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My oldest Boy wants to join the military, and I would like some advice from the RP group on how I should steer him.
He wants to eventually become a weapons designer, so he can "develop weapons that will give our guys more of an advantage and bring more home". He doesn't want to work on large ship or plane based systems, he is interested in small arms (rifles, Striker, etc).
My question is this, which branch and MOS should I steer him towards. A LTC friend of mine said to look in to the Marines to become an armorer. Obviously my selfish choice would be the Army. What are your thoughts?
He wants to eventually become a weapons designer, so he can "develop weapons that will give our guys more of an advantage and bring more home". He doesn't want to work on large ship or plane based systems, he is interested in small arms (rifles, Striker, etc).
My question is this, which branch and MOS should I steer him towards. A LTC friend of mine said to look in to the Marines to become an armorer. Obviously my selfish choice would be the Army. What are your thoughts?
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In the Marines a Armorer can gain the MOS of 2112 (precision weapons repair/technician). Here they lead how to build precision weapons like sniper rifles, marksmanship rifles, and competition rifles and pistols. They spend their training building the weapons that first enter the Marine Corps, then after training they inspect, repair and modify the weapons in the operating forces.
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Capt Richard I P.
GySgt (Join to see) Good answer, can you estimate slots and odds for the young man?
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GySgt (Join to see)
He would enlist under the CF contract that is Metal Works/Ordnance option. In side that are about 7 MOSs. I don't know what the exact chance of him getting that job of Armorer, but welding, machinist, and Armorer would all help him with his wants of a career. Those three all fall under CF. The best gun builder I've ever known was a infantryman that got out and went to a civilian school in Colorado.
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Advice to child who is interested in serving in the military:
- Help your child in how to think in terms of career planning and career selection, not what to think. Your child will have to live with the decision they make, not you and you should not try to live vicariously through your child.
- Gather more than one point of view. More data points generally leads to a more robust and confident decision.
- Have more than one plan. A person with only one plan will be successful 50% of the time. A person with a primary and a backup plan will be successful about 80% of the time. A person with a primary, back up, and tertiary plan will be successful about 95% of the time.
- Seek out quality advice. Do not seek or take advice from anyone who is incompetent. Everyone has an opinion these days but most of these opinions are worthless.
- Help your child to play chess rather than checkers. This is short hand for thinking 3-5 moves ahead rather than thinking only one move ahead at a time.
- Lead the receiver. Too many people give advice based upon what worked for them in the past regardless of how conditions have changed. The best is to anticipate what conditions will be in 5-10 years and make decisions based upon those conditions and a person's druthers.
- Use MDMP. Start with personal and professional goals at 1, 5, 10 years; conduct mission analysis, develop COAs, compare COAs, wargame COAs, then pick and violently execute the chosen COA.
- Help your child in how to think in terms of career planning and career selection, not what to think. Your child will have to live with the decision they make, not you and you should not try to live vicariously through your child.
- Gather more than one point of view. More data points generally leads to a more robust and confident decision.
- Have more than one plan. A person with only one plan will be successful 50% of the time. A person with a primary and a backup plan will be successful about 80% of the time. A person with a primary, back up, and tertiary plan will be successful about 95% of the time.
- Seek out quality advice. Do not seek or take advice from anyone who is incompetent. Everyone has an opinion these days but most of these opinions are worthless.
- Help your child to play chess rather than checkers. This is short hand for thinking 3-5 moves ahead rather than thinking only one move ahead at a time.
- Lead the receiver. Too many people give advice based upon what worked for them in the past regardless of how conditions have changed. The best is to anticipate what conditions will be in 5-10 years and make decisions based upon those conditions and a person's druthers.
- Use MDMP. Start with personal and professional goals at 1, 5, 10 years; conduct mission analysis, develop COAs, compare COAs, wargame COAs, then pick and violently execute the chosen COA.
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Army Infantry...that was my answer, so I am biased? Nothing wrong with being selfish, he is your son and I am sure you are very proud of him and would still be regardless of the details of his choice to serve.
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SSG Jim Foreman
I agree with MSG Bran Sand. Army Infantry, a great place to learn weapons inside out.
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