If you could pick any MOS, rank, and/or branch in the Military, what would it be?

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Response by SFC James Baber made Dec 12 at 2013 10:11 PM

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Right back where I was: MP and maybe deputy PM at Fort Sam Houston, TX. Loved that duty station and assignment.

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 12 at 2013 10:21 PM

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'' The A Team "

Response by LTC Jason Bartlett made Dec 12 at 2013 10:45 PM

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Army doesn't fly the AH-1 Cobra anymore you will have to go into the Marine Corps.

Response by WO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 12 at 2013 10:46 PM

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Already did, 35L "Counterintelligence!" As for unit, would love to go back to AFRICOM J2, RAF Molesworth...

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 12 at 2013 10:49 PM

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I would still be a weather forecaster and observer. I love the science and physics behind that science. Being able to keep learning continuously especially with today's set ups. It is just unreal.

Response by SSG Kevin McCulley made Dec 12 at 2013 10:55 PM

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Voice of the Old Guard.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 14 at 2013 7:48 AM

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The MOS.. looks like i got right 25B..as for duty stations...if it was back in Mannheim, Germany 44th SIGNAL BN or otherwise would like to serve side-by-side with my brother at Ft Sam Houston.

Response by LT Jessica Kellogg made Jan 12 at 2014 6:20 PM

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Enlisted - MC (mass communications)

Officer - Public Affairs or Medical Service Corps

I love the navy, but there are definitely days I wish I had done it a bit different

Response by SSG Laureano Pabon made Jan 13 at 2014 9:04 AM

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I updated this thread a bit to correct a few words.

However studies have found that a person whom works as a dishwasher getting a high salary pay is less happier then one whom is (passion for photography) working in that field is. Further it is also known that the one whom is working in the photography field is less attentive to there income as someone whom is a dishwasher.

I used those careers as samples only, but while no one really desires to be a dish washer (Change dishwasher for a job you don't like). The photographer (Change photographer for a job you have a deep passion for), is most likely to work for less pay if need to for the sake of doing what they enjoy most or what they are good at.

These studies done however are out dated and don't match todays present time condition, but many whom are doing what they enjoy are happier then those whom are doing work they really dislike.

Knowing this, if every one were doing what they enjoy would this change the military over all for the better?

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 13 at 2014 10:04 AM

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To be honest besides my MOS 25M (Graphic Designer) 25V Combat Camera better promotion opportunities and they get to capture all the action in combat.

Response by SPC Christopher Smith made Jan 13 at 2014 11:15 AM

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Ft. Couch, at General (4 star) pay, re-enlisting indef.

Response by SSG V. Michelle Woods made Jan 13 at 2014 11:15 AM

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I would want to be combat camera for a Ranger or SF unit!

Response by SSG Christopher Freeman made Jan 13 at 2014 1:10 PM

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I would keep my same job (46Q), but I would go through Ranger School and then serve as PAO for the 75th.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 13 at 2014 1:17 PM

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Id like to be on an aircraft carrier sending airplanes off the deck (if your question permits switching branches too)

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 13 at 2014 9:08 PM

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11B with 10th MTN !!! Please !!!

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 14 at 2014 6:45 AM

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I would still be an MP.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 14 at 2014 9:21 AM

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If I could re-up for anything, Anywhere, I'd like to find a way to be at a NATO station in France or the Embassy in Paris.
I speak French, and went to DLI with some officers who ended up in France and I think it would be a fun station.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 14 at 2014 11:53 AM

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35M Human Intelligence Collector

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 14 at 2014 12:11 PM

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Defense Attache

Response by SGT Larry Scott made Jan 15 at 2014 4:00 AM

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18Z SFO SGT

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 15 at 2014 11:44 AM

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Realistically, an 88m, truck driver, because that rolls over into other types of jobs outside the Armed Forces. Secondly, I would be a 13B, cannon remember, because I believe artillery represents our Country, and is amazing to see in person.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 17 at 2014 2:43 AM

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Alaska

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 19 at 2014 12:20 AM

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15U 160th SOAR. Ft. Campbell of course

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2014 12:07 PM

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This is truly a hard question to answer but i do agree that Recruiter would be a hard MOS to be consistently successful in. Every job has its perks and its downfalls.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2014 12:16 PM

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SGT Rooney, This is a very hard question to answer. Every MOS has its "hard" times. The key to a good answer would be to work in different jobs or positions for a while such as you have. I have worked for 22 years in th same job. Although the signal world has changed throughout the years, I have loved every year. Notice I didn't say every minute or day? The signal world in my opinion would be one of the most thankless jobs in the Army. It is never a priority unless someone's computer, phone or radio doesn't work. The hardness of any job could simply be the day given or the stress on that given day. I know from experience the infantry world, or MP world is some of the most physically demanding jobs. Then they also have thier down days. Everyone has an opinion; I'm Sure of that.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2014 12:18 PM

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Recruiter does seem like it would be difficult but I think trying to transition civilians into Soldiers as a Drill Sergeant would be pretty painful. Granted they get the badge that keeps on giving.

