Posted on Aug 26, 2015
Desperately wanting to reclass from infantry to get more civilian ready skills. Any advice?
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I have been considering changing my mos. I love my current mos as a 11B as it has provided me with useful information as well as being part of a long tradition of being a infantryman. But I have come to the conclusion that my current mos provided little to no employment opportunities on the civilian side other than law enforcement which is hard to achieve nowadays. Which mos do you currently have or have had in the past that provides a great employment opportunities on the civilian side. And what are the daily routines of the said mos.
11B: Infantryman
Reclass
MOS
Army National Guard
Transition
Posted >1 y ago
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You might look into E.O.D. You've got the Infantry experience to go along with. That is a job that's going to be around for a long time. You can work here in the States or over seas.
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Leveraging your military training regardless of MOS should be your main focus to be successful, as for skill set to assist on the civilian side, take some college courses figure out what you're good at before you shoot yourself in the foot for an mos that may be lackluster in the day to day experience
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If you can go MI into an MOS that requires a language, you can get a free ticket to DLI. Learn a language and go to an advanced course. Knowing a foreign language such as Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Arabic, etc can get you some interesting jobs as a translator overseas. Getting a degree in business could open the door to some well paying jobs as well plus having a TS/SCI clearance will benefit you as well.
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As a 11B you might have a good advantage going Intel. A lot of the reclass 11Bs I've worked with have a different view on the products and things we make, that would have been over looked without their input. Worth looking into.
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For Transition from military skill to civilian, It also depend on what your mos, as you say you're 11b, the closet civilian skill that be useful is police. If you love your mos i suggest you stay as 11b, Since you a guard, It mean you have time between drill to re class if that what you want. Or just try something, You will gain experience as you work.
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well many trades in the Military to look into but it would depend on how much time you have left it is easy to go from a trade in the Military to the Infantry but not from the Infantry to a trade i have tried when i was in but things might be different now. i am sure they have a NCO. or an Officer that you can talk to. good luck hope you find something before it is to late
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This was my first time working with a cadet directly. It blew my mind when I heard that the CO said this. I had to post so I could get the truth. Needless to say he was supposed to follow me around so I could drop some leadership knowledge on him, but he has been at the PT field since 0800 looking for his room key. It's the second time he has lost it. The field is made of rocks. Damn cadet is already lost and he hasn't even got to 2LT yet lol.
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I went aviation after being a grunt but that was only because the medical field was closed down at the time. I thought it would be cool to go home every once and a while. I should have stayed infantry. That would be my do over.
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Liste, I medically reclassed from 11b to 42a. It sacked but was worth it. I was the promotion clerk at a CORPS level. And from my experience, a 35 series is the way to go. Not only are the promotions automatic, but it sets you up for a guaranteed job in the civilian sector.
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