Posted on Aug 6, 2020
Other than Special Forces and Rangers, what are some other “high speed” and high specialty jobs in the Army?
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Everything that everyone is saying is true, and I agree with all of them. There are plenty of"high speed" jobs in the Army. Where my view differs is that it isn't necessarily just the unit or the MOS of a person but the attitude that they have and those in their unit. I have been in poor battalions that have have had "high speed" platoons that were always selected for the harder missions. In my experience you have to prove that you are worthy of someone higher ranking taking risks because you have proven you can handle it.
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I meet a few cooks that were pretty good at making grub. Without it, I would have been less of a Grunt. Always thank the cooks.
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Be high speed at whatever you do for the Army, and the Nation! The cream will always rise to the top! Do well at Basic, AIT etc. Each level there are things to learn and experience. A career can take you to many different places.
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It used to be that ASA (Army Security Agency 1947-1977) and Some MI types were recruited from the top 10% of people entering the army , including officers. I’ve been out since late 2009, after a 37 year stint in Army ASA, MI and Combat medic assignments. I’d say those fields have some pretty high speed low drag folks.
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I’m retired USAF so take my opinion with a grain of salt. I would say EOD is pretty high speed.
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I Find it interesting that multiple CSM's are backing each other up on how "high speed" the Army as a whole is. It sounds more like an Army recruiting commercial vs. reality.
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Language skills, some of them take a very long time to learn and require you to enlist for 6 years active duty instead of 4. But, depending on the language, they are high demand and good jobs in the Military.
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SPC Paul Williams
these jobs are not as sexy as the Rangers or Special Forces, but they are vitally important.
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I agree with CSM ZaGara. I think any job in the Army is as high speed and specialized as the soldier makes it. We had a cook in SWA who went above and beyond, and was as professional as they come. Contrarily, I once had a First Sergeant who couldn't tie his shoe without a small team of experts on hand. I was a PSYOPer and Airborne, which is pretty specialized, but I wouldn't claim to be more high speed than a professional soldier in any specialty.
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Getting back to the original question, besides Special Forces & Rangers, there's the Pathfinders. Depending on what you're looking for as a challenge, there's also parachute riggers. The Army itself is a challenge, it depends on what you are looking for and what you hope to achieve with what you have already and what you can learn to bring more to the table. If you want to do more than one enlistment, you can rise through the enlisted ranks, or go warrant officer, or get out, get your degree, and go officer like COL Burroughs. You can do 20 years, 30 years, or as many as your body & mind can handle. If you wish to contribute to more than Active Army, if you transition to the Army Reserve or Army National Guard, you can retire at 60 (62 for Warrant Officers). The advantage there is that you can share your experience for much longer, as retiring from Active Army (or any active branch) disallows entry into the Reserves or Guard.
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