Response by SGT Ben Keen made Feb 21 at 2014 12:45 PM

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I don't think there is a way to rate the different MOSs on a scale from easiest to hardest. Each job presents it's own different challenges. Each job has it's own rewards. I think it comes down to nothing more than the individual and how he/she reacts to the the tasks for a certain MOS.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2014 12:51 PM

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SGT Roney, great question. I honestly don't know what is the hardest MOS since there are difficulities within each one. I've been a 92Y my whole career and it's had ups and downs.

A couple things I can point out and attest to with my MOS. First, it does tend to be a lonely and thankless job. Supply SGTs generally work alone or sometimes with one MAYBE two clerks. You also get many people who get disgruntled with supply, or have a negative perception of us. Yes, there are some bad supply personnel just as there are bad personnel in every MOS. Equally so, there are many good and great ones too. The biggest gripe I fight against is that supply thinks all of the "stuff" is theirs and they just can't part with it. I despise that because I know I am NOT like that at all. If my section (Supply Room or S4) is asked for something then I will do what I can to get it.

The second thing is kind of funny. When this type of subject comes up in discussions, I ask Soldiers if they'd like to switch jobs, if they'd like to do supply stuff. The majority of answers I get is "Heck no, I definitely don't want to do that. Too hard." or something to that effect.

Response by SSG Laureano Pabon made Feb 21 at 2014 3:07 PM

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Well SGT R. In my time

The number 1 hardest MOS was the Russian language. ( I don't why, but the Russian language was perhaps not as easy as one may have thought. But that was then. )

The number 2 hardest MOS was Air Traffic Control. ( I know about this because I went to Ft. Rucker ATC School personally and graduated to be followed by my FAA certification. During my time we had no Warrants, and the first few hours upon entry your offered the honors to memorize a 50 mile radius map, 6 mis-approach plates verbatim. 8 hours later you will take an exam to reproduce every thing you saw. Every one starts with a 100, if you get 1 digit wrong or 1 letter wrong that is a minus 1. 70 is passing, you pass that you go to the next room, CTO "Control Tower Operator", here your hit hard with meteorology to the point you think your a weather man, then every thing needed according to the 7110.65 handbook. I can keep going but I will stop here. )

Today I don't know which is the hardest MOS, but ATC went warrant so you will find Warrant officers in that MOS. :) also with computers involved I guess many things changed as well.

One thing I will say is that during the Ragan administration when the Air Traffic Controllers went on strike and FIRED, it was the Army Air Traffic Controllers whom were picked to handle that job. So this should say something.

Response by SSG V. Michelle Woods made Feb 21 at 2014 4:55 PM

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Cooks for sure! They work the most inconvenient hours and down range they seem so bored because (from my experience) their job is ran by civilians. Yet they still work ridiculously long hours. Plus they have to wear that stupid beret. <div><br></div><div>Cooks get all my respect. </div>

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2014 6:45 PM

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I do want to say that, 11B is not the easiest MOS because of the fact that chances of getting killed are up there, however one MOS I would never want to do is 92M Mortuary Affairs Specialist.

92M Mortuary Affairs Specialist - Bing

The Mortuary Affairs Specialist performs duties involving deceased personnel such as safeguarding personal effects and preparing remains. Learn more at goarmy.com.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 22 at 2014 1:11 AM

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I dont think there is one. No MOS is the same at every duty station. Had you been in a different part of the country your recruiting may have been easier to you than your other MOSs. I think we can guess as a whole which seems harder, but in reality I know some 88M that have harder jobs at their current posting than 11Bs and vice versa.

Having said that my opinion is that 18X is probably the most strenuous "MOS" for initial enlistments especially with a Ranger kicker.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 22 at 2014 1:13 AM

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Come on now

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 22 at 2014 12:41 PM

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Haven't really had a hardest MOS (AFSC in my case), the jobs themselves were all pretty easy. There were hard days but overall I loved every thing I did in the military.

If I had to narrow one down it would be 1st Sergeant. I sat as the 1st Sergeant in a Logistics Readiness Squadron (i.e. Transportation/Supply) for a little over a year. It was the most difficult and by far the most rewarding 13 months of my entire 23 year career. I learned things about people I didn't want to know, dealt with the death of an Active Duty Airman, DUI's, Spousal/Child abuse, neglect, child births, promotions, deployed heroes etc. The entire gambit of emotions and challenges faced by us all daily. I loved every single minute of it and if the Air Force called me and said I could return to that duty today, I would jump at the chance and pack my bags.

