Anyone else here with Army background?

[max2k1]

Good luck with your choice man. My best friend is doing 20 in the Air Force. His younger brother just got out of the Army where he was special forces, now hes workin in the private sector in Iraq

[mck52689]

Originally Posted by c0nfl1kt

I am thinking very hard of joining. I am clueless what I would for them, though. Background is in telecommunications. I'd also like to kill a lot of baddies, though.

Wanna kill baddies do infantry, telecommunications will get you very far in the army, special ops is another option to mix the both.

Originally Posted by oneday

I did Basic and AIT at Lost in the Woods. Not a terrible place if you can dodge the Brown Recluse. I was there Aug-Nov and saw 115F and 10F..of course both those extremes came while were in the field.

Have fun, it is definitely worth it if you have the right mindset. I know I came out a better person.

Thanks man i'm very much looking foward to it, counting the hours down haha

Originally Posted by max2k1

Good luck with your choice man. My best friend is doing 20 in the Air Force. His younger brother just got out of the Army where he was special forces, now hes workin in the private sector in Iraq

I wanted to do special forces very much, but too many people go for airborne to become a ranger then special forces and fail. I'm content enough with what my job is

[c0nfl1kt]

Can you explain more about the telecom and special ops? I would also like to know when you get that bonus and if either telecom or spec ops have bonuses attached to them. I have been interested in miltary life as long as I can remember but have been drawn away from it for stupid and superficial reasons. Thanks for all the info you can give me before you leave tomorrow.

[rubbadubbing39]

good luck at basic i sigined up the day after my 18th birthday and will leave july 8th for basic so im very intreseted to here your stories when u get back i forget the specific number for my mos but its a abrams tank mechanic i cant wait i wish i could leave tomarrow .....stupid highschool

[mck52689]

Originally Posted by c0nfl1kt

Can you explain more about the telecom and special ops? I would also like to know when you get that bonus and if either telecom or spec ops have bonuses attached to them. I have been interested in miltary life as long as I can remember but have been drawn away from it for stupid and superficial reasons. Thanks for all the info you can give me before you leave tomorrow.

Well certain job's in special ops can call for telecommunications at certain times and that's if you want to see action basically, if you want to stay in the "somewhat" safe then there are communication's job's all accross the board, I am not an expert at it but just going to the army site you can find the best one your looking for, depending on how you score on your asvab test can determine alot to what job you qualify for. They can't give you all your bonus at once for tax reason's the most they can give you at a given time is 10k, but with taxe's youll get about 7800 of it when you get out of tech training, and then depending on how much more you have, you get it over a certain period of time.

Originally Posted by rubbadubbing39

good luck at basic i sigined up the day after my 18th birthday and will leave july 8th for basic so im very intreseted to here your stories when u get back i forget the specific number for my mos but its a abrams tank mechanic i cant wait i wish i could leave tomarrow .....stupid highschool

Thanks man, your mos is M1 I believe, I can't wait either haha only a matter of hours away, but i'll let you know how it run's, did you get a bonus at all with your mos and do you know where your going to basic and ait?

[rubbadubbing39]

i got like a 10k bonus plus this highschool grad bonus so looking at around 18K plus i only signed for 4 years i figure if i like it i will deff sign for more plus io heard from a guy in the office that the resigning bonus are pretty nice i was gona go in as an apatchie machanic but it required a manditory 6 year contract and like 20+ weeks of training and i was not down for that in case i somehow am not happy

[TurboTagTeam]

Damn those are hefty bonus's. The marines don't even give any. I'm more than likely going to apply for OTS for the marines so I can get a guaranteed aviation commission. I'm really good at math and I'm very physically fit so I don't think I'll have a problem. The only ****ty part is that I'd be committed for 8years. But, 2 years in Florida for slight school, and then flying fighters off a carrier day in and day out sounds kinda fun.

[c0nfl1kt]

I'm a fat man I better start running and sh*t, huh.

[TurboTagTeam]

I don't know what the army really considers overweight. I have the aviation weight/height charts but not the normal ones for everyone else. No doubt they'll make you PT your ass off anyway. I'v just been reasearching pilot requirements. It's really really really tough standards set on pilots physically. Especially since I want to fly fighters and not cargo/transport.

[rubbadubbing39]

i looked into the marines first the army was my second chocie but after talking to alot of people and just looking into i just saw it wasnt for me every marine i met or saw allways looked pissed off at the world and the army guys always were nice and and happy to talk to me plus i have friends in the service and they said alota marine guys transfer due to them not being happy but if thats what fits you more power to you

[R22B]

I had a friend who went in and when he came out, I didnt recognize him. He lost so much weight.

