Ashley Nicole 5429342 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I still have not chose a job. I’m honestly doing as much research and getting as many perspectives as I can from whoever I can. I like hearing everyone’s experiences and opinions. 11B is not my number one choice, I won’t lie, but it does interest me. It’s intriguing to learn about as a female. What is the training and future enlistment journey like as an 11B? Female or male perspective. Advice and thoughts on woman joining Infantry (11B)? 2020-01-09T16:05:15-05:00 Ashley Nicole 5429342 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I still have not chose a job. I’m honestly doing as much research and getting as many perspectives as I can from whoever I can. I like hearing everyone’s experiences and opinions. 11B is not my number one choice, I won’t lie, but it does interest me. It’s intriguing to learn about as a female. What is the training and future enlistment journey like as an 11B? Female or male perspective. Advice and thoughts on woman joining Infantry (11B)? 2020-01-09T16:05:15-05:00 2020-01-09T16:05:15-05:00 SFC Marc W. 5429365 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If it&#39;s not your number one, don&#39;t do it. It will beat the crap out of your body, its very repetitive, but I personally would never go back to being a mechanic. I love the infantry, the pride of the infantry, even though it&#39;s forcing me to be medically retired, I wouldn&#39;t take it back. Response by SFC Marc W. made Jan 9 at 2020 4:20 PM 2020-01-09T16:20:30-05:00 2020-01-09T16:20:30-05:00 Lt Col Jim Coe 5429453 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="1695718" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/1695718-ashley-nicole">Ashley Nicole</a> , it depends on your goals for your life and military experience. I&#39;m guessing you may have talked to a recruiter. I hope you talked to recruiters from Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard. If not, you might want to shop around more before deciding on Army Infantry.<br /><br />As far as after-Service employment, the transportation, supply, logistics planning, communications, medical, military police, and IT career areas often match more closely with civilian job opportunities than infantry does. However--and it&#39;s a big however--if your goal is a military career, then I recommend a combat arms specialty. The most senior officers in the military services are mostly operations types. In the Army that&#39;s infantry, armor, aviation, artillery, special operations, Air Defense artillery, and cavalry.<br /><br />Give it some thought and then pick the Service and MOS/AFSC that offers you the best deal. &quot;Best Deal&#39; is personal. If joining the military immediately is your highest priority, then getting an early accession date would be your first priority. If specialty is number one for you, then the Service that offers you the type of job you want should be your first choice. Lots of other considerations need to be prioritized before you pick a Service and Job including locations where you might be stationed after training, the type and length of training, opportunities for promotion in the career field, and others.<br /><br />Best of luck. Let us know what your decide to do. Response by Lt Col Jim Coe made Jan 9 at 2020 4:46 PM 2020-01-09T16:46:39-05:00 2020-01-09T16:46:39-05:00 SSG Patricia Duggins 5429460 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I have never been in any infantry unit or attached to any infantry unit except maybe during a deployment. I,as a female, do not need fell like putting my body through all that extra vigorous, heavy and physical hardship on my body. I get enough of that in the medical field and doing regular Army training. Nor am I a fan of constantly being in the field,doing a lot field training or deploying a lot. If you are a very athletic female, strong and has a big, sturdy body then go for it. You should also be more emotionally, mentally and psychologically stable and not easily &quot;triggered&quot; by teasing and people messing with you because you will be tested more and looked at more as a female.