Response by SSG Christopher Freeman made Feb 25 at 2014 5:36 AM

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I can only comment on what I have done. I have held 2 different jobs: 88M and 46Q. Physically, 88M is harder hands down. Mentally, 46Q makes me hate my life. Being a truck driver is hard on your body, but driving is easy. It's also one of the smaller parts of our job. One of the more challenging parts is driving for over 30 hours at a time. I don't care who you are, it sucks. For PAO, the amount of knowledge you have to have on hand is insane. Taking photos is child's play, understanding how to work your camera in manual is a different story. Everything we write has hours of research behind it. We are the SME when it comes to responding to the media. It is also challenging to learn the military writing system as opposed to APA and MLA.

Response by GySgt Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 25 at 2014 10:21 AM

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I once sought to do a lateral move to another MOS and determined cooks and armorers as MOS's that put in time! These guys are up before anybody else and racks out after everybody else. They have to have the chow hall or armory ready before anybody is awake and they have to clean up after everybody or conduct accountability of serialized equipment after everything is turned in and people are secured for the evening.

Response by SGT Joshua Young made Feb 25 at 2014 10:45 AM

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I don't believe anyone can have a sure opinion on the hardest MOS until they take the time to see what each soldier does. I'm sure most if not all MOS's have their easy points and their hard points.

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Feb 25 at 2014 3:41 PM

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Whichever MOS you are the least suited for, that's the hardest to be in.

Response by Jordan Gaudard made Feb 25 at 2014 3:48 PM

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I think it depends more on the individual than anything. But personally I would say either Military Police or Recruiter. Both very important jobs that most people wouldn't want to do. MP doesn't have the best hours and another MOS that is hard to get promoted in. Recruiter is more of an isolated job and you gotta be very ambitious in my opinion to succeed at it. But again, I've never done either one of them.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 10 at 2014 1:23 AM

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I originally wanted to go active component and infantry. The needs of the Army put me in the Reserves as an Engineer. I love it! I can drive to the location instead of hump it over and we blow hole through wall instead of kick down doors. Or we can do other Engineering operations besides the "sexy" route clearance missions and do construction like I am doing now. This can help Soldiers translate their MOS into a civilian career that is good paying when they get out.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 10 at 2014 4:23 PM

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I love being a Combat Engineer. It feels good knowing your job (route clearance) makes a difference, even if unseen. For example, clearing the route to make it safer for coalition and civilian travel. If I could reclass, I would like to go Police Dog Handler. It'd be something I believe I'd enjoy, and give me skills that can transfer to the civilian side should I choose to ETS (civilian goal would be to go to the Police Academy and join the Indianapolis Metro).

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 10 at 2014 4:58 PM

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I originally wanted to come in as Infantryman, but my parents convinced me to enlist as a mechanic since I was already working as one. I do not regret my decision, as a matter of fact I have been fortunate to serve with combat arms units. In those units I learned a lot not just my MOS but more advanced soldier skills and tactics.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 10 at 2014 10:00 PM

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I love my job, but I was supposed to be a 15t (Blackhawk) rather than a 15r (apache).

The recruiter couldn't get me into the army for 4 months due to ait backlog (guess this is true, I have no way of knowing), so I picked apaches instead.

Only reason I may have picked differently was to be able to fly rather than crew from the ground.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 18 at 2014 1:36 AM

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I'm a 92Y Unit Supply Specialist. I believe the Quartermaster branch is one of the top branches to be in since logistics is essential to ANY and ALL operations, whether military or business. Working in the logistics field will put you above others once you get out and work in the civilian sector.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 18 at 2014 10:09 AM

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91A Ordnance Officer. Ordnance is probably one of the most versatile branches of the Logistics Corps in my opinion. As a 91A you work on both the maintenance and the ammunition sides of the house. It gives you the opportunity to work almost anywhere with almost any kind of unit. As a PL, I had an 80 Soldier maintenance platoon that supported a Paladin Field Artillery BN of over 300 Soldiers. We kept that BN moving, fueled, and full of ammo. As a CPT I got to command the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment of an Ordnance Battalion that ran 5 ammunition depots in Japan and Okinawa. I also got to be the SPO and manage ammo shipments throughout the Pacific AO for several months. We stored, maintained, demilitarized, and shipped everything from sonar bouys and black powder to Patriot missiles. After career course you become a 90A Multifunctional Logistician. Logistics is one of the best areas of the Army in my opinion. You can go almost anywhere and do almost anything because everyone needs logistical support of some kind to last more than a couple days. You have lots of options in that field and if you get a masters degree in logistics or supply chain management, you stand to make big money in the civilian sector once you retire.

Response by CPT Zachary Brooks made Jun 18 at 2014 12:01 PM

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You will get the most use out of one of the Logisitics branches likely, as well as a good salary and position upon exiting the military. Its likely one of the most applicable branches.

