Posted on Jun 22, 2023
After having just enlisted in the DEP as a 35G, how can I get clarification on whether or not I'll be deployed?
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I just enlisted in the DEP as a 35G and I've heard conflicting information on whether I'll be deployed or not. Can anyone clarify for me?
35G-Enlisted: Geospatial Intelligence Imagery Analyst
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Crawl, walk, run. You need to learn to crawl first. Forget about deployment and focus on getting through Basic and your schooling. Deployment depends on situations beyond control. Some soldiers will never deploy. You do what you're told, when you're told and how you're told.
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff
Maximus Wilcox - Yes it's 100% possible for every Army MOS to end up deploying to a combat zone. Is it as likely now as it was when I came in 2004? No. I came in 2004. Graduated AIT in early 2005. (35F). I went to my first unit, was there 2 weeks and got drug dealed to another unit. They swapped me for a SSG, I was a SPC. Ended up in combat EN BN S2. I deployed twice with them in 4 years. That was during Iraq/Afghanistan. We went to Iraq. 12 and 15 month. 15 month was tail end of the surge.
Since both of those have ended, deployments aren't as consistent of a thing. But yes it's possible you could deploy even as a 35G.
Since both of those have ended, deployments aren't as consistent of a thing. But yes it's possible you could deploy even as a 35G.
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SGM Mikel Dawson
Maximus Wilcox - It's a crap shoot. You have no way of knowing, unless you are a time traveler.
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1LT (Join to see)
All the advice you have received is solid, but I will emphasize that you should focus on your IET training before even worrying about a deployment. If you don’t make it through the IET phase, then a deployment is the least of your concerns.
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The only way to know if you'll be deployed is to get deployment orders. Up until then the answer is always "maybe."
35G is not a "high deployment" MOS. Of course, these days very few are. You are LIKELY (as in not guaranteed) to only deploy if the unit you are assigned to deploys. To my knowledge, 35G is primarily a tactical MOS, especially at skill level 1 (private - specialist). That means you are likely to go to a tactical unit after AIT. The tactical units are generally the ones that deploy, but the Army deployment level is relatively low right now, so even if you are in a tactical unit, there is still a relatively low probability of deployment. But it could happen. And for some it WILL happen.
The flip side of tactical is strategic. It is possible you could be sent to a strategic assignment. These units rarely, if ever, deploy as a unit. However they do occasionally deploy individuals from the unit to augment. Your probability of deploying from there is lower, but still not none.
There is literally no way to know whether or not you will deploy until the orders come down.
35G is not a "high deployment" MOS. Of course, these days very few are. You are LIKELY (as in not guaranteed) to only deploy if the unit you are assigned to deploys. To my knowledge, 35G is primarily a tactical MOS, especially at skill level 1 (private - specialist). That means you are likely to go to a tactical unit after AIT. The tactical units are generally the ones that deploy, but the Army deployment level is relatively low right now, so even if you are in a tactical unit, there is still a relatively low probability of deployment. But it could happen. And for some it WILL happen.
The flip side of tactical is strategic. It is possible you could be sent to a strategic assignment. These units rarely, if ever, deploy as a unit. However they do occasionally deploy individuals from the unit to augment. Your probability of deploying from there is lower, but still not none.
There is literally no way to know whether or not you will deploy until the orders come down.
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I think I would worry about basic and your school first before being deployed.
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MSgt (Join to see)
Where can I find information about 35G AIT and duty stations after graduating? | RallyPoint
I am A 35F who will reclass to 35G in October. I am a SGT promotable and will be a SSG by the time I go to school. Any information the 35G can provide about AIT And duty stations after graduating.
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COL Randall C.
Maximus Wilcox - Another great source to get the lowdown on 35Gs - https://www.operationmilitarykids.org/army-geospatial-intelligence-imagery-analyst-mos-35g/
Army Geospatial Intelligence Imagery Analyst (MOS 35G) - Operation Military Kids
An Army Geospatial Intelligence Imagery Analyst (MOS 35G) is part of the military intelligence (MI) branch. Geospatial Intelligence Imagery Analysts deal with aerial and overhead imagery, which is developed by photographs and other electronic devices. The information that Army MOS 35G is capable of discovering from aerial photographs is instrumental in gaining an advantage over
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff
Maximus Wilcox - Here's the thing you won't get a better understanding of your MOS until you get to your first assignment. I don't knos exactly what they teach 35Gs in AIT but when I went to AIT (it was 96B then now it's 35F), nothing they taught me was anything I did in my first unit. It was just the basics of our MOS. Most of my career I've been in a security manager position. The most all source analysis work I did was maybe Cyber Command and I Corps. Even deployed I didn't do much we were route clearance so it was a lot of IED counting.
If you get to a unit at any point during your enlistment that gets orders to deploy, you'll deploy if you are deployable. It's that simple.
If you get to a unit at any point during your enlistment that gets orders to deploy, you'll deploy if you are deployable. It's that simple.
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