https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-just-completed-my-asvab-and-will-discuss-my-job-opportunities-next-week-should-i-continue-with-my-plan-to-be-an-infantryman-or-change <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I was originally aiming at an 11x opt. 40 with the army, but now I wonder if I should try for something else. It still sounds awesome and I’m at the age where it may be my last chance to try it, but I did not expect to get my score. I want to follow my family tradition of combat arms as I will be at minimum a 4th generation army member if I choose this branch, but now I am wondering if I should have talked to other branches about more technical jobs. Is pursuing my family tradition of combat MOS at least once worth it? Will these scores follow me into my next Re-up if I choose to change jobs/branches after I try my original plan? I am excited but also now struggling to choose. I go to MEPS in two weeks for my physical and oath, do they also offer you jobs from other branches in addition to what you’ve reserved when you sit down with them? Do you think I’ll be given an opportunity for OCS in my contract with my scores? Thank you for your input and knowledge, I put my scores at the bottom for reference to the above questions and for any insight you may have in using them to my advantage.<br /><br />29 years old, Bachelor of Science degree, AFQT: 96<br /><br />Army - GT:131, CL:130, CO:125, EL:127, FA:126, GM:125, MM:121, OF:125, SC:129, ST:128<br /><br />Air Force - M:93, A:96, G:96, E:92<br /><br />Navy/Coast Guard - GT:129, EL:247, BEE:246, ENG:114, MEC:174, MEC2:190, NUC:250, OPS:259, HM:187, ADM:128<br /><br />Marine - MM:122, GT:129, EL:127, CL:131 Fri, 28 Dec 2018 22:34:51 -0500 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-just-completed-my-asvab-and-will-discuss-my-job-opportunities-next-week-should-i-continue-with-my-plan-to-be-an-infantryman-or-change <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I was originally aiming at an 11x opt. 40 with the army, but now I wonder if I should try for something else. It still sounds awesome and I’m at the age where it may be my last chance to try it, but I did not expect to get my score. I want to follow my family tradition of combat arms as I will be at minimum a 4th generation army member if I choose this branch, but now I am wondering if I should have talked to other branches about more technical jobs. Is pursuing my family tradition of combat MOS at least once worth it? Will these scores follow me into my next Re-up if I choose to change jobs/branches after I try my original plan? I am excited but also now struggling to choose. I go to MEPS in two weeks for my physical and oath, do they also offer you jobs from other branches in addition to what you’ve reserved when you sit down with them? Do you think I’ll be given an opportunity for OCS in my contract with my scores? Thank you for your input and knowledge, I put my scores at the bottom for reference to the above questions and for any insight you may have in using them to my advantage.<br /><br />29 years old, Bachelor of Science degree, AFQT: 96<br /><br />Army - GT:131, CL:130, CO:125, EL:127, FA:126, GM:125, MM:121, OF:125, SC:129, ST:128<br /><br />Air Force - M:93, A:96, G:96, E:92<br /><br />Navy/Coast Guard - GT:129, EL:247, BEE:246, ENG:114, MEC:174, MEC2:190, NUC:250, OPS:259, HM:187, ADM:128<br /><br />Marine - MM:122, GT:129, EL:127, CL:131 Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 28 Dec 2018 22:34:51 -0500 2018-12-28T22:34:51-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-just-completed-my-asvab-and-will-discuss-my-job-opportunities-next-week-should-i-continue-with-my-plan-to-be-an-infantryman-or-change?n=4242955&urlhash=4242955 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Do what you want to while you’re still young enough to! Nothing wrong with any 11 series MOS...or any other MOS, for that matter. Every MOS is serving your country. Just out of curiosity - what is your BS in? Perhaps pick an MOS that will align with your education? LTC Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 28 Dec 2018 23:10:41 -0500 2018-12-28T23:10:41-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-just-completed-my-asvab-and-will-discuss-my-job-opportunities-next-week-should-i-continue-with-my-plan-to-be-an-infantryman-or-change?n=4242964&urlhash=4242964 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>What