Is there any MOS I can change to that doesn’t require the 12 months in unit?

2019-10-18T15:29:07-04:00

Left AIT in August and been having issues adjusting to this MOS. ASVAB scores aren’t and issue I just need a different MOS.

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Oct 18 at 2019 3:34 PM

2019-10-18T15:34:20-04:00

It's been twenty minutes. You haven't had enough time to break in a pair of pants, much less judge an MOS you've experienced 0.000001% of... Be patient, ask questions, and LEARN.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 18 at 2019 3:40 PM

2019-10-18T15:40:42-04:00

You literally just started your MOS duties not even two months ago. Why do you feel you need a different MOS? What issues are you having with adjustments?

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 18 at 2019 4:12 PM

2019-10-18T16:12:35-04:00

There are. But they are SOF. Special operations like ranger or green beret. To answer your question. Anything that can take you out of your unit and contract that soon would be a special case.

Response by CPL Gary Pifer made Oct 18 at 2019 5:14 PM

2019-10-18T17:14:15-04:00

Not everyone is suited for Armor crew member. I was too large and only felt comfortable standing in the TC's seat of an Abrams, M-60 or M-48A5 As a Scout I had to understand all battlefield equipment and experience the job of all the crew members, as in real battle you never know. As with yourself it, would be best if you stepped forward with you're request now. Non adapting to tanks is common and your command should have a standing policy. I would also suggest you improve your English and writing skills. Maybe 88M as a co driver.

Response by SGT David Petree made Oct 18 at 2019 5:25 PM

2019-10-18T17:25:13-04:00

AIT gave u the steeping stones you need for this job ! now you must learn the prattle appellation , by watching & doing & asking questions ! you are lucky your duty mos & your ait mos are the same. my ait was different from my duty mos . I had to learn my duty mos on the job !!! by asking questions & doing . give it more time ! ask the dum questions , learn from your mistakes .

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Oct 18 at 2019 7:04 PM

2019-10-18T19:04:14-04:00

I'd read everything said on the thread, honest...lemme tell you a story, even though I wasn't Army, I'd been Army ROTC, I'd gone USAF OTS instead...I wound up in totally the wrong field, working for totally the wrong people, for all the wrong reasons, despite my best efforts...I quite literally needed to have my head figuratively pounded into pavement to get me to realize no one was gonna move me to be on the clinical side, which was where I'd wanted to be to begin with...I was stuck where I was, end of story, and told more than once, candidly, honestly, just to tell you the absolute truth, to just basically shut up and do my work (which was really important stuff)...over time, I very slowly, albeit too slowly, adjusted to the role, and found interest in it as well, though it took a really, really long time, and I'd wished many times I'd gone enlisted first, rather than straight in to USAF OTS as I did, thinking I had clue one what I was doing, what to expect, and what reality was all about, honest...that being said, please trust what I tell you here, been there, done that (BTDT), OK? In any job, any, civilian or svc, makes zero difference, there's an old adage..."The bloom wears off the rose real fast"...then there's another oldie but goodie..."Be careful what you wish for, you might actually get it"...you are where you are 'cause that's just where you are...all you can do is just try to make lemonade outta your lemons...you want other things to help occupy you in terms of ambition, glad to suggest stuff...school, martial arts, other sports, reading, volunteering at your installation, all of which I had to do and then some...another good adage I'd read once is, "The grass is always greener on the other side of the septic tank", OK? I get your point, honest...I've had more than my own share of different versions of the same story, more times than I can count, I assure you...when you joined, as was the case with me, you joined to serve, not be served...if you luck out in an assignment, you luck out...if you don't, you just don't...all that's likely to happen by grousing, trying to switch (which I was able to do also, at one point, to be able to do any serious science, since I couldn't be released to go clinical), is to just jeopardize all your hard work and effort, getting in and through all the training in the first place...nobody, for the most part, ever gets exactly what they want...I've been around a good many blocks, in a good many universes, and I can tell you that's just quite simply the God's-honest truth, promise, OK? So, given all that speechifying by me, let us all try to help you the right way, and try to help you make the most of where you are...you'd need to elaborate, ambitions, motivations, school thus far, assocs, bach, grades, GPAs, your goals, senior enlisted, warrant, commissioned, whatever it might be...give us all specifics, beyond just wanting to switch, and we can all try to suggest stuff...trust me, I've been down the road you just asked about, and I can assure you, it's just one long unending string of aggravations...you'll likely bollix up your fitness reports, your rapport with your unit, whatever...learn from my years of personal heartache and aggravation, and let us try to help you the right way with this, OK? Give us more, and we'll try to give you suggestions that'd be of some real value to you, honest...trust me, my heart is in the right place telling you all that, I assure you...if it weren't all true, I wouldn't have taken the time and effort to explain all that to you, for real, honest, OK? I'm here whenever you'd wanna yak, no rush, anytime, just give us details, the more you relate to us, I just have an interest in career/educ threads like yours, the more we can all seriously suggest for you, as I'd said, for real, OK?