I personally think Signal is a great way to go because its also very applicable in the civilian world after service, but at the same time people hate you if they can't access their RallyPoint time.

As for aviation, I was disqualified (with 20/10 vision mind you) because I had a red/green vision deficiency. Be good to know what your limitations are before you get your hopes too high for something such as aviation.

I assume you commission within the next year? Good luck out there!

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 18 at 2014 12:05 PM

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I agree with what CPT Johnson said. Although I commissioned 25A, I'm currently the BN Maintenance Officer and I've learned how much maintenance and logistics effect the unit readiness. Additionally, like the CPT said, it is an easy avenue to acquire an excellent civilian job. Likewise, being a 25A allows you to grab IT Certs for free. As a 25A, as you continue to rank up, you are practically required to be certified (Net+, Sec+, etc) depending on your position/rank. In the civilian world, these certs would could cost several hundred dollars depending on the cert, but being in the military, you have the opportunity to receive a voucher and take these test for "free". I say free because You do not pay anything. So, the fact that you would be certified for several years (depending on how long you were in the military) you could easily land a well paid IT job in the civilian sector. With the continual growth of cyber warfare, you should have no problem finding a position in the military and civilian sector. Just an FYI, as a cyber security manager or something along those lines, you could easily earn six figures if you work for large corporations (anything from well-known banks, to popular websites, to federal corporations...etc...)

Response by SFC Rich Carey made Jun 18 at 2014 12:10 PM

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Logisitics is a top job in the civilian sector, get your Lean Six Sigma

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 18 at 2014 1:16 PM

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Engineer....if you are techincally minded.

Any of the three Logistics branches are amazing for the opportunities the present both in the military and outside of it.

Signal can be very lucrative as well.

No matter what you select, if you can earn your PMP certification and Six Sigma, you will always have some options available.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 18 at 2014 2:30 PM

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One other cool thing about the Ordnance Corps that you might want to consider is that they get the opportunity to try out for EOD if that is something you are interested in. From what I'm told the school is pretty intense, you can't be color blind (God forbid you cut the red wire instead of the blue wire!) or allergic to C4, but it is definitely rewarding. I have a few friends in EOD and they absolutely love it. If you work well under pressure, enjoy blowing things up and don't mind travel or unique assignments, you might like EOD. Just another thing that makes Ordnance the best branch in the Logistics Corps!

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 21 at 2014 12:28 AM

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I would still enlist 19D and commission 11A. I would not be wild about repeating Fiscal Law though... I would have gone Airborne while I still had cartilage.

Response by MSgt Lancia Stewart made Jul 8 at 2014 1:11 PM

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I think I might have enjoyed 205/1N5 (AFSC). More technical and wider array of specialty branches within that particular job.

Response by SA Harold Hansmann made Jul 8 at 2014 1:23 PM

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I would have graduated high school and went after electrician instead of equipment operator in the SeaBees. Every company I applied to told me I was over qualified.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 12 at 2014 2:56 PM

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I enlisted as a 68W, but reclassed to 27D... with that being said, I believe that was my "dream shot". I don't believe I'd love another job as much as I love this one.

Response by Cpl Travis Clevenger made Nov 12 at 2014 6:04 PM

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Scout Sniper no doubt Semper fi

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 15 at 2015 11:38 PM

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I would have came in as an 18X and entered the 18D pipeline or at a minimum came in as 11B, attended ranger school and prayed to be in the 82nd

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 21 at 2015 10:14 PM

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I would've likely asked for 25B (IT Specialist) instead of choosing 68W (Combat Medic) to later become 25U (jack-of-all-trades Communications Specialist).

Response by SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA made Mar 22 at 2015 4:49 PM

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A gentleman that I have had the pleasure and honor of working with and for is a retired Green Beret. He was a tabbed Ranger E-6 when he went SF, an E-8 in Group when he commissioned, and an O-3E when he retired. He continues to work directly with SF and other Spec Ops. I expect to go to RASP in a few weeks, and I plan to go SF eventually, so I asked him what advice he wishes someone would have given him when he was at this stage in his career.

He advised me to do two or three years in Batt, get tabbed, then commission before going SF. He said that besides getting more pay, officers have better career opportunities.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 15 at 2015 12:01 PM

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I feel like the Coast Guard doesn't receive enough attention. I have a couple friends in the service and they love it.

Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 15 at 2015 12:10 PM

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I would not hesitate to join the Navy as an Aviation Electronics Technician again. Probably the most rewarding job I have ever had.

Response by SrA Matthew Knight made Apr 15 at 2015 4:52 PM

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Much as there are other jobs I would enjoy I would say if I had my ultimate say in what job/rank I was I would pick either an O3 or O4 flying something like the C5 or C17. I could also tolerate being an O5/O6 flying one of the VC25s. Basically any pilot position flying a heavy aircraft.