is this ‘potential’ BS? Is you or ain’t you gonna raise your right hand? <br /><br />Times a-wasting, GO! Give her a long kiss and a short feel and get on the bus! <br /><br />11 B! Like that Zack fellow said, Infantry is the place to start and learn! CSM Charles Hayden Fri, 28 Dec 2018 23:16:57 -0500 2018-12-28T23:16:57-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-just-completed-my-asvab-and-will-discuss-my-job-opportunities-next-week-should-i-continue-with-my-plan-to-be-an-infantryman-or-change?n=4242982&urlhash=4242982 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You could always go 15T or 15U and go for getting into the 160th. SSG Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 28 Dec 2018 23:42:52 -0500 2018-12-28T23:42:52-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-just-completed-my-asvab-and-will-discuss-my-job-opportunities-next-week-should-i-continue-with-my-plan-to-be-an-infantryman-or-change?n=4242987&urlhash=4242987 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I’d say upgrade. I joined the army when I was 35 and had limited choices of mos inspite having a solid as asvab score with a 111 gt score. Needs of the army. Do what is most fulfilling and excel. SGT Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 28 Dec 2018 23:51:28 -0500 2018-12-28T23:51:28-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-just-completed-my-asvab-and-will-discuss-my-job-opportunities-next-week-should-i-continue-with-my-plan-to-be-an-infantryman-or-change?n=4243013&urlhash=4243013 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>So I got a high score too and first off, Get in where you fit in, I say. <br />I also went infantry. as long as you pass your pt test you’ll rank up fast. <br /> It’s fun yet hard. It’s physically challenging. Since I qualify for a variety of MOS’s I told myself that I’ll choose a different job when I re-enlist. <br /> I’m 28yrs And FYI I’m only 6months in. But I figure I’d go infantry first and I don’t have a real good reason why. It’s just cool to be infantry. We’re the only ones that can wear the blue cord. And 11b are among those ahead of the line to fight in combat. good luck with you CPL Private RallyPoint Member Sat, 29 Dec 2018 00:15:33 -0500 2018-12-29T00:15:33-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-just-completed-my-asvab-and-will-discuss-my-job-opportunities-next-week-should-i-continue-with-my-plan-to-be-an-infantryman-or-change?n=4243018&urlhash=4243018 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>There are plenty of Infantrymen with good enough ASVAB scores to do plenty of other jobs. But you&#39;re not going to find many who &quot;wished they picked something more technical&quot; once they put on that blue cord. SGT Christopher Hayden Sat, 29 Dec 2018 00:18:21 -0500 2018-12-29T00:18:21-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-just-completed-my-asvab-and-will-discuss-my-job-opportunities-next-week-should-i-continue-with-my-plan-to-be-an-infantryman-or-change?n=4243020&urlhash=4243020 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Seems like you&#39;re uncertain. Perhaps you want to ask yourself a few things. What are your goals. Where do you see yourself? Do you think that you&#39;ll enjoy infantry. I submit to you, don&#39;t choose an MOS based off of a family tradition. They&#39;ve lived their lives and now you have to live yours. Consider all your options and perhaps jot down some of the pros and cons of each one. If you&#39;re an at least semi-religious man, go to God in prayer and meditate on your decision and let Him be your guide. No matter what path you choose, stay positive and give 100% at it and strive to be your best everyday. Keep us posted on the path that you choose and good luck to your. BTW I believe it takes a 110 GT Score for OCS so if you already have your BS, that may be an option. SPC Private RallyPoint Member Sat, 29 Dec 2018 00:19:53 -0500 2018-12-29T00:19:53-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-just-completed-my-asvab-and-will-discuss-my-job-opportunities-next-week-should-i-continue-with-my-plan-to-be-an-infantryman-or-change?n=4243023&urlhash=4243023 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>While I understand that you would be 4th generation, don&#39;t plan your life according to others. Infantry doesn&#39;t line you up with a lot of jobs civilian side when you&#39;re done. I say that because you should always have a