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Currently I am an 11B Infantryman and discovered its not really for me. I am in the National guard and doing split training. So i would like to know how can i reclass before AIT? I want to do something that translates into real world jobs later on down the line when i get out.
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You can't reclass before AIT, you have to have an MOS to reclass.
First, you're in the NG, your contract has already begun once you signed, unlike the Active Duty people going to MEPS. That means no contract renegotiation for you. You can go to your training NCO or Career Counselor, search for another slot somewhere else in your state that you could train into, but that will be up to the state of they need you somewhere else more. There are a lot of other factors that will come into play, particularly location.
Second, there is no "get out". You're NG, it is a part time job where you work two days a month until your two week AT. There is no job in the NG that is going to give you the experience and training you need to be competitive in that field in the three years you spend in the Guard.
Third, this part about being a family man in the Infantry in the NG is ridiculous. Again, it's a very small time commitment. Most of your drills will be spent doing the same readiness crap every other Soldier is doing. When you do your annual training you will be away for two weeks, the same as every other Soldier. In the NG you are not away from your family more often because you are infantry.
Fourth, as for the part of wanting to put your skills towards a job, do what everyone else is doing, and go to school and get training in the career field you want. Most of the people in the NG aren't doing an MOS their civilian career field is oriented towards. Most of the Infantry I met were cops or firefighters. None of the MPs were cops on the civilian side. Hell, of the Infantry I met or worked with they were history teachers, dental equipment salesmen, lots of cops and fire fighters, construction workers, Government Civilian employees, small business owners, electricians, plumbers, and a dozen other jobs. The only people I saw who learned a skill directly from the NG and applied it to their job were people who commissioned into a medical field and the NG paid for their school. For instance, the NG has a good deal for the PA program, or flight medics. These are not entry level positions.
First, you're in the NG, your contract has already begun once you signed, unlike the Active Duty people going to MEPS. That means no contract renegotiation for you. You can go to your training NCO or Career Counselor, search for another slot somewhere else in your state that you could train into, but that will be up to the state of they need you somewhere else more. There are a lot of other factors that will come into play, particularly location.
Second, there is no "get out". You're NG, it is a part time job where you work two days a month until your two week AT. There is no job in the NG that is going to give you the experience and training you need to be competitive in that field in the three years you spend in the Guard.
Third, this part about being a family man in the Infantry in the NG is ridiculous. Again, it's a very small time commitment. Most of your drills will be spent doing the same readiness crap every other Soldier is doing. When you do your annual training you will be away for two weeks, the same as every other Soldier. In the NG you are not away from your family more often because you are infantry.
Fourth, as for the part of wanting to put your skills towards a job, do what everyone else is doing, and go to school and get training in the career field you want. Most of the people in the NG aren't doing an MOS their civilian career field is oriented towards. Most of the Infantry I met were cops or firefighters. None of the MPs were cops on the civilian side. Hell, of the Infantry I met or worked with they were history teachers, dental equipment salesmen, lots of cops and fire fighters, construction workers, Government Civilian employees, small business owners, electricians, plumbers, and a dozen other jobs. The only people I saw who learned a skill directly from the NG and applied it to their job were people who commissioned into a medical field and the NG paid for their school. For instance, the NG has a good deal for the PA program, or flight medics. These are not entry level positions.
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Few things:
1. MOS has nothing to do with been a great or bad family man.
2. Regardless of the MOS, as a NG member you’ll have all the lime in the word. Is not a full time job!!!!
3. As a NG member, you are already committed to a position. Therefore it up to the command, not the recruiter, if they reclass you.
Best of luck on your future endeavors!
1. MOS has nothing to do with been a great or bad family man.
2. Regardless of the MOS, as a NG member you’ll have all the lime in the word. Is not a full time job!!!!
3. As a NG member, you are already committed to a position. Therefore it up to the command, not the recruiter, if they reclass you.
Best of luck on your future endeavors!
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You haven't even been to 11B AIT nor served as an MOSQ Infantryman. How do you know this MOS is not for you? Also, why did you choose it?
To answer your question, though, you are going need to speak with your unit and a recruiter.
To answer your question, though, you are going need to speak with your unit and a recruiter.
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MAJ Byron Oyler
PFC (Join to see) - If you are already commenting about a SGT paying attention, maybe this military life is not for you. I realize as do many here this is a social media site however you have barely had time to break your boots in and already being disrespectful.
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PFC (Join to see) I stand by my previous comment, however it came from an emotional place and was delivered sarcastically. I can do better than that. This would be a better response that more clearly articulates the issue I take with your comments:
Your statement that “infantry really isn’t much of an MOS to start a family in” displays a high level of ignorance with regard to the workings of the National Guard. This is not entirely your fault as it appears that you are a split-option IET Soldier stuck in the RSP until you attend AIT this summer; your current Army peer group consists of untrained, quarter trained, and half trained Soldiers. Your at a point in your career where you're taking in information through a fire hose and not yet equipped to distinguish between the good and the bad. The subtext of your statement is two-fold: one, Infantry life is incompatible with family life, and two, the burden of support MOS’s is somehow less. The challenges that affect you and your family are roughly the same regardless of where you land in the ARNG. The criteria of selecting the best MOS for you should revolve around your capability with the job itself, not outside factors.
Your statement that “infantry really isn’t much of an MOS to start a family in” displays a high level of ignorance with regard to the workings of the National Guard. This is not entirely your fault as it appears that you are a split-option IET Soldier stuck in the RSP until you attend AIT this summer; your current Army peer group consists of untrained, quarter trained, and half trained Soldiers. Your at a point in your career where you're taking in information through a fire hose and not yet equipped to distinguish between the good and the bad. The subtext of your statement is two-fold: one, Infantry life is incompatible with family life, and two, the burden of support MOS’s is somehow less. The challenges that affect you and your family are roughly the same regardless of where you land in the ARNG. The criteria of selecting the best MOS for you should revolve around your capability with the job itself, not outside factors.
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