I am interested in joining the Army. What MOS would most benefit me during and after service?

Try to go the aviation Warrant Officer route if you want to fly. I started as Infantry, then went Field Artillery. When President Bush (the elder) withdrew the weapons platform from service, the Army picked my next MOS. DA sent the message that I didn't get any of the three I asked for, but was going to be a 73D. I asked what's that? The answer was Accounting Specialist. It took me a bit to stop laughing. I was going from line troop to REMF. Turns out it was a good thing. My civilian career has a six figure salary, still doing the accounting work. I'm not a CPA, just in state government service as a supervisor. The military experience taught me the leadership skills I use every day. Pick one that lines up with what you want to do, if possible, but be open to avenues you haven't considered. Good luck to you.

The recruiter is going to push you towards MOSs that need to be filled. Also, it is hard to talk without having some personal bias.
I assume you have taken the ASVAB. Look at all the MOSs you qualify for.
Look at the ones which have bonuses; this means they are hard to fill and retain and may possibly have advancement potential.
Within the medical career field, again look at all the MOSs you qualify for.
My bias, is that I was an Army medic, then went to the Army LPN school, then completed a BSN and was commissioned ANC and was a critical care nurse, among other jobs. Nursing is not for everyone.
Look hard at rad tech, respiratory therapy, laboratory, and especiallly if you are technically inclined to biomedical equipment repair 68 A. Every fancy piece of medical equipment eventuallly needs to be inspected and/or repaired by a qualifed technician.
Along that line, now that a lot of Army hardware is seen on the news, every fancy piece of hardware needs someone to fix it.
If you want 68W Medic, great. But don't think that is all you can do because you are an EMT now.

Draw out a list of pros and cons for your different choices; make a decision as best you can. Don't feel too locked in by whatever you choose. Because I strongly believe that whatever you do, the Army will only be what you make it to be.

For example, I enlisted as a cook. I did that for a few years and didn't like it. My friend and I talked about getting out, going to college, and coming back in as officers. I chose instead to switch over to combat medic and went into the reserves. I really enjoyed that and I did that for several years. But, I ended up returning to the goals my buddy and I made for ourselves in our early days as cooks. I still wanted to be an officer. So, I went through ROTC, got my degree, all the while staying in the reserves, and then I spent about 3 years as a Quartermaster officer. However, I was in a bad unit and learned quartermaster was a bad choice for me personally. Now, I am back in the reserves and working towards Chaplaincy. I should return to active duty in 4 years, give or take.

That's 16 years of service as I figured stuff out. Through it all, I kept some general goals to guide me. I made the Army work for me. There's nothing stopping you or anyone else from doing the same, as long you meet the standards given you by Uncle Sam. In the Army, you'll find you can do almost anything you like, granted you work for it.

Recruiters are going to push what they are directed to. Just because they push it does not mean you have to accept it.

What you are offered is going to depend a LOT on what your ASVAB scores are. The higher, the better and more opportunities will be there. That said just because you qualify for something does not mean it will or can be offered as there are limited slots in some MOS's.

What you need to do is think of where you want to be, not right now, not in the next few years but think beyond the military, beyond the now. And then with that in mind look at what helps you get to that goal. Infantry is not going to do much of anything in the civilian world for you.

Remember this... you don't have to accept what they offer. Just because they set you up to take the ASVAB, then go to MEPS and go through all the hoops... you don't have to sign a thing or accept what they offer unless it is what you want. There is no ding on you. They will heap pressure on but in the end it is your decision and there is nothing wrong with holding off.

Take a look at the Army website. Look at enlisted but also look at Warrant and Officer options. There are lots of jobs out there and combat medic is an adder, it is not tied to the infantry as most units have a combat medic in their ranks.

Take the test, see what you score, look over the website and think where you want to be later in life then choose accordingly. Don't settle for something you don't want just because they offer it and try to use pressure tactics.

Any job in the medical field will benefit you after service. Think about the medic MOS, 68H I believe, then think about the Army PA program.

Any medical MOS would benefit you as a civilian. Think about the medic choice, 68H I believe. Then think about applying to the Army PA program.

I went in the Marines in 1975 wanting heavy equipment, since I grew up working for my Uncle's excavating outfit. At the end of boot I had orfers for Radio School at Twentynine Palms. Then they sent me home on a medical.
Army or Navy back then let you pick your MOS. You had to meet the reqs for it though. Just remember, you can pick your own MOS, but you can't pick your buddy's MOS!!!

I think CSM Everroad has the best advice. It depends what you want to get out of it. I was an MP on AD and went on to a long civilian career in law enforcement. But I got the chance in the National Guard to be a Combat Engineer and found I love to blow stuff up.

Because I went DEP & enlisted 6+ months before I went active duty, I worked as a volunteer for my recruiters on Saturdays. Basically, I'd type up address labels & make calls to guys trying to talk them into coming in. My recruiters thought that perhaps they'd talk to a young girl (I was 18) In return, they always treated me to lunch, took me to shoot pool & have drinks (18 was legal drinking age in WI back then) and they always, ALWAYS told me the absolute truth. I was after an MOS in which I'd have great experience with which to get a decent job once I ETSed. My recruiters told me to pick an MOS with a long AIT. That's what I did. Because of the long AIT, I had a 4 year enlistment. Well--I made E5 in just under 3 years, but could never, ever make E6, not in my 9 years of service. See...combat arms folks liked to re-up into my MOS, so they took all the E6 & higher slots. Meanwhile, the points for E6 never, ever dropped lower than 999 points. I had maxed out on both military & civilian education without ever getting close. As for after I ETSed after 9 years? Nothing. I never landed a decent job that paid more than poverty wages & nobody ever gave a hoot about my military experience. SOOOO...my advice is to just join the Army for whatever experience you are looking for: New job, new life, travel to new places? Yes to all of that. Plus, when you ETS & use your GI Bill, don't waste it on college degrees like I did--go to trade school.

All of the response relative to the question "What do you want to do in the Army?" is valid to a point.
First, what are your ASFAB test scores? The results should tell you what Army fields you are qualified for. Next question is what would you like to do?
Consider all of the fields for which you qualify in the ASFAB, inquire about follow up training after AIT, advancement potential in each area. Then correlate with what you THINK you may want to do after the Army.
Best not to let the recruiter make that decision for you.