My brother served in the First Cavalry... I wish I could forget the horror stories he told me when he got back from Iraq :/

[drifty240]

Originally Posted by mck52689

I would like to stay somewhat close to home to see the g/f and family as much. My dream sheet is basically anywhere close I can get.

1. Ft Drum NY
2. Ft Bragg NC
3. Ft Detrick MD

Overseas

1. Germany
2. Possibly England

I was a 11B3V .... I was in Ranger Regiment and the 82nd. Just a word if warning Fort Drum sucks

What is your MOs?

[mck52689]

Originally Posted by drifty240

I was a 11B3V .... I was in Ranger Regiment and the 82nd. Just a word if warning Fort Drum sucks

What is your MOs?

88m and yes ive heard stories about mountain division sadly

[drifty240]

Originally Posted by mck52689

88m and yes ive heard stories about mountain division sadly

I have nothing bad to say about 10th mountain. I just know fort drum sucks... Cold as hell in the in winter and big ass flys and women in the summer.

Stay south my son...

[jdmwill]

Originally Posted by c0nfl1kt

I am thinking very hard of joining. I am clueless what I would for them, though. Background is in telecommunications. I'd also like to kill a lot of baddies, though.

lol...think really hard brother. my lil bro was station in texas he's doing the tank thing and im so proud of him.

Originally Posted by rubbadubbing39

good luck at basic i sigined up the day after my 18th birthday and will leave july 8th for basic so im very intreseted to here your stories when u get back i forget the specific number for my mos but its a abrams tank mechanic i cant wait i wish i could leave tomarrow .....stupid highschool

good luck guys and remember we are all proud of your commitment to serve our country. just know we will be here to support you guys in anyway. post when you can so we know how your doing dont be strangers.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by den9

im pretty sure dave was in the army, i dont see him around here anymore.

what exactly is your job duties, sounds interesting.

me no postie doesnt mean im not lurking ;) and yes, ive been in eight years and done active and guard.

[c0nfl1kt]

These are the jobs army guy says I can do:

Intelligence Analyst (35F)

Signals Intelligence Analyst (35N)

Signals Collector/Analyst (35S)

Psychological Operations Specialist (37F)

Special Forces Weapons Sergeant (18B)

Special Forces Communications Sergeant (18E)

Halp?

My brother is special forces and he told me he loves it but he wishes he had started with MI which I actually like what I am reading about so far.

[oneday]

From a post-military career (you know you can retire after 20 years and you'll be what? 38y/o?) stand point, the 35F, 37F and 18E have the highest potential. While 18B sounds interesting, what private sector skills will you get? That is unless you want to do a short stint in the military and parlay that experience and a college degree into a career with justice department (FBI/CIA/HS), then most of the specialties listed will be good.

That said, most of those jobs look like desk positions, so if you are inclined to be an office rat then you are golden...but if you want excitement, then the 18B and 18E probably would get you some.

Also consider the combat life expectancy of each position (if your recruiter can provide you with that). My bro was going to be a Blackhawk flight engineer, then he realized how often those things go down. He opted to become an in flight refueler, that also qualifies him to be a load master (think FedEx/UPS as post-mil career). I don't think any of the positions you listed would put you directly in harms way, but your recruiter should be able to tell that info.

[c0nfl1kt]

I was thinking of Human Intelligence because you get to interrogate and gather data from people on the battle field all the time(from what the description says) and also Psychological because you get to psyche the enemy out and try to convince population centers that bad guys are bad, etc(again, from the description on the site). Also, 2 years in I could be eligible for Counterintelligence which is even more interesting and is basically gathering intelligence from enemy transmissions and using that intelligence to the Army's advantage and using it against them or creating intelligence against the enemy, which, again sounds interesting and has a high potential in the civil field or even a federal agency like NSA, CIA, or FBI, which is very attractive to me. Intelligence never gets sung in songs, but they put all the pieces together for the combat teams to make it happen. Comba as SF would be also good because it would be an incredible challenge like the which I've never experienced.

[drifty240]

Originally Posted by c0nfl1kt

These are the jobs army guy says I can do:

Intelligence Analyst (35F)

Signals Intelligence Analyst (35N)

Signals Collector/Analyst (35S)

Psychological Operations Specialist (37F)

Special Forces Weapons Sergeant (18B)

Special Forces Communications Sergeant (18E)

Halp?

My brother is special forces and he told me he loves it but he wishes he had started with MI which I actually like what I am reading about so far.

Find another recruiter... if they say your are qualified to be specail force just by your asvab they are blowing smoke up you ass..... I was an Army Ranger , sniper and end my tour as the PSA (body guard) for the 2Id Commander i thoght i was pretty f'n high speed and i had buddies that were way more high speed than me fail Selection for SF.


Sorry to rant, but i don't want to see you join and get screwed.... make sure whatever MOS you get is in writing....