Posted on May 15, 2019
From your perspective, what do you think is the "worst" MOS?
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There are not too many cushy jobs in the military, but I think some people chose worse jobs than others. It’s subjective, I get it. But for me, when I saw the day-in, day-out work of cooks and mechanics (wheeled & track), I thought those may be some of the most miserable jobs in the Army. And in the field...wow, those jobs look even worse! Its the optics; maybe they aren't bad jobs at all, I don't know, but it sure seems like theirs are tasks I wouldn't prefer. So I give some serious respect to you guys and gals who do such unpleasant, unglamorous, yet necessary jobs. Y'all earn it! So what does RP think? What job makes you think “thank God it aint me”?
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Anything that causes you to come home smelling of fuel, oil, lubricant.
The infantry is just communing with nature and occasionally, wreaking havoc. I loved the infantry.
The infantry is just communing with nature and occasionally, wreaking havoc. I loved the infantry.
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SGT Philip Roncari
MJ John Bell- Sometimes I remember certain instances,like sitting on my almost empty rucksack (no resupply chopper ,weather) slowly sinking into the surrounding mud of my fighting hole,poncho useless,covered in mosquito bites,jungle rot and maybe a stray leech or two and wondering how this would be remembered if I ever got out of this place,realize now a defining part of my life,guess all grunts are a little crazy.
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SGT Dave Tracy
Well Maj John Bell, as a reformed 11B & 88M, I'd say there's lots of funny smells and communing to be had in either job! LOL!!
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Maj John Bell
MCPO Roger Collins - The best thing about floating... getting off the boat and being able to smell fresh air, even if it was while standing next to an open sewer in a third world country.
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Maj John Bell
SGT Philip Roncari - A little...? You know Yosemite Sam is the anger management patron saint of the infantry.
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I was a cook at first, it's a terrible job. But, as a Career Counselor, the people I see who hate their jobs the most are the ones who don't ever do their job. Mostly 92W, 92S, and 74D. They always get stuck in the S3 shop doing DTS or schools
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I once knew someone who had the MOS of Shower/Laundry/Tent Repair Specialist (92S) She literally had nothing to do. She was bored and not engaged with her MOS. She was also the only one for her section. She spent quite a bit of time training with us medics.
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I'll let the others respond, SGT Dave Tracy!
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MSG (Join to see) SSG George Holtje SPC Bobby Breidhaupt
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Anything that doesn't have value while in or out of the Army such as laundry and bath. Yeah sure, they're morale boosters but is that all they do? I've only seen them twice in my entire 20 years in the Army. Maybe it's the Cav Scout in me but I don't see them as anything useful. Sorry.
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CSM Charles Hayden Passed 7/29/2025
SFC (Join to see) Korea, 1954. We appreciated the laundry and bath personnel at the time. Of course their shower point was a ? mile ride in the rear of a deuce and a half, and the fatigues they gave you - sorta fit. But, those fatigues smelled of the insecticide Miticide.
That Miticide invaded the pores of my body and smelliely,(sp), remained there for years!
That Miticide invaded the pores of my body and smelliely,(sp), remained there for years!
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CSM, I understand what you mean about the insecticides. During our BDU days, we were issued DEET which was insect repellent prior to our deployment to hopefully deter desert insects from giving us malaria. Needless to say, the DEET was more harmful than helpful. :)
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SGT Dave Tracy
SFC (Join to see) You know, never thought about it until you mentioned it, but I never saw those guys either until I went into the Reserves, then I saw them at several Annual Trainings. Probably a more prevalent MOS in the Reserves than AD. I guess I can't judge their usefulness, but I do know I wouldn't want their job either.
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There is one 98 series radar repairer that was always short and they insisted on forced migrating 35H (now 94H) or anyone else who ever worked with electricity in their MOS, ever. It must have sucked.
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I was a 17B20 (Field Artillery and Ground Surveillance Radar operator and enjoyed it. I went into the Army EXTREMELY uninformed but I guess my aptitude test showed that I'd make a good Radar guy and turns out, I WAS, had AIT at Ft Sill and spent the rest of my time in the Army at the Field Exercise section of the Radar School at Ft. Sill. I actually enjoyed it quite a bit after my ETS I decided that I wanted to drive a tank so I joined the Montana Army National Guard for 3 years and then the Nevada Army National Guard as an armor crewman for another 3 years, got to drive a tank in the movie Megaforce, that was a lot of fun
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On the officer side of the house, it had to be any officer branched in the Chemical Corps. They didn’t seem to have anything to command and were relegated to being a professional staff weenie. The Chemical Corps Officers I saw we’re constantly going around trying to make themselves appear useful. They did this by volunteering for all sorts of useless, nitnoid talkers that came down the pike. This in turn was passed off to some NCO that had to make stuff happen.
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MSG Frank Kapaun
Taskers, not talkers....damn you autocorrect. Never in my life have I ever said mother ducker.
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