backup plan. If you go on goarmy.com, it will tell you what civilian jobs correspond to the military job you&#39;re interested in. Good luck. SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member Sat, 29 Dec 2018 00:21:44 -0500 2018-12-29T00:21:44-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-just-completed-my-asvab-and-will-discuss-my-job-opportunities-next-week-should-i-continue-with-my-plan-to-be-an-infantryman-or-change?n=4243047&urlhash=4243047 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>In my opinion, you should follow through with your family tradition. It is clearly an important factor to you, and it would likely create the most regrets for you to have passed up (you&#39;re right, we aren&#39;t getting any younger). If there is another MOS you are currently interested in, you should plan ahead for when you want to make that transition. That is, how long do you want to remain Infantry before you re-classify? In my many years as a CI Agent, the majority of in-service recruits I assessed for reclassification to Counterintelligence were Infantry Soldiers in the early years of their careers (4-8 years). They&#39;d got their fill and wanted to try something different.<br /><br />Having a perspective of what it&#39;s like at the ground level of combat operations can be quite important to shaping a Soldier in another MOS. Nobody knows better than an Infantry Soldier how bad a mistake in communications, intelligence, supply, finance, CBRNE, etc, can be. Bringing that perspective to another MOS later down the road can help to enhance that field&#39;s ability to function with a greater purpose. It changes from people doing their job because they are supposed to, to them doing their jobs because they truly understand that another Soldier&#39;s life could literally be on the line. SFC Private RallyPoint Member Sat, 29 Dec 2018 00:40:15 -0500 2018-12-29T00:40:15-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-just-completed-my-asvab-and-will-discuss-my-job-opportunities-next-week-should-i-continue-with-my-plan-to-be-an-infantryman-or-change?n=4243134&urlhash=4243134 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I can only speak for the Army and not other branches. But, for certain, no branch is going to offer you jobs from different branches when you talk to the MEPS counselor. Whatever branch brought you in is who you are going to. <br />If your goal is to be an officer in the Army, stick with your current job and go to OCS after you have been in a little while. Going into a technical field is a red herring in your case. There is absolutely no reason to spend an extra 6 months to a year in school learning a technical skill that will put you at the bottom of a career field that will take several more years of experience to earn a civilian certification/accreditation in. You would be throwing away all that time once you go to OCS and become an officer. Your time would be better served in a combat MOS letting your leaders get to know you and developing your leadership skills. Maybe even attending Airborne and Ranger school. Those will get you the glowing letters of recommendation you&#39;ll want for your OCS packet.<br />As for your scores, they are yours forever. You won&#39;t be allowed to retest because you scored high enough for everything. When you reenlist you could change jobs, not branches. The only way to change branches is to ETS and then enlist in another branch as prior service. SFC Private RallyPoint Member Sat, 29 Dec 2018 02:22:38 -0500 2018-12-29T02:22:38-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-just-completed-my-asvab-and-will-discuss-my-job-opportunities-next-week-should-i-continue-with-my-plan-to-be-an-infantryman-or-change?n=4243150&urlhash=4243150 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I understand you want to follow the family tradition of being in a combat mos and you have Bachelor of Science degree. To be honest with you, unless you plan on being law enforcement, mercenary with a contract security company or work for DoD after military career, then I would say go ahead and do infantry......... If you have no desire to do any of those 3 things, then I would pick a job that will be beneficial and make you good money in the civilian world. I have no idea what your degree is in, but there is nothing wrong with diversifying yourself with another skillset. SSG Private RallyPoint Member Sat, 29 Dec 2018 02:59:52 -0500 