Is there a site that will provide information about each Army MOS and where they get deployed?

Cailey Randolf — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:21:14 -0500

I know that depending on your MOS affects your you deployed. I am just curious to know if there is a site or something that show places, depending on your MOS, where you might get deployed.

Response by SSG Keven Lahde made Feb 11 at 2019 11:36 AM

SSG Keven Lahde — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:36:41 -0500

Not that I can think of. Mostly units go where support is needed depending upon the units capabilities and what they do. Not sure if there is a site out there for what you are looking for. Might just have to ask around, but that leads into OPSEC among other things.

Response by SGT David T. made Feb 11 at 2019 11:45 AM

SGT David T. — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:45:44 -0500

It doesn't quite work like that most of the time. 90% of the time, it depends on what unit you are in. Your MOS is much less of a factor. As far as sites go, that changes by the day so assume you will end up in the worst possible place imaginable. That way you will not be disappointed.

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Feb 11 at 2019 11:47 AM

LTC Jason Mackay — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:47:20 -0500

Cailey Randolf with minor exception the Army is not really about deploying individuals. They deploy as units that are multi-functional organizations built around a doctrinal mission and a set of mission essential tasks, which are built on team and indîviudal soldier tasks. Your basic premise is faulty

Units are identified by capabilities requested froma Combatant Commander (COCOM) under the Unified Command Plan. The COCOM does a request for forces that goes through an analytical process, and if approved by the Joint Staff, is assigned to a unit somewhere in DoD (Joint Capabilities are how they are looked at) and the the Total Army (Active, Reserve, Guard). There is also a support package built to help,the unit accomplish that mission out of all War fighting functions: Intel, logistics, engineering, fires, command/control/communications etc. the Army Times publishes a world map with who might be deployed and where when it has been formally released.

Occasionally there are calls for individuals to fill critical shortages. They are filled By a personnel system driven process called the World Wide Individual Augmentation System (WIAS). They get assigned to a major command and they pick someone or someone volunteers of the appropriate MOS and skill set. These are one offs and not for public consumption. WIAS taskers are not prevelant. We are talking a couple hundred per year....which in a 480,000 person active component is not that many.

The Army Recruiting website gives an idea of what different MOSes do and the roles they serve. The mission of the Army is to fight and win the nation's wars by engaging the enemy in close combat. We don't play home games. Every game is an away game.

What is the question you are trying to answer?

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 11 at 2019 11:53 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:53:42 -0500

No site that I can think of. As for where MOSs can get deployed to...it all just boils down to you go where you are needed/told to go.

Response by SSG Brian G. made Feb 11 at 2019 12:39 PM

SSG Brian G. — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 12:39:41 -0500

The military does not deploy individuals. It deploys units. Any MOS can deploy to anywhere in the world. There is no MOS in the US army that cannot pick up, grab their gear and do their job anyplace else on the planet from stateside to Mexico, Canada, Beirut, Afghanistan Iraq, Russia or China.

Any MOS might get deployed anywhere, at any time. If you want to know where you might get deployed? Turn on the news, to any station, any broadcast. Is there trouble there? Are American citizens in harms way? Are they an ally or a potential ally? Are we fighting there already? Then chances are good you might get deployed there.

Deployments happen. Stop worrying about where you might get deployed to and focus on the here and now of enlisting, getting through your primary training and graduating to go on to a unit.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 11 at 2019 2:35 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 14:35:02 -0500

I think a better question is where do certain MOSs get stationed. You could be deployed to literally anywhere if you're in a specific unit at the time it is called upon...or you could spend 10 years and never be deployed at all. When I was in the 82nd for three years our brigade was deployed twice and I got left behind both times.

If you want to see the world it is more reliable to see which MOSs are stationed in which place. Rule of thumb: if the MOS has a great duty station, it also has a crappy one you could end up in as well. For instance, there are Air Defense Artillery in Okinawa, which is a beautiful tropical paradise island. There are also ADA in the deserts of Texas as well.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 11 at 2019 2:54 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 14:54:06 -0500

Most have already stated the obvious and that is Active duty deploy units, not individuals, now in the reserves I have seen individuals pulled from parent units to fill a need in a deploying reserve unit. That is MOS dependent.