Did any of you find it difficult to reclass after being an 11B, to another MOS?

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Response by SFC George Smith made Nov 11 at 2016 9:10 PM

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it will depend on the MOS and The Army's need to Personnel in that Pay grade...

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 12 at 2016 1:06 AM

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No but I was another MOS before I reclassed to 11B

Response by SPC Kevin Labonte made Nov 12 at 2016 1:57 AM

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The only thing I found difficult was reclassifying from 11B to civilian life.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 12 at 2016 10:41 AM

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Nope. For me it was an easy trans....................wait a tick.........I was never Infantry. I was Combat Engineers.........oh well the answer is still the same. It was an easy transition physically.....mentally was a different matter.

Response by SGT Dave Tracy made Nov 12 at 2016 5:52 PM

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For me, it wasn't so much reclassified itself that was somewhat strange as it was going from active duty infantry to the reserves.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 13 at 2016 9:14 AM

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There aren't many options as an 11b for reclass, especially when you're a Ssg. Better get on it quick if you want another job.

Response by MSG Dan Castaneda made Nov 13 at 2016 10:29 AM

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I reclassed from 11B to 18B and while my time as 11B helped in preparing me, I never looked back. one of the best decisions of my career.

Response by SGT Scott Lee III made Nov 13 at 2016 12:04 PM

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Nope. I went 15t after 4 years. You may need to give up rank in order to do it if your an nco at the time. That was my case. But it can be done they just don't want an e5 with no experience working on aircraft to be lead to people with way more knowledge and experience.

Response by SGT Timothy Mauntler made Nov 13 at 2016 10:24 PM

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Not when I became a forward ovserver. I learned call for fire as a grunt and then just did it more often as a fister. enjoyed the fun parts of infantry training and the slightly cozier lifestyle as a fister. Took my platoon longer to get used to a fister who knew his shit than anything lol

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 14 at 2016 6:16 PM

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I only found a little difficulty in dealing with the lack of discipline and standards... I also had to deal with females directly (for the first time in my career).... Turn the filter back on

Response by SFC Pete Kain made Nov 14 at 2016 6:43 PM

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I went 11C to 13F, never looked back. I did miss the pretty blue cord thou.

Response by SPC Dennis Biesma made Nov 15 at 2016 5:56 AM

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Not really. It only cost me another two and three quarters years. Then had to leave because my new MOS (92D) didn't have any combat mission, and they deleted it.

Response by SGT David T. made Nov 15 at 2016 3:20 PM

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I had a very hard time with that transition. But eventually, I adapted and it worked out.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 17 at 2016 4:10 PM

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It depends on what you mean by your question...

"Is it difficult to reclass?" as in, will the Army LET you do it? It largely depends on what your ASVAB test scores qualify you for, and the needs of the Army at that particular moment (much like any other service).

"Is it difficult to reclass?" as in, is it difficult to adjust to a new MOS "subculture?" In this case, it largely depends on your personality and how good of a "fit" it is to the new MOS. That's a big deal.

I wasn't an 11B, but I was an 0331 (machine gunner) in the Marine Corps on active duty. The infantry was cool back when I was in my late teens/early 20's, but by the time my active duty time was up, I was definitely ready for a change. After a long civilian break, I came over to the Army Guard a few years ago and got trained as a 46R (public affairs broadcast specialist), and it's been the best thing I could've done. I get to be much more creative in my current MOS than in the infantry, and I have an actual product to show for my efforts once the mission is done. Speaking for myself, that gives me a much bigger psychological payoff than the bragging rights of being a grunt.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 21 at 2016 12:46 PM

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Didn't realize there was another mos. Always thought it was infantry and support.

Response by SFC Michael Hanke made Nov 24 at 2016 12:29 PM

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Why would anyone reclass?

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 29 at 2016 10:48 PM

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So i just got back into the Army, after a 3 year seperation, and it was impossible for me to get back in with anything else except 11B2P. I am Airborne Qualified, which did give me options, but Branch said, absolutely not you are going back to the 82nd. Oddly enough i kept my E5. Its a little different since i guess the Army could have just said no you cant come back. Once you are in the 82nd, you can never leave...

Response by SPC Brian Ward made Dec 15 at 2016 7:14 AM

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Yes. I had to reclassify from 11B to 77F due to a service connected injury. The support platoon I was attached to as a 77F was a joke, compared to my old Infantry unit. No motivation, PT was pointless, as it was 15 to 30 minutes. And it seemed there was little cohesion in the platoon (and Company).
I'm not bashing on the 77F MOS just because I was Infantry, I'm simply stating my experience with one unit.

Response by SSG Johnnie Vaughn made Dec 21 at 2016 7:11 PM

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I had been infantry on active duty, and later reclassified to 19D in the National Guard. I wasn't very impressed with the reclassification training at the time but we saw some major improvements in the program before I finally retired.

All-in-all, the MOSs were so similar there wasn't any difficulty. It might have been a different story if I had been reclassing into a support MOS.

Response by SSG Harry Outcalt made Oct 22 at 2018 11:51 AM

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My Plt Sgt. Made it very simple for me , he told me the reason I so very good at my job was because I loved my job . But our job wasn't just to take life but to save life,so the answer for me was the medical field.So I became a medic ,and then an o r tech , lol closest I could get to being the S F Medic....

Response by SSG Ken Steinhoff made Dec 11 at 2019 6:58 AM

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I went from 11b in the 82nd to 74f (computer programmer). It was a different way of life. I had more time with my family and a lot more relaxing

Response by SSG George Holtje made Jan 15 at 2020 10:49 PM

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I only reclassed from 11c to 11b(yes that required re-enlisting, no they are not almost the same thing) I found myself working in supply for a few months in Afghanistan, that made me want back on the line.
I was a Bradley commander for a while(same MOS, completely different job) that was extremely frustrating being that I never saw the inside of a Bradley until then(no 11C do not operate Bradley’s, I was 11B at that time)

Response by CPL Odin Allen made Mar 4 at 2020 8:18 PM

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Probably. But I was opposite. I was welder reclass to 11bang bang 2008 2009. And it should be easier accept you will have to realize your new in a skill set Like I had problems making rank with other soldiers because they new all the combat drills for years and they was learned at welding