2018-12-29T02:59:52-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-just-completed-my-asvab-and-will-discuss-my-job-opportunities-next-week-should-i-continue-with-my-plan-to-be-an-infantryman-or-change?n=4243652&urlhash=4243652 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The advice I gave my son is to pick a field that would translate to a job that can support you and a family on the civilian side. <br /><br />You never know what life will throw at you. I blew out a knee and got medically separated, a big disappointment but have done well with the profession I was trained for by the military. LT Don Mead Sat, 29 Dec 2018 09:23:35 -0500 2018-12-29T09:23:35-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-just-completed-my-asvab-and-will-discuss-my-job-opportunities-next-week-should-i-continue-with-my-plan-to-be-an-infantryman-or-change?n=4243701&urlhash=4243701 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Enlist for OCS, you can branch infantry. 1SG Private RallyPoint Member Sat, 29 Dec 2018 09:42:27 -0500 2018-12-29T09:42:27-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-just-completed-my-asvab-and-will-discuss-my-job-opportunities-next-week-should-i-continue-with-my-plan-to-be-an-infantryman-or-change?n=4244300&urlhash=4244300 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You say you have a Bachelors Degree, so go for OCS. If you have a strong Army tradition in your family, then try for Army OCS. You can probably Branch select to one of the Combat arms. As an officer you will be paid more and offered early opportunities to lead Soldiers developing important leadership and management capabilities. <br /><br />However, if the family tradition isn&#39;t overarching, then talk to an officer recruiter from all 5 armed services. Pick the Service that gives you be best deal in terms of accession date, follow-on training or school, and selection for an MOS/AFSC that is likely to lead to a post-service employment opportunity. Lt Col Jim Coe Sat, 29 Dec 2018 13:20:27 -0500 2018-12-29T13:20:27-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-just-completed-my-asvab-and-will-discuss-my-job-opportunities-next-week-should-i-continue-with-my-plan-to-be-an-infantryman-or-change?n=4244495&urlhash=4244495 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Do what makes you say, “ oh yeah” every time you suit up. 1stSgt Jeff Blovat Sat, 29 Dec 2018 15:02:54 -0500 2018-12-29T15:02:54-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-just-completed-my-asvab-and-will-discuss-my-job-opportunities-next-week-should-i-continue-with-my-plan-to-be-an-infantryman-or-change?n=4250362&urlhash=4250362 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Go for it; dot waist time; things are changing. SSG Eddye Royal Mon, 31 Dec 2018 23:09:59 -0500 2018-12-31T23:09:59-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-just-completed-my-asvab-and-will-discuss-my-job-opportunities-next-week-should-i-continue-with-my-plan-to-be-an-infantryman-or-change?n=4399008&urlhash=4399008 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No. Get an MOS with civilian applicability. You&#39;ll thank me 20-30 years down the road. Get a skill that allows you to support yourself when you are 50-60 years old. You should never do something just because someone else did it. MSgt Private RallyPoint Member Mon, 25 Feb 2019 07:20:45 -0500 2019-02-25T07:20:45-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-just-completed-my-asvab-and-will-discuss-my-job-opportunities-next-week-should-i-continue-with-my-plan-to-be-an-infantryman-or-change?n=4422047&urlhash=4422047 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>With those scores you will definately be presented with several options. Listen to the advisor at the MEPS. Ask questions about Bonuses, ability to reclassify if you decide you desire a different MOS pathway, MOS adaptability to civilian sector, oh and locations where you can be stationed. PRAY, Take your time. Go with an open mind to possibilities. SGT Patrick Jackson Tue, 05 Mar 2019 10:25:55 -0500 2019-03-05T10:25:55-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-just-completed-my-asvab-and-will-discuss-my-job-opportunities-next-week-should-i-continue-with-my-plan-to-be-an-infantryman-or-change?n=4431507&urlhash=4431507 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>yes SFC Robert Hills Fri, 08 Mar 2019 14:19:53 -0500 2019-03-08T14:19:53-05:00 2018-12-28T22:34:51-05:00