Posted on Aug 11, 2020
PV2 Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic
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I love engines and working on vehicles but I also want to be at the front. I would like to be able to go out on raids and patrols and get as much combat training as I can. How do I accomplish these goals. What steps would I take?
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CW5 Jack Cardwell
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You can forget that as a 91B. In country you might be assigned convoy escort or maybe become part of a security team. Your primary mission is to keep equipment rolling so others can do their mission.
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SGT Roberto Mendoza-Diaz
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Also if you happen to be part of a convoy or support and there was any need for you to stop to do any type of work during the mission, you have to leave your rifle inside the vehicle, because it would keep you from completing your task properly, for example, like repairing a vehicle.
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SGT Allen Treviranus
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This is false. I spent multiple months outside the wire as a mechanic in a SOF unit. The infantry stayed behind to guard the COP.
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SFC Michael Hasbun
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Better question to ask:
How do you, a 91B, get more 91B training to be a better 91B, which is the purpose to your existence in the military. No one needs you to know how to kick in doors. They need you to be a good 91B.
When vehicles start getting deadlined for electrical system issues, "but I know how to do a patrol" is going to be the most meaningless set of words to ever leave your mouth.
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CSM Charles Hayden
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XLNT!
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LCDR Joshua Gillespie
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I was a Sailor, and an officer at that... pretty much the LAST guy one would expect to be convoying though the KG Pass behind a 240G... yet there I was, for nearly a year. Some things come down to fate... a lot comes down to choices. In the Navy, we say, "choose your rate, choose your fate". I'm sure if they let everyone have exactly the MOS they wanted, most people would want to be some kind of Infantry... the Army does a lot more than Infantry. If that's your passion, I'd suggest that you seek every opportunity to get into a combat arms MOS and excel there-it's not easy, but certainly "easier" for you than many. I knew a guy who gave up his commission in the Guard to get the MOS he wanted on AD as an enlisted man. I've heard of people going back through Basic after having earned significant rank during prior enlistments. Where there's a will... there's often a way.
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CWO3 Us Marine
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Our MEU Dental Officer earned the nickname 50 Cal Doc on float, as he loved to train and shoot.
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CSM Charles Hayden
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CWO3 (Join to see) Dental people do know how to inflict pain!
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CSM Charles Hayden - He did a temp. emergency root canal on me while the big deck was moored in Jebel Ali nearby. It was invigorating but helped out.
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CSM Charles Hayden
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CWO3 (Join to see) “Invigorating” might’ve one way to describe a few of my experiences with dentists. Like the ones where I can barely exit his office after a long session.
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