My Recruiter steered me away from a combat MOS. What should I do?

Your recruiter is actually doing his JOB. If your ASBAV does not indicate that you fall in that MOS zone, then you should be in an MOS that you have a better score for.

This sounds like your recuiter is is doing the right thing by you.
One you are a Grunt it is very hard to go to change your M.O.S.. If your scores are high enough go Avation become a crew cheif. You still see action and your living conditions are mush better.
If you go this way you will have better oppourtunities to become a Pilot.If that is where you want to go. Also if you find out that the military is not for you. All of the Avation job's in the military cross over in to the out side job market. As well as you can still go into the Guard or Reserves to still serve.
Having spent all of my time in combat arms. It is Great for some, not so for others. Think hard be for you inlist do the right thing for you.

Thank him!

Do what you want- not what your recruiter wants. But understand what you want. I think infantry is a terrible MOS. But I’m only happy when it rains, have a huge straw for sucking it up, and accidentally served as a gun bunny/meat eater/03 thump thump/ little foot for a couple decades. It was ok. Of course support MOS’s are excellent- and everything else is just support :)

I think it depends on what you told the recruiter when you started looking at jobs in the military. What we're the end all goals you told the recruiter? Did you say I want to go to college and get a degree in xxx? So you told him you want to fly some day? Okay then you would need time to go to school to get college credits to apply for warrant officer to go to flight school. Does that make sense? He is putting you on course to reach your objective that you gave him.

Here's a little secret (sarcasm)...your recruiter has quotas. Not just #s but also slots to fill. The mission comes down from above, based on the needs of the Service. Or at least they used to, so if he's being told to sell Fords he's going to talk down Chevys. Do your own research and then do what YOU want to do, within the choices you qualify for.

Have you already signed a contract?
If not, you are still the one calling the shots
Think long and hard before you answer this question. Is it a deal breaker?
Go back and see your recruiter. Tell him/her what you want. If he/she says "no,"

Either walk over to the Marine recruiters desk.
Or
Tell the recruiter to give you a call when some combat arms slots are available. I bet you don't have to wait very long.

Just because you join the Infantry does not guarantee you a deployment or if you do deploy you’ll see any combat. You have to realize being in the Infantry can be just as boring as being any other MOS. Take my word from a fellow Infantrymen.

Just remember...it all sounds great, until the bullets start flying your way. I agree with LTC Martin, you want action, join the Police Force. CSM Darieus Z has a very valid point as well, being former AC mechanic...it will help familiarize yourself with aircraft, but it won’t help you fly them. Good Luck in whatever route you choose!

Tell your recruiter that.
In 1988, when I went through MEPS in Seattle, the recruiter there wanted to match me up with Supply and Finance positions right out of high school. I had no experience then, although later my career as a civilian would be as a CPA. Did he know something then?

But I told him I was not interested. I said I wanted to be outside and that if we went to war, I wanted to do my part. But not Infantry. So, he matched me up in the 13 series as a Lance Missile Crewmember. After Basic and School, and a brief detour as a Wiredog, I landed in a firing platoon and I had a blast for most of my first tour of duty. Although Assembly & Transport claims to do all the work in a Lance Missile unit, Fire is always on the move! We pick up a round at a spot from and A&T platoon, go to a firing position and set up camouflage in the treeline and wait for a Delta Report. Once that report is received by the Lieutenant, we wait on the appropriate time and then BOOM! We bust out of that treeline at full speed, set up that missile and the pit, launch, and then sprint back to the track and get out of the area over the course of the next five minutes. It was a lot of fun. The job even included an annual trip to Crete, Greece as a contest between the two firing platoons in each battery to fire a live round into the Med And there were awards and medals for the platoon who launched. After that, it was a week of hard partying on Crete complete with cruises and hikes, great food, lots of ouzo and beer. I was a finslapper the first time I went to Crete, and then returned the next year as the Gunner where I won a medal.

Way better than a desk job.

The only drawback was that when war came we were not selected to deploy since we carried nuclear weapons which were not welcomed by General Powell in the Desert Storm theater. But MLRS/ATACMS replaced Lance missiles and they were battle tested and proven in Desert Storm.

Another drawback was we were last priority for Airborne training. However, we were Airmobile, which means that instead of parachutes, we could be dropped behind enemy lines by helicopter and deliver fire that way, and we performed at least one airmobile mission each year.

Despite these drawbacks, Artillery was still the best job I ever had. Great people, strong leadership, fantastic unit.