Response by SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA made Apr 16 at 2015 6:57 PM

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18B5T, and by the time I get that far spend a couple of years doing that then commission to 18A and retire at O3E.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 16 at 2015 7:08 PM

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97b, ci, CW3. Any unit.

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made Apr 17 at 2015 5:01 AM

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Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 17 at 2015 12:20 PM

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Air Force, Captain, 14N (Intel)

Response by SSG Richard Reilly made Apr 17 at 2015 2:45 PM

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General of the Armies?

Response by SGT Jim Russell made Apr 17 at 2015 7:31 PM

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Her majesty's SAS.

Response by LCpl Mark Lefler made Apr 17 at 2015 7:43 PM

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army eod

Response by LTC Stephen C. made Apr 17 at 2015 10:10 PM

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I'm afraid it's too late for me now, CPT Private RallyPoint Member!

Response by SPC Todd Hanson made Apr 17 at 2015 10:14 PM

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W01 for finance. But there isn't one.

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Apr 17 at 2015 10:37 PM

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It's all good. Drink the koolaid and join the club......any club will do. No matter what you do, or where you do it, you are a 1%er.

That being said, the CAV has big hats, sabers, big egos, and spurs that jingle jangle jingle. We don't discriminate either. We love all branches of the service, all military jobs, and all ranks. But nothing good comes easy, or cheap, and your gold spurs are only earned through combat. Larger than life handlebar mustaches authorized on a case by case basis.....as long as only CAV folks are in the AOR. Air Cav! Out Front!.

Response by MSG David Chappell made Apr 17 at 2015 10:39 PM

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When I came in there was actually an MOS for night club manager it was the individual responsible for the NCO club or the officers club

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 17 at 2015 10:47 PM

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31D CID..I have a passion for Law Enforcement/Investigations!

Response by SSG Kenneth Lanning made Apr 17 at 2015 10:56 PM

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350Z...Army equivalent to James bond (or about as close as it gets).

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 17 at 2015 11:21 PM

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I tried to reclass on my last enlistment to Chaplin's Assistant. I wanted a change but the Army said no and told me if I wanted to stay in then I had to stay an MP.

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 18 at 2015 3:48 AM

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I'd be a Naval Aviator.

Response by SFC Steven Harvey made Apr 18 at 2015 4:19 AM

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After several tours overseas and looking back I would have joined the Navy to be a Seabee. I really wish I had known about them and what their skill set was.

Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 18 at 2015 7:13 AM

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Loved my time as an Air Force cartographer.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 18 at 2015 1:23 PM

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My goals as a kid was to be a fighter pilot, then it became Helicoper pilot, so I would have to say a Warrant Officer, flying.

Response by SMSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 18 at 2015 1:39 PM

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Wow, I guess I'm the only "brown shoe" guy here. I am a Crew Chief and have been for 30 years as of last weekend. I started on F-14 Tomcats for 6 years, and then A-10 Warthogs for 16 years. I've been back in the
air-to-air community in F-15 Eagles for 8 years now. I have never had, and can't imagine a more intense tactical aviation career than a Warthog Crew Chief, although I'm pretty sure being a Zulu Crew Chief in the Marines or an Apache Longbow Crew Chief has to be pretty great to.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 18 at 2015 3:04 PM

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Given the choice I would have enlisted in the Air Force as a SERE Specialist or a Combat Weatherman.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 18 at 2015 5:49 PM

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My honest answer is that I would chose different branches depending upon my military and future career goals.

Note, this is simply my opinion based on my experiences.

IF

You want the a likely guarantee of enlisted training (technical) that equals a job after military life, AF or NAVY

toughest prospects to find a job after military, jobs in combat arms for Army or Marines

If you want a plethora of duty stations where you really want to live, aka best bases nicest housing, Navy and AF

Best benefits and most extra pays, NAVY and AF

If you want to be a Piolet, AF or Navy

A Diver, Navy or Army

Best guarrentee of 20 years service, Navy and AF

Best uniforms, Navy or Marines

Most eligibility for certifications, degrees, ribbons and awards, AF

If you want to be a "combat vet" ie you want to have the greatest likihood of participating in a actual direct combat operations/battle, Army or Marines. Remember most SOCOM elements are Army (SF, Ranger, SOAR, CA, and consider what most SMUs are ...

On the other side, if you want the best chance of never being injured or killed down range or injured during high speed training, AF and Navy

If you want a career in state department, politics or CIA, Navy

NSA, AF

Other secret black box, door kicker shooter jobs, Army SOCOM then Navy (Dept of Marines)

My point being is that there is no one "best branch". I chose the Army and I am proud and satisfied with that decision even in recognition of ways that the Army is dysfunctional. It's my dysfunctional family and all of the other branches represent my crazy 1st cousins. The thinking that one branch is better is poisonous and honestly childish and diversive. No one branch of the Military could conduct sustained military operations on a large scale for any length of time without the other. They are all critical. As any combat soldier who has called for fire from the AF or Navy can testify, when it comes it's almost magical. We are strong because we are one united military. Hence the wisdom and need for ALL the branches of the United States Military.