<br />Why don&#39;t you look into Civil affairs? I think they work in small teams a lot and they are always traveling to obscure and diverse places. Response by SSG Patricia Duggins made Jan 9 at 2020 4:47 PM 2020-01-09T16:47:58-05:00 2020-01-09T16:47:58-05:00 PFC Bobby Smith 5429577 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>it depends on the female, some would be just fine in the Infantry Response by PFC Bobby Smith made Jan 9 at 2020 5:24 PM 2020-01-09T17:24:30-05:00 2020-01-09T17:24:30-05:00 1SG Private RallyPoint Member 5429648 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It has the hardest physical requirements for passing the gender neutral Army Combat Fitness Test. <br /><br />You will get an idea of your ability to handle the job by taking the Occupational Physical Assement Test (OPAT). Your recruiter should administer this to help guide your potential choices Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 9 at 2020 5:39 PM 2020-01-09T17:39:50-05:00 2020-01-09T17:39:50-05:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 5429709 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The future looks like Hip fractures and a medical separation board if you aren&#39;t already pretty stout and in good shape. It looks like poor promotions if you aren&#39;t physically fit enough to score well on your PT tests. It looks like animosity from your team if you aren&#39;t fast enough to keep up on the runs, or strong enough to carry the heaviest ruck, or machine gun, or the dead weight of the heaviest guy in the platoon.<br /><br />If you&#39;re up for that challenge, you&#39;re fit, and your body has a history of handling physical stress well, then the opportunities are great and the promotions are the best in the Army. If you&#39;re not already functioning at that level, Basic training won&#39;t suddenly make you stronger and you will eventually break yourself Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 9 at 2020 6:06 PM 2020-01-09T18:06:58-05:00 2020-01-09T18:06:58-05:00 MAJ Javier Rivera 5429986 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Few things:<br /><br />1. You need to want it! There is no other way.<br />2. Infantry’s job is to search and engage the enemy. As closed quarters as it gets! Anywhere, anytime, any condition.<br />3. Type A personality. Need to deal with it. Also, I’m combat arms there is absolutely no political correctness. You fit in or get run over.<br />4. You need to prove yourself. Everyday and every time. <br />5. Your body will take a beat. That’s a fact!<br />6. If up to the task, a very rewarding field. Response by MAJ Javier Rivera made Jan 9 at 2020 7:31 PM 2020-01-09T19:31:20-05:00 2020-01-09T19:31:20-05:00 SPC Private RallyPoint Member 5430031 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Experiences may vary in the infantry. Some guys I went through OSUT with have done and are still doing cool guy, high speed stuff and others are working in the company arms room pushing paper all day. If you want to get on the line and do grunt stuff but not be a full blown grunt, go 68W. If you are super athletic and high drive, and mentally bulletproof, go for it but if not, find a less demanding MOS and do great things within it. Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 9 at 2020 7:46 PM 2020-01-09T19:46:29-05:00 2020-01-09T19:46:29-05:00 CPT Lawrence Cable 5430203 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>OK, I&quot;ll give you the same advice that I gave the young lady considering trying to become an Infantry Officer.<br />Number one, forget about the female side of the APFT. If you can&#39;t pass the APFT scoring above 80 percent on the 21 year old male scale, you aren&#39;t going to get any respect from any of your squad and platoon mates. That isn&#39;t regulations, but it certainly reality. Be ready to live in the field a lot, in conditions were you are cold, or hot, or wet, or a combination of any of those, with little sleep and sometimes little food while carrying 80 lbs of gear for miles. Be aware that everyone gets hurt at sometime during their time as a grunt. I&#39;m lucky, I&#39;ve pulled ligaments in both ankles and banged up my knees, but nothing more serious than arthritis in the knees as a result. <br />Be prepared for the fact that Talking Shit is an art form in the Infantry. When your job demands that you put your life on the line, language isn&#39;t important, it&#39;s simply a test to see how much your buddies can take. Since you don&#39;t associate with those assholes in A, C, and D, the people you talk shit to is your squad and platoon mates. You love them, you need them, that&#39;s why it&#39;s OK to talk about their Mothers. If that bothers you, find a different MOS.