 97E? is that strictly desk-like work? or does it also qualify as a combat MOS?
thanks in advance for answering my silly questions :D


http://www.goarmy.com/JobDetail.do?id=107

That may be what you are looking for

[Travis24]

11bulletcatcher

Why is the sky blue? Cause God loves the Infantry.....

[MelanieIsAwesome]

Did I already answer this post? I don't remember. I will answer again anyways. I chose 14S because you get to blow up opposing force aircraft with missles. Fun huh?

[Ababb17]

Melanie, Have you been hanging around quinones lately?

[LT_77]

Did I already answer this post? I don't remember. I will answer again anyways. I chose 14S because you get to blow up opposing force aircraft with missles. Fun huh?

Tell me when the last time a stinger missle was fired (from a HMMWV platform) in combat operations....

[abninf05]

Tell me when the last time a stinger missle was fired (from a HMMWV platform) in combat operations....


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[SPC Ski]

Hope they all ate a good meal:D



SUPPORTING the THREE




I am the Infantry, follow me.

not a foot soldier, we're much more you see.
We'll take the fight to the enemy.
I am the Infantry, the first of the three.


I am the Cavalry, follow me.
A modern horse soldier in an APC.
Charging straight forward to the enemy.
I am the Cav, most daring of the three.


I am the Armor, follow me.
The arm of decision I'll always be.
When the going gets rough, call on me.
I am the Armor, the best of the three.


Armor, Cav, and Infantry
rush headlong into the melee.
Braking the lines like an angry sea
deep into enemy territory.


Approaching a crossroads, what do we see?
The area secured by two lonely MPs
Directing us forward, how can this be?
How long have they been waiting for me?


What a crazy person an MP must be.
He has no firepower or armor like me.
And I thought everyone followed the three
Armor, Cav, and Infantry.


I am the MP, don't follow me.
You don't want to be where I will be.
Guarding the crossroads, waiting for the three.
Just my partner, a sixteen, a sixty and me.


With the objective taken, wait and see.
No one will remember the lonely MP
Who held this ground so they could run free,

But that's my job, supporting the three.

Written by SGT Allan Perkins, 1982 (an MP)




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[CPT Burritt]

We had an MRE... KBR closed the DFAC because they are all on vacation.

The Army has cooks? Oh right, they're the guys who compete in those neat white jackets and weird hats...

[Mr$.B3@u+iful]

Im a 25U. That was the only MOS they offered me that i wanted. They had a whole list of mechanic jobs, y i dnt know.

[Ex-CPLnTX]

11B1P in the old days....now trying to get back in....

[MelanieIsAwesome]

Tell me when the last time a stinger missle was fired (from a HMMWV platform) in combat operations....
Does it matter? HMMWVs are awesome! And so are missles!

[FormerUSMC/Armyvet]

42A when I was active. Wasn't too bad, got to have my own desk near a window, my own computer, air conditioned office. Kinda hard to find a job in the civilian world with that though. You only make good money if you are THE Human Resource Mgr or something, basically you are like an office clerk, admin assistant making like $12 bucks an hour. I'm now a professional steering wheel holder (truck driver) thinking of going guards. For those of you thinking of what MOS you are going to pick, think and see what type of job it would translate into in the civilian sector. I think anything in the medical field also High Tech jobs like computers/ communications/ avionics repair would be good choice.

[11BSoldier]

Currently 11B, but my unit is becoming a combat engineer company, so I'll be going to that school this summer. Hopefully Sapper school thereafter.

[JonTheBaptist]

Currently 11B, but my unit is becoming a combat engineer company, so I'll be going to that school this summer. Hopefully Sapper school thereafter.

Wait wait, a unit can just... up and change like that? Isn't that counter-productive, to retrain all the soldiers in that company?

[qcomer]

The needs are constantly changing. Adapt and Overcome. Rather the unit be trained in what they need to be trained on and pay the taxes for it, than a unit not be trained - something horrible go down - and the unit not be able to help out because they didnt reclass.

I know, a little drastic, but you get the idea.

[JonTheBaptist]

I see... didn't know that could happen. Would the soldier still have the same MOS, just with the additional schooling? Like an 11b with sapper training?

[qcomer]

They could, or most likely Im sure their unit would reclass them to something needed within the unit. Supply, admin, mechanic, or some engineer position. More than likely an engineer MOS.

The soldier would then hold their old MOS as their secondary, third, or whatever MOS and their newly retrained MOS as their primary current MOS.

[11BSoldier]

We did get the option to transfer to another infantry company within the battalion, but I decided to stay with all the guys I went to Iraq with. We're all like family you know? I'm on the assault team, so we'll (hopefully) be training on the boats and cool stuff like that. The only think that is not good is we all lose our blue cord. Our PMOS will be 21B and we'll keep 11B as our secondary.

[JonTheBaptist]

We did get the option to transfer to another infantry company within the battalion, but I decided to stay with all the guys I went to Iraq with. We're all like family you know? I'm on the assault team, so we'll (hopefully) be training on the boats and cool stuff like that. The only think that ***** is we all lose our blue cord. Our PMOS will be 21B and we'll keep 11B as our secondary.

Does having 2 MOS's provide you with any additional benefits? Also, how long is sapper school? Lucky you... you get to not only shoot, but also blow s**t up! A jack of all trades...

[11BSoldier]

Having 2 MOS's will get you more promotion points. My LT gave me a packet about it and said the assualt team will have the first option to go. Sapper school is 30 days long I beleive. What's bad is they can only slot your for a school unless your MODQd for your slot, and I haven't been to 21B school but I'm in a 21B slot. So I'll have to wait until I get though 21B school, then hopefully get a slot..

[qcomer]

Any MOS can go through sapper school

[11BSoldier]

Right, but you have to be MOSQd in the slot that your in. We just changed to a combat engineer company, so we're all in 21B slots, but haven't been to 21B school (AT this summer). ATRRS doesn't allow you enroll soldiers in courses enless that soldier is MOSQd in his/her duty position.

[qcomer]

Ahh i get what youre saying. So if you were still11b in an 11b slot you could go right now. But, youre an 11b in a 21b slot and ATTRS wont let you go if youre not MOSQ in your slot.


DOH!

lol

[11BSoldier]

Exactly! Good thing I got put into a WLC slot before we transformed or I wouldn't be going next month. I will be going to 21B MOSQ this summer in Arkansas. I leave for WLC in Ashland, NE Dec. 5th.....

[WO1 Quinones]

you dont get to play with some claymores and bangalores as a grunt?