Response by PVT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 25 at 2015 12:06 AM

2015-04-25T00:06:25-04:00

Tank commander..

Response by CCMSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 25 at 2015 12:18 AM

2015-04-25T00:18:40-04:00

Best Job: An Air Force 13AX...

Worst Job: An Air Force 8J0xx

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 26 at 2015 1:54 AM

2015-04-26T01:54:21-04:00

I always wanted to be a Marine, but I wish I could've been an engineer. I wanted to be a combat engineer and I could've been a Sgt by now (joined later in life) but I'm happy just to be a Marine. I'm still a mechanic though so I guess I'm good where I am.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Apr 28 at 2015 7:05 PM

2015-04-28T19:05:56-04:00

Every male should go combat arms, so by off chance they go to a support unit, they will know how much combat soldiers suffer. I am partial to Armor or Tanks because they will lead the ground attack in relatively flat terrain. They weigh 70 tons, have a 1500 turbine engine, and a main gun that shoots a round a mile per second. Some units defeat, we destroy. Never forget the grunts and combat arms soldiers.

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 28 at 2015 8:43 PM

2015-04-28T20:43:56-04:00

Without a doubt I would definitely pick the Marine Corps as my branch. We as Marines are just cut from a different cloth and I love it. My MOS on the other hand, I would try to be a scout sniper. The school house is very challenging and rewarding at the same time. There is just something about earning your job that makes you want to succeed in it.

Response by Sgt Cody Dumont made Apr 28 at 2015 8:46 PM

2015-04-28T20:46:00-04:00

The one I choose when I first enlisted. Private 0311 (infantry) USMC.

Response by PV2 Charles Lagois made May 2 at 2015 5:29 AM

2015-05-02T05:29:03-04:00

Army Infantry

Response by SFC Randall Atchison made May 6 at 2015 12:25 PM

2015-05-06T12:25:20-04:00

US Navy, Hospital Corpsman, Submarine Service!

Response by Capt Vickie Adams made May 21 at 2015 3:07 PM

2015-05-21T15:07:46-04:00

I think I'd still pick the Air Force. I'd like to be a Colonel in charge of an Technical Training Group. I loved working with airmen new to the Air Force.

Response by LCpl Craig D. Pfautz made Jun 9 at 2015 7:37 PM

2015-06-09T19:37:27-04:00

CAPTAIN IN THE MARINES...

Response by SSG John Erny made Jun 24 at 2015 1:42 PM

2015-06-24T13:42:04-04:00

The new Cyber defence branch as Warrant Officer

Response by SSG Joseph Leckie made Jun 24 at 2015 10:22 PM

2015-06-24T22:22:01-04:00

Enlisted, US Army, 96B

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 24 at 2015 10:27 PM

2015-06-24T22:27:30-04:00

3D0X1 Cyber Surety. I've been a 3P071 active duty and am now a 2T271. If I had the ability and time to do Cyber Surety, that would be amazing.

Response by SGT Ronald Bacon made Jun 25 at 2015 9:47 AM

2015-06-25T09:47:11-04:00

I love being in Communications it was something I could get myself into and do daily. As for a unit I always though it would be fun to work with/on aircraft either inside the plane in flight or on the ground in the tower.

Response by SrA Edward Vong made Jun 25 at 2015 9:51 AM

2015-06-25T09:51:43-04:00

Either USAF, or USN strategic warfare commander. Not sure what MOS or AFSC it is, but I want to be the guy that commands in the battlefield.

Response by Sgt Jay Jones made Jul 1 at 2015 11:57 PM

2015-07-01T23:57:13-04:00

U.S. Marine Captain flying F18's.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 18 at 2015 9:12 PM

2015-07-18T21:12:40-04:00

I should have been a medic or an infantryman at least to start off to get more tactical experience. My first assignment was a strategic level analyst covering contingency operations around the world. I did well in that position, enough to have me recommended to SGT. With the recommendation, I was moved to another unit where the focus was more operational level intelligence, which requires different approaches and software systems. I am still playing catch with some high speed PFCs who have had a lot more experience at the tactical levels with deployments to Afghanistan, Africa, and Germany.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 29 at 2015 4:51 AM

2015-09-29T04:51:04-04:00

Civil Affairs or foreign area officer

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 12 at 2015 2:16 PM

2015-11-12T14:16:07-05:00

I'm happy with my choice.;

Response by Sgt David G Duchesneau made Nov 12 at 2015 2:26 PM

2015-11-12T14:26:38-05:00

I wouldn't change a thing. A platoon Sgt, 0311, right in the middle of the shit! And as they say in the Suck, shit always rolls downhill!