<br />Listen to your NCO&#39;s, they will have forgotten more that you will know for a long time in a unit. Understand that you will need to be tactically proficient to gain the respect of a bunch of 19 to 25 year old grunts. Learn your job and be at the top of the game. <br />The lifestyle of a Grunt is more physically and mentally demanding than most people not on that side of the military can imagine. <br />Now that I&#39;ve made it sound horrible, I enlisted Infantry and branched Infantry and wouldn&#39;t trade the experience for anything. Infantry and Armor is where the Rubber meets the Road in the Army. It is what the Army is all about. Having said that, I will point out that I ended up my service time at an Engineer Officer, which I liked as much as I did the Infantry. Response by CPT Lawrence Cable made Jan 9 at 2020 8:26 PM 2020-01-09T20:26:15-05:00 2020-01-09T20:26:15-05:00 MAJ Byron Oyler 5430263 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I am a male nurse and having worked in a female dominated field for many years, I always encourage females looking into combat arms to consider how they will do around almost all men. Much of this is what interests us and things we go through in life. Most of my female coworkers dont care about the gridiron and what goes on Sunday and likewise I have never had to do my hair or nails for a ball and worry about the snide comments the other girls will make because my hair style is two years old. My first job in the Army was post partum with all the patients old enough to talk were female and I was the only male staff member. I felt isolated and it was not because they treated me poorly and many are still friends today but not having one of my own to chat with was rough at times. Response by MAJ Byron Oyler made Jan 9 at 2020 8:44 PM 2020-01-09T20:44:57-05:00 2020-01-09T20:44:57-05:00 SFC James Cameron 5430265 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Aside from going to a Ranger Battalion or Special Forces Group; no other occupation will be as brutal on your body as the 11 Series mos. <br /><br />Now that aside, if the prospect of walking long distances with heavy weight on your back in any and all weather forecasts, spending your days during the work week getting ready to go to the field on Thursday to be gone for two weeks, having your Team Leader constantly in your shit because you can’t seem to do anything right is something interesting to you then look up 198TH Infantry Brigade and watch some videos about the training. <br /><br />It’s not at all like call of duty which is what a lot of trainees come to OSUT thinking and end up get their souls crushed on pickup day. If you want a job that will be both physically and emotionally challenging to keep you at the peak of your ability, then it’s right for you. Response by SFC James Cameron made Jan 9 at 2020 8:45 PM 2020-01-09T20:45:41-05:00 2020-01-09T20:45:41-05:00 MAJ Ken Landgren 5430277 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I will be a physically demanding job. You will need to be thick skinned do to the testosterone. I have met quite a few 11Bs whose bodies have been depreciated. By all means go for it if it interests you. I personally want to see more females in the 11B MOS. Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Jan 9 at 2020 8:50 PM 2020-01-09T20:50:39-05:00 2020-01-09T20:50:39-05:00 SPC Kenneth Koerperich 5430409 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Simple List:<br /><br />Can you carry 245 lbs of dead weight, and all your combat gear? Roughly making you tip the scale at 400 lbs total, for over 100 yards under fire?? No...FAIL!<br />Can you do the 18 - 21 MALE APFT consistently? Another words, when not in the field training, be able to do weekly PT testing?? No...FAIL!<br />Are you mentally prepared to KILL someone?? No...FAIL!<br />Being a FEMALE, can you keep your legs closed? Not to be mean, but yeah! No...FAIL!<br />Are you willing to do upwards of 45 days in the field without a shower? No...FAIL!<br />Can you shoot well? No..FAIL!<br />Are you able to take every ones shit? No one in Infantry is PC. No...FAIL!<br />Are you able to go 5 - 7 days with only 1 MRE and a few sips of water? No..FAIL!<br />Can you pass the Infantry SQT with a 98 or higher? No..FAIL!<br />Willing to put up with every Tom, Dick, and Harry trying to stick it in you? No...FAIL!<br />Live for days in the MOST EXTREME weather conditions, all while putting up with the WORST support ever? No..FAIL!<br />Willing to never get LEAVE/VACATION time? No..FAIL!<br />Willing to do HARDSHIP Tours? No..FAIL!<br />Are you mentally prepared to KILL someone?? No...FAIL!<br />Are you willing to have someones back, even though they are the biggest douchebag/dickhead in the world? No...FAIL!