For those stationed at Fort Irwin, 11th ACR, what was a typical month for an infantryman?

You'll probably be assigned to either 1/11th Ironhorse or 2/11th Eaglehorse Squadron. I was in RSS and 2/11th from 2010-2013.

Ok let me answer your question with the insight of an 11B team leader who has been here (still am) for 3 years and not some desk jockey who sits on FOB miami or at their desk the entire rotation. It's a lot of bullshit and not enough time to do it. There is little structure, more fragos than you can keep track of and even more taskings. As an infantryman you will be tasked for numerous details that involve doing other peoples jobs. You will be every mos on this post. You will have vehicles that break down every other time you take them because the mechanics have too much work with not enough staff. You will be tasked with providing 6 tracks the day before rollout even though you only have 15 guys and can not possibly man that many. You will rollout with a broken track and have to leave crews at the UMCP while they get fixed. You will be in a cavalry unit that does not give two shits about it's infantryman and will give cooks awards for mixing eggs with water but not our infantryman who kill multiple bradleys with a vietnam era m113 with a vismod on it. Also, this past eib the command groups said and i quote "i dont give a shit about your eib".

TL:DR - horrible place for an infantryman. No time to develop soldiers like a normal line unit. Infinite bullshit details because the pogs here who don't go to the field can't do their job

SGT C. J. Di Mino, If you ever have a map, down time and wheels; you can always practice map reading by plotting and seeking out survey monuments @ Ft Irwin. One slow afternoon I located 4 of them. Vandals had pilfered the brass plaques from all of them.

Shoulda come to Hood there Sergeant!

I will never understand why our company stationed in Panama was sent there to be attached to a unit in rotation and fight the OPFOR. We got a few of the OPFOR which was a big deal then.

Fort Irwin? Do they deploy?

SPC Julie Haas