Response by A1C Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 12 at 2015 3:05 PM

2015-11-12T15:05:50-05:00

0372 Critical Skills Operator idk why

Response by SGT Ronald Bacon made Nov 19 at 2015 11:30 AM

2015-11-19T11:30:17-05:00

I was already a Commo guy but I wish I would have gone Warrant Officer and took my career a bit farther.

Response by COL Andrew Schober made Nov 19 at 2015 11:30 AM

2015-11-19T11:30:32-05:00

Infantry

Response by SFC Joseph Weber made Nov 22 at 2015 12:57 AM

2015-11-22T00:57:46-05:00

I did that 30 years ago.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 22 at 2015 1:01 AM

2015-11-22T01:01:05-05:00

I am fascinated by cyber-defense jobs. If I had it to do over again, I would probably seek a career in that area. The military youth organizations, Sea Cadets and Civil Air Patrol have training and competition program in that area. They are working on promoting computers and STEM to these youth.

Response by Capt Gregory Prickett made Nov 22 at 2015 2:23 PM

2015-11-22T14:23:59-05:00

My first MOS was the best. 11B with P suffix.

Response by Sgt Kevin Thompson made Nov 27 at 2015 8:04 AM

2015-11-27T08:04:34-05:00

Toss up between #1.) super cobra pilot, 0-9, USMC #2.) combat diver, E-9, USN

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 6 at 2016 1:15 AM

2016-01-06T01:15:07-05:00

Lmfao i would be in the coast Guard and not sure what rank i would want. The coast Guard are the most unappreciated branch the United States has.

Response by SFC Steven Harvey made Jan 11 at 2016 7:08 PM

2016-01-11T19:08:36-05:00

Honestly if I could do it over again I would have joined the Navy and been a 20 year SEABEE. After three tours in Iraq and seeing what those guys can do I was immediately in awe.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 23 at 2016 12:42 PM

2016-01-23T12:42:30-05:00

Now that I finely commissioned and am in training to be an Army pilot, I would have to say that this is the best job ever.

Response by SGT Charles Jewell made Aug 9 at 2016 8:14 PM

2016-08-09T20:14:41-04:00

1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, operator.
I went to SFAS (Special Forces Assessment & Selection) in 1999, but I broke a bone in my foot and could not continue on the second day of team week. I made it 25 days out of 28. Bummer. But, I really wanted to be in special forces and an anti-terrorism unit specifically.

Response by PFC Pamala (Hall) Foster made Jan 5 at 2017 12:05 PM

2017-01-05T12:05:59-05:00

JAG! I missed by one lousy point being a paralegal for them-but became a 14 E and proud that I served

Response by LTJG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 5 at 2017 12:22 PM

2017-01-05T12:22:32-05:00

Being a pilot. Don't care what branch, don't care what unit, don't care what airframe. Can't imagine anything cooler to do for a living than fly and lead

Response by SPC Roger Giffen made Jan 5 at 2017 6:53 PM

2017-01-05T18:53:23-05:00

Same as before. 95B Military Police

Response by PO2 Rev. Frederick C. Mullis, AFI, CFM made Jan 5 at 2017 7:05 PM

2017-01-05T19:05:16-05:00

Aviation Ordnance in the US NAvy which means I would not change a thing! I wanted to become an Equipment Operator like my Father in the Seabes, but after going to school and finding my niche and getting to the fleet. I was quite happy!

Response by SSG Kyle Stromgren made Jan 6 at 2017 10:13 AM

2017-01-06T10:13:56-05:00

what I did 68A US Army medical equipment repairer

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 17 at 2017 12:45 PM

2017-01-17T12:45:01-05:00

Now I'm a 15A flying Blackhawks. Best job ever!

Response by SFC Patricia Newkirk Stack made Jan 17 at 2017 1:33 PM

2017-01-17T13:33:15-05:00

I was a recreation specialist in the Air Force (e-4)(1966-1970) and joined the Maryland Army National Guard (1976-1979) as an admin specialist (71L40) and became a recruiter (00E). Loved being a recruiter. Being able to guide and sometimes change a young persons life was very rewarding.

Response by Sgt Peter Schlesiona made Sep 29 at 2019 8:33 AM

2019-09-29T08:33:11-04:00

Marines - 0311 (Grunt).