<br />Are you able to do the job, and deal with the arthritis, messed up back, messed up knee&#39;s, busted wrist, fubar fingers, and then get told when you PCS, that you&#39;re NOT eff&#39;d up enough for disability, so for the rest of your life you effing hurt all the time with no compensation to help medically?? No..FAIL!<br /><br />Think you get it. Infantry isn&#39;t for the faint hearted. You need to enter with the proper mindset and be willing to be a bigger tool than the next guy. Yes, I said guy, since you&#39;re a female thinking of going this route. <br /><br />FYI, those who got &quot;TABS&quot; were given them. They DID NOT meet the standards. Another failed experiment. You know, that PC crap!<br /><br />Yes, I&#39;m old school, and I sound like a DICK! I haven&#39;t met a women in my entire 50 yrs of life, nor during my 6 years of service that would be able to make it in the Infantry.<br /><br />Think about support, MP, or something that won&#39;t take you to your limits, and then 200% more past it!<br /><br />1st Manchu, 7th ID(L) &quot;Keep Up the Fire&quot; Response by SPC Kenneth Koerperich made Jan 9 at 2020 9:47 PM 2020-01-09T21:47:29-05:00 2020-01-09T21:47:29-05:00 SPC Erich Guenther 5430531 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It is very physically intense. Especially the running and leg development. At 19-22 I was so tired at 9:00 p.m. Mon-Fri I struggled to keep my eyes open and not nodding off. Some had higher energy levels and went out on the town.....not sure how they did that but I was in pretty good physical shape. If you drink alchol or eat pizza Sun-Thurs you will feel it on the company run and will see performance degradation. I mention that because the 11B impacts your diet and if your not careful your overweight and flagged. Again others would eat pizza every night but they usually sucked at PT and were on the next to be booted out of the Army list. Next is hours away from post barracks and in the field. Expect to spend 1/3 to 1/2 the year living outside in a sleeping bag in various wilderness areas and having all sorts of wild and insect life run across your bag (does not happen frequently but happens). Also realize when your out in the field you dig your own pit for #2.....no flush toilets. Long periods without showers or laundry, up to 2 full weeks in some cases when your outdoors or on deployment. Yes everyone smells at that point. Weather impacts you in the head because your living outside 24 by 7. So a week full of rain and mud is going to have a mental impact on you. So I am not trying to discourage you at all just being accurate. I think if your strong willed, patient, tolerant of other people and their weird nuances, in fairly good shape, you should do OK. However, don&#39;t enlist 11B with the Hollywood image in your head. It is not like what you see on TV. Also the job is in peacetime and wartime 80-85% boredom and repetitiveness and only 15-20% exciting. So having said all that, it was the most rewarding MOS I could have chosen and if I had to live life over again I would pick it again. Though I was 11H TOW not 11B, they are very similar and do the same tasks. Response by SPC Erich Guenther made Jan 9 at 2020 10:57 PM 2020-01-09T22:57:13-05:00 2020-01-09T22:57:13-05:00 TSgt Private RallyPoint Member 5430695 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>As a former 11B I would say use caution (lots and lots of caution) if it isn’t your first choice. Infantry is a calling. It’s already really rough. Even rougher if you don’t WANT to be there, and nowhere else. I absolutely loved it. Infantry WILL exact its toll on your body. If doesn’t creek and pop now (and it isn’t supposed to), it will soon enough. If being cold, wet and smelling like two dead homeless guys tied together in the sun for a couple of weeks makes you ooze hate a discontent, go for it. Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 10 at 2020 2:03 AM 2020-01-10T02:03:53-05:00 2020-01-10T02:03:53-05:00 CSM Darieus ZaGara 5430834 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>All combat arms and many other, artillery, tankers, combat engineers while rewarding in scope require the fittest levels to remain competitive, once competitive it takes a tole on your body. So, for those who did so and retired they would likely do it again, those who did so and were not competitive will likely tell you they wish they hadn’t. This is something that has to be your first choice, otherwise it could be your last. <br /><br />A Sokdier must be physically and mentally fit to be an 11B. Good luck. Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made Jan 10 at 2020 6:11 AM 2020-01-10T06:11:43-05:00 2020-01-10T06:11:43-05:00 SSgt Private RallyPoint Member 5430880 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Why would anyone do infantry? I guess if ptsd, cleaning floors, and doing jack shit sounds good for ya. Or you can do an actual job, get skills, get out and get a high paying job. Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 10 at 2020 6:24 AM 2020-01-10T06:24:20-05:00 2020-01-10T06:24:20-05:00 SFC Casey O'Mally 5431181 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Everyone has talked about how much the Infantry sucks. They aren&#39;t wrong. But th Infantry os also the TIGHTEST knit group out there. If you need help moving... Strike that, you will never need help moving. Your squad will be there without you even asking. Better have beer for them, though. If you had a shit day, your battle buddy has already made plans to take you out for a drink. I started Infantry and then went MI. As an MI Soldier, I served in MI, Cav, and Engineer units. None of them had that closeness. The Cav tried, but it felt like they werr trying. The Infantry just WAS.<br /><br />Yes it sucks. All day (almost) e&#39;ryday. But you go through the suck TOGETHER and that forges a bond. Response by SFC Casey O'Mally made Jan 10 at 2020 8:05 AM 2020-01-10T08:05:47-05:00 2020-01-10T08:05:47-05:00 SSG George Holtje 5431447 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>As a retired 11b, I will say first, are you looking for a marketable skill? 11b presents little options on the job hunt. Are you thick skinned? 11b is the elite, 100 percent is not enough. Response by SSG George Holtje made Jan 10 at 2020 9:53 AM 2020-01-10T09:53:19-05:00 2020-01-10T09:53:19-05:00 PFC Bobby Smith 5431963 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>it takes comment like anything else you could pick Response by PFC Bobby Smith made Jan 10 at 2020 1:21 PM 2020-01-10T13:21:53-05:00 2020-01-10T13:21:53-05:00 SFC Bennie Davis 5438122 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>As being a 11B Soldier or in any MOS in the Army your first thought should be &quot;are you physically and mentally capable&quot;. After 32 years of being in the military I put my body through things that I never thought I could have imagined. I&#39;m now medically disabled but I can tell you this, I would do it again if asked. Have your body and mind conditioned before you enter your training if not you won&#39;t succeed. Listen to the NCO&#39;s that are training you, they have the knowledge that you will need to make it through your training. During your career, what ever you decide to do, always strive to do your best. When you get to that level of being a leader, remember one thing, &quot;Take Care of Your Soldiers&quot;, without them you will fail. So what ever you decide to do as an 11B, be prepared to put your body through the most rigorous treatment it has ever been seen. Response by SFC Bennie Davis made Jan 12 at 2020 7:08 PM 2020-01-12T19:08:47-05:00 2020-01-12T19:08:47-05:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 5445127 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Understand Infantry is a culture into itself. Its a shitty ass job and we deal with it in weird ways. Them ways is mostly by ridicules, dark, sometimes mean jokes. We are also super alpha and are tough when it comes to discipline. We cant afford to cut slack or allow any questioning (asking why just to ask why, obviously there is a time and place for questions), disrespect or decention. We stomp on that hard and fast, and we do that by what other MOS might think is harsh ways (What we may deem as a super justified reason to smoke the hell out of someone, other MOS are aghast at seeing us do so). instant obedience is vital in our job. As a women coming in, you have to understand that there is a culture and it is a boys club in many ways, and many are afraid that it will change becouse of women. So be ready for people being weary until you prove yourself. You have to come in ready to put out 100% and not to seek any special treatment (even if u dont ask for it, dont accept it, or put urself into situation where it looks like you received it) <br /><br />I have been infantry for 18 years and done every job in the infantry, from PSG, rifleman, rto, MG, sniper, ect. When i say its a shitty job. I truly mean it. We are the bastard children. The ones that everyone is kind of afraid, and think are unruly, weird, stupid. The ones that always get the shit details. But we are also the jack of all trades, Yes we need to know how to close with and engage the enemy. But we also have to be mechanics, engineers, cooks, Intel, Public affairs, fuelers, supply, and more. Everything i Listed