Are the needs of the Army driving MOS choices or did you pick your MOS?

CPT (Join to see) A year after Top Gun:

Recruiter: Sure, sure, you can be a fighter pilot. Just come in as enlisted, and then go officer.
Young, dumb, me: Sure! Where do I sign?

The end result here is the recruit does not have to sign any papers. If you do not like the job then you wait until the one job you want is available. The military doesn't own you quite yet, lol. The career counselors or recruiters if still enlisted from station can get you the slot you want. They can call and get a spot open. Its not take what you have too. I now because well I was a recruiter. I told all my recruits if they didn't want a combat MOS (haha) not to choose one. They all did. If they asked if they were going to Iraq or Afghanistan I told them more than likely. No reason to lie to get a recruit to enlist.

SSgt at MEPS : "So, what do you want to do?"

Me : "TANKS! I want to drive tanks!"

SSgt at MEPS : "what if I can't get tanks?"

Me : "I guess Combat Engineer so I can still blow shit up"

I really really wanted to drive tanks.. I had my heart set on it. I SHOULD HAVE stood up and said "well I guess we're done talking..."