I may reclass to 13M, can anyone give some insight?

I reclassed from 88m to 13f brother if youre looking for a more uptempo job class dont go 13m they are the biggest ground to ground artillery we have but rarely are utilized anymore. Go 13F youll learn alot more and support joint operations and its alot more fun getting to call the stuff in then pull the trigger and never get to see it land.

I was in the first operational battalion of 13M stationed out of Ft. Sill back in the day. Liked it as my first MOS but re upped for more. I would say it probably hasn't changed much. A lot of motor pool work and field training with once a year live fires. I would upgrade to a more civilian / crossover MOS for when u decide to retire.

I was 13P which work with 13M and its ok if you love to blow big things up. However, SSG Mark Chapman is right Artillery (MLRS) is hardly used anymore. My cousin was 13F and he loved it, but like the military it's not for everyone. Like I said I was 13P and I reclassed to 88M thinking it was better but it's basically all the same. What I mean by that is all the bull crap you have to do. As an 88M in combat or garrison we still did our Mission which is to supply the Battalion. As an 13M or 13P your constantly doing details and no actual training so you lose focus. Also CPT Lu is right as a 13M you are Limited to where you can be stationed. Getting stationed at Fort Bragg is very hard so you will be mostly at Sill or Korea. As a 13F you can go just about anywhere. I would look to see if there was any other MOS you might like.

A normal day would be PT in the morning, then motor pool all day! Then COB then home to do it all over again the next day. It's all most the same as an 88M but you are stuck in the motor pool all day or on some detail. As a 13M or 13P you can only do your job at FTXs therefore your are doing details all the time. Unlike other combat MOSs like 11B which can do thire jobs in the Barricks such as how to clear rooms.
Well good luck!

I joined as a 13M and so far I love it. The field is pretty great. I am stationed in WA and we've had great opportunities to travel to places like Alaska etc.

The 13M MLRS... they are artillery and they go to the field a lot. must of the time is maintenance, and practice. for all other it OK i worked with them for a few years and were one of the best unit i have bean. Just don't tell them you were 88M or you will be doing AMMO Detail...

I reclassed from 13B and it was super easy. Went to Sill for 3 weeks. It was basically a 9-5 day, classroom and field training

I'm a 13M and I love it mainly because I'm in a HIMARS unit.

Nothing wrong with 13M yes we get field time and motor pool time, missions during field time are less rockets fired at target now then back in early 90's where we did fired two six pack missions, there's still a need for deep strike artillery in today's combat missions, I had three MOS's and when I went back in I went straight back to 13M instead of going back as 13B1P or 19 D

I reclassed to 13M a little less than a year ago (June 2015) and thus far I thoroughly enjoy it. The thing I miss the most is jumping.

Ive been out of the Army for 12 years now, but I wouldn't change a thing. The training was good, but as was mentioned earlier, the M270 is maintenance intensive. Not every 13M gets to be a part of a launcher crew, I believe soldiers considering this MOS need to understand the reality of the ammo platoon. In my 8 years active, 2 were spent in a launcher and the remaining 6 was ammo. A platoon sergeant may make the assumption that since you are a former 88M you would be better tasked as an ammo section chief, and spend most of your garrison days keeping the HEMTT fleet operational. Something to consider and I've seen it happen.