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Sep 29 at 2019 9:46 AM

2019-09-29T09:46:51-04:00

Ya know, that's a really interesting question...when I'd been Army ROTC, then USAF OTS, I'd had delusions of grandeur about being a flight surgeon doing bioengineering research...needless to say, I bollixed the whole thing up, it never happened, and I got bupkas for all my efforts...when I'd gone USAF OTS, a recruiter for it explicitly told me I was in the wrong office, to exit, stage left, and see the USAF Biomed Sci Corps (BSC) recruiter about the Bioenvironmental Engrs (BEEs) under BSC...needless to say, I was too stupid and inexperienced to know when I was being told the truth, which caused myself, my wife, my family, her family, our friends, and God, 44 yrs of unending heartache, misery, grief, upset, aggravation, and thwarted ambition...the correct USAF AFSC, analogous to Army MOS, had been 9124F...needless to say, I knew nothing about such "shredouts", namely the "F", as they were called...all I could hear was "bioenvironmental", which completely threw me off...had I listened back then, instead of being a complete, total, utter nincompoop twit, I "might've" actually managed to have had a halfway decent chance of getting the whole thing right, instead of so totally, abysmally wrong...obv, had I gotten it right, I might not be typing all this right now, certainly, as well..I mean, some of us just were genetically born to fall uphill, and/or never manage to grab the brass ring, quite clearly, ya know?

Response by Maj Marty Hogan made Sep 29 at 2019 10:47 AM

2019-09-29T10:47:21-04:00

Right where I am....

Response by SFC Ralph E Kelley made Sep 29 at 2019 11:51 AM

2019-09-29T11:51:03-04:00

Response by LCpl Larry Morgan made Sep 29 at 2019 4:07 PM

2019-09-29T16:07:23-04:00

Gunny in the Corps..….infantry of course. I volunteered, never made Gunny, but got my infantry…...yeah I was 18, lol.

Response by Cpl Rc Layne made Sep 29 at 2019 5:51 PM

2019-09-29T17:51:17-04:00

USMC Infantry.

Response by PFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 29 at 2019 9:03 PM

2019-09-29T21:03:15-04:00

Honestly, any aviation mos is worth it. I have had nothing but greats things to hear, see, experience and learn.

Response by SMSgt Lawrence McCarter made Sep 29 at 2019 9:43 PM

2019-09-29T21:43:42-04:00

I would have picked the Air Force in any event but wish i hadn't passed up some opportunities I had along the way to become a commissioned officer. I did have Officers and NCOs in My unit that did try to get Me pursue that avenue but when you are younger sometimes You think You know more than You actually do. I did appreciate their interest and did consider that and they did try to encourage Me and told Me I'd make a good Officer. looking back though I still did have a good career.

Response by 1SG Thomas Jasak made Sep 29 at 2019 10:25 PM

2019-09-29T22:25:42-04:00

I would choose exactly same thing that my career path took me. I would be a 33T/35T which I was for 22 years until I retired 2 years ago and the best rank was when I was a 1SG for 5 different companies and having the chance to take care of all the Soldiers and families and equipment and getting all the missions done

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 29 at 2019 11:09 PM

2019-09-29T23:09:39-04:00

The Back bone of the army the good old infantry

Response by PV2 Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 30 at 2019 1:43 AM

2019-09-30T01:43:05-04:00

68W all the way. We some of the cockiest around but for good reason. And despite that fact, we’re still very much loved and highly respected.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 30 at 2019 7:30 AM

2019-09-30T07:30:06-04:00

While I have nothing but pride in the Army MOS's I held if I had to do it all over again though I wouldn't mind going Coast Guard Gunners Mate.

Response by SFC Joe Walsh made Sep 30 at 2019 7:50 AM

2019-09-30T07:50:33-04:00

Barring Special Ops, the Infantry is it. All other MOS’s are support.

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 30 at 2019 7:57 AM

2019-09-30T07:57:05-04:00

A military intelligence MOS in any branch would be my recommendation, followed by special forces (e.g., Navy Seals, SF, Rangers, etc.).

Response by TonyandAmber Zirkle made Sep 30 at 2019 9:31 AM

2019-09-30T09:31:15-04:00

Navy ETN

Response by CSM Richard StCyr made Sep 30 at 2019 2:13 PM

2019-09-30T14:13:57-04:00

I was happiest as a 1SG in a combat heavy construction unit.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 11 at 2019 11:56 AM

2019-10-11T11:56:42-04:00

EOD, now I just gotta go back to EOD school that shits hard lol

Response by Cpl Ed Hines made Oct 12 at 2019 5:28 AM

2019-10-12T05:28:08-04:00

If Marines: 1369

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 12 at 2019 12:05 PM

2019-10-12T12:05:53-04:00

I wanted to be a cable repairman for the Air Force.

Response by Maj Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 12 at 2019 12:56 PM

2019-10-12T12:56:54-04:00

Gen John Kelly said his best job was being a Marine Sgt.

Response by Destiny McGill made Oct 12 at 2019 11:06 PM

2019-10-12T23:06:18-04:00

Army

Response by PFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 13 at 2019 10:34 AM

2019-10-13T10:34:25-04:00

If I could’ve picked any MOS it would either be Tanker,although I’m about a half foot too tall, or Medic, since that’s a skill I could use outside the military, but for now I’ll just stick with 88M.