Response by SGT Debra Jahnel made Oct 18 at 2019 7:13 PM

2019-10-18T19:13:11-04:00

Unless it's causing you serious mental problems, suck it up. If you don't have some idea of what MOS you would like, you won't like any of our suggestions.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 18 at 2019 8:17 PM

2019-10-18T20:17:01-04:00

First off, no there are not. Twelve months TOS is a regulation because you will PCS as part of training.

Everybody goes through this at some point in their first enlistment. It's not what you thought it would be, you're not doing your job, you just want it to be over, everything sucks. But, it's a job, with benefits and a steady paycheck. It's even a career if you stay a while. What you're doing today isn't what you'll be doing in five years even if you keep this MOS. You'll have issues adjusting to any MOS. Like Basic training, you just have to trust the process and give it time. Very soon, you'll be doing just fine in your job

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 18 at 2019 9:39 PM

2019-10-18T21:39:54-04:00

Give it a chance young soldier.
EVERY MOS has its own special share of BS.
Find the good, do your time, pay your dues, and then if you wanna move on then you’ve had plenty of time to research and decide on which direction.

Response by SPC Charles Babcock made Oct 19 at 2019 12:24 AM

2019-10-19T00:24:16-04:00

What is your MOS?
When it comes to the army, you better suck it up or it will follow you for the rest of your life. An Honorable discharge isn't exactly a good thing in all situations. If you come across a opportunity to end your contract early, most future employers with question why you didn't fulfill your contract. Unless you are medically discharged, there isn't exactly a good answer.
What I'm getting at is suck it up and finish what you started. The Army has invested A LOT of money into you.

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 21 at 2019 9:30 AM

2019-10-21T09:30:33-04:00

Welcome to the Army, and good job seeking advice. Many disgruntled Soldiers just stew on it and make bad decisions. You reached out for help, and here we are. As you can see, it is honest help, we don't really sugar coat it here, but it gives you ideas and options.

1 you can change your thinking. Look at the good side of your job. You aren't walking everywhere like the 11s and 19Ds, you get a tank, you will always have a tank. You get to drive one of the coolest pieces of machinery ever created and lay waste with it. Get amazing at it, show how good you are and that you KNOW your job.

2 work on staying in the Army but change MOS. Special Operations has a recruiting office on Stewart, near the museum and shoppette, Just go in and talk to the CA, PSYOP, and SF recruiters to learn the jobs and requirements, then set a goal for which you want to try out for. Be warned - these jobs require motivation and self determination - no room for "woe is me" there. But, it is your quickest ticket out.

3 continue on the path to being grumpy, hating the Army, and letting the past drive your anger. It will be a long few years and you'll likely get out at the end of your contract, back where you were before you joined. Being a 19K severely limits the assignments you may get throughout your career. armyreenlistment.com has the info on all packet MOS'. Many will require some form of a letter of recommendation, which you will need to show you deserve it from your chain of command by being a good Soldier/Tanker.

Regardless, try to look at things a different way, you just got in. There is so much you are not seeing yet. Welcome!

Response by PVT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 3 at 2019 11:19 AM

2019-11-03T11:19:33-05:00

Everyone, thank you for you inspiration , wisdom and time. I have many other questions that may include other Mos’s possible career changes and and documentation. I hope that you all will continue to guide me in the future.