at one point or another i have done as a secondary and sometimes primary duty. We dont always get the support we need but that cant stop us from doing our mission. despite the stereotype of the infantryman being a dumb grunt, its quite the opposite. To be successful and to be good, you have to be smart, critically think, and be able to think outside the box. <br /><br />Expect to be broken. I have screwed up back, hips, feet, knee surgery, and more. you will get broken. There is also not much of a cross over to the civilian world. If i went engineer or admin, ect when i get out i know i have job skills that will immediately transfer. The job skill you get in the infantry (not to include any other non infantry specific schools) is more abstract and hard for civilians to quantify. <br /><br />What do you get from the infantry? Well the past few paragraphs u hear me shitting on the infantry, im not going to lie to you and i want to be honest so you understand what your getting into. It may be shitty but i absolutely love it. You are a different level then the rest of the army (socom guys aside, and im not shitting on other mos, everyone plays a role). you are better. You are the ones that everyone supports, you are the ones that does the job the army was made for, to engage in combat and kill the enemy. You are part of a brotherhood that is stronger, and tightly woven then any other mos (SF aside). You are part of a tradition and an experience that transcends generations. U talk to a ww2 or vietnam vet who was infantry, there is automatically a understanding, respect and connection that no one else has. when a 42a goes into the VFW and sits next a ww2 vet who was a company clerk, they dont have the same understanding the infantry guys get that sit down next to each other. <br /><br />you become mentally stronger. you can put up with bullshit and crap and the bad stuff with ease. Things that would make civilians or other MOS fret, is mundane and no big deal to you. Its an adventure and an adrenaline rush. you excrescence things no one else gets to or will understand.<br /><br />there are plenty of training opportunities and things you can do, but many times you have to look for them and make your own way. I have been to schools ranging form intel, to instructor to counter ied to Personal Security and counter intel, and more. I have done deployments from peace keeping to kynetic operations to Low visibility PSD, to PRT to dignitary protection. There are plenty of opportunities out there, but you have to control your own career <br /><br />infantry is a fickle mistress, but i love her. Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 15 at 2020 4:27 AM 2020-01-15T04:27:32-05:00 2020-01-15T04:27:32-05:00 SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA 5445973 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It&#39;s hard. It breaks down physically outstanding Soldiers. If it&#39;s not your first choice, don&#39;t do it. If it is your first choice, you should seek to be the best. Become an Airborne Ranger Infantry Soldier.<br /><br />By the way, you don&#39;t get to pick 11B. You pick 11X and you get either 11B or 11C. Response by SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA made Jan 15 at 2020 10:52 AM 2020-01-15T10:52:06-05:00 2020-01-15T10:52:06-05:00 1SG James Kelly 5461637 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>As they say in New York; forgetaboutit.<br />Same goes for Armor. Response by 1SG James Kelly made Jan 20 at 2020 6:47 AM 2020-01-20T06:47:05-05:00 2020-01-20T06:47:05-05:00 MSG Brenda Neal 5479734 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My daughter wanted to be a firefighter but couldn&#39;t carry a 200 lbs man down a ladder. She became a volunteer firefighter and saved her whole team when their captain got them trapped in a burning house. If it were possible to say you can do everything but like not climbing the ladder it&#39;s not right to put others at risk. With my small stature I excelled in what I could do. I started out as a Medic caring for the wounded to supervising building a portable fully functioning hospital in one day. Do what you can do with pride in your ability to do it. It doesn&#39;t matter what kind of crap you take to do it. Response by MSG Brenda Neal made Jan 24 at 2020 6:23 PM 2020-01-24T18:23:25-05:00 2020-01-24T18:23:25-05:00 SGT Martha Cain 5480944 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I was valuable to my commanders, as an artist &amp; always treated with utmost respect. That was in a time when a WAC transitioned into integrated, regular Army. DOA &amp; Fort Bragg, N.C. were still deciding about female soldiers as paratroopers &amp; slots were scant. I was in an ABN D-pack &amp; when my 1SG &amp; CO, placed me in the Motor Pool, as a PLL clerk, it was to keep me in their unit...protected by the TO&amp;E, as a vital member of my pack. At nearly 37 yoa, that was a great honor &amp; I always &quot;pulled my own weight&quot;. Later, a similar, additional, verbal honor was conferred on me by a former CDR, while serving together, again in D.C. That meant more than anything, toward the end of my TOD. It was never easy &amp; women&#39;s bones brittle with age may break...I attended PLDC in a soft cast &amp; Graduated~! Think of my sadness had I not been giver a chance &amp; tried~? The Army I loved with my whole heart, remains bonded forever~! I quote then 82nd Abn CDR MG Roscoe Robinson, in private conversation with XVIII CDR LTG Volney Warner...&quot;give them a chance, if they can do the job&quot;. Response by SGT Martha Cain made Jan 25 at 2020 3:33 AM 2020-01-25T03:33:38-05:00 2020-01-25T03:33:38-05:00 SGT Timothy Posemato 5613011 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If its not your #1 choice, don&#39;t do it. Follow through on your #1 choice. I joined the infantry, that was my choice, read the other responses, be ready to be out in the rain and cold. Carry 80/90 lbs of equipment, walk in the mud for days on end, no showers for days on end. These are just starters of why Response by SGT Timothy Posemato made Feb 29 at 2020 10:08 AM 2020-02-29T10:08:14-05:00 2020-02-29T10:08:14-05:00 MSG Roy Cheever 5620591 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Although women have broken through the glass ceiling (so called). Enlisted women are still struggling in the recognition area, in that promotions will still be easier for males. <br />You may want to look into MOS’s that are Combat Support and Combat Service Support. Such as 13F Forward observer this position requires special abilities and is directly related to combat operations ( an Infantry soldier with a little more special training). and are highly respected by their Infantry counterpart. <br />In any case, whatever you decide. <br />Because no matter what MOS you decide, you will and can still be a large part of our service. Everybody in the Army Works to support the Infantry. Response by MSG Roy Cheever made Mar 2 at 2020 1:14 PM 2020-03-02T13:14:37-05:00 2020-03-02T13:14:37-05:00 CPL Odin Allen 5628940 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Mmmmmmmn. Do you want to be wacko! So ask yourself if you like to fight with soldiers or yell and hate each other every morning for pt. And then hold in your crap all day long during field operations. This is the first questions. Personally I love that stuff along with steroids. I like when my boobs get big like a females, then I stop using and turn it into muscle. I do believe the days of urinalysis could had used more observers so we didn’t have to hold it in quite as long. Response by CPL Odin Allen made Mar 4 at 2020 8:12 PM 2020-03-04T20:12:45-05:00 2020-03-04T20:12:45-05:00 SPC Albert Schafer 5646232 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My thoughts and advice would be send them packing... Behind the lines doing support...<br />No place for a woman in combat.. Contrary to popular opinion... Chivalry is not dead ... and it will get a guy killed ... Women have no place in combat... not the place to claim equality... Response by SPC Albert Schafer made Mar 9 at 2020 10:06 PM 2020-03-09T22:06:41-04:00 2020-03-09T22:06:41-04:00 SSG Shawn Mcfadden 5714321 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If that&#39;s what you want to do, then TRAIN HARD!!! Response by SSG Shawn Mcfadden made Mar 29 at 2020 7:21 AM 2020-03-29T07:21:24-04:00 2020-03-29T07:21:24-04:00 SPC Albert Schafer 5748917 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No place for a woman in combat... NONE.... They&#39;ll get you killed... Men extend themselves to protect women whether they realize it or not...... and I don&#39;t want a woman watching my back.. <br />The intentions may be honorable and heroic but they are left wanting physically...<br />If you want to complain then take it to Mother Nature... Response by SPC Albert Schafer made Apr 7 at 2020 8:35 AM 2020-04-07T08:35:41-04:00 2020-04-07T08:35:41-04:00 1LT Private RallyPoint Member 7950603 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>What did you end up choosing? Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 26 at 2022 11:20 AM 2022-10-26T11:20:48-04:00 2022-10-26T11:20:48-04:00 2020-01-09T16:05:15-05:00