PCSing to Fort Hood In July; Going to 1st Cav. What should I expect with being a 25U in a Cav unit?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 23 May 2018 21:56:12 -0400

Response by SGT Joseph Gunderson made May 23 at 2018 10:36 PM

SGT Joseph Gunderson — Wed, 23 May 2018 22:36:07 -0400

I do not understand what all of you people think happens when you PCS. You are a junior enlisted soldier. You are, in your case, a 25U. You know what grade you are and your MOS. That is going to be your job. Very little is going to change for your day to day work when you PCS to a new unit. Everything that you might actually want to know about the experience can be found on the internet (e.g. things to do in the area, housing, entertainment, etc). What do you think is going on when you PCS? You're suddenly going to be thrown behind the yoke of an abrams and told to lay siege to an ISIS stronghold??? No! You're a commo guy and you will continue to do commo guy esque tasks. This same statement can be edited to hold true for EVERY single soldier who has or will ask what to expect when PCSing to a new unit. In your case, you may be authorized to wear a stetson on Fridays at 1st Cav. Last I was there, they also made E4s and below wear stupid black acorns on their stetsons.

Response by SGT Jennifer Rixe made May 24 at 2018 1:19 AM

SGT Jennifer Rixe — Thu, 24 May 2018 01:19:12 -0400

SPC Private RallyPoint Member I'm not sure what you should expect going to Cav but Hood in the dead of summer - start drinking water now!!!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 24 at 2018 5:33 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 24 May 2018 05:33:07 -0400

1CAV is so vast, it's truly hard to pinpoint what you will be doing. Count on vehicle PMCS every Monday in the motorpool and hanging around doing layouts, inventories, and seldomly doing your actual MOS.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 24 at 2018 9:30 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 24 May 2018 09:30:33 -0400

Honestly, everyone's experience is different. Show up in great shape and ready for a fast pace. It's what you make it. But you will work hard.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 25 at 2018 4:04 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 25 May 2018 16:04:50 -0400

Be ready to do a fun Spur ride :)

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 25 at 2018 11:37 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 25 May 2018 23:37:19 -0400

Chaos

Response by SGT Steve Hines-Saich B.S. M.S. Cybersecurity made May 26 at 2018 8:52 PM

SGT Steve Hines-Saich B.S. M.S. Cybersecurity — Sat, 26 May 2018 20:52:20 -0400

I was at hood from ‘11-14’ As a 25b. I’d strive to stay in tactical coma but if they put you in an S shop get certified and learn a different set of skills.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 5 at 2018 4:36 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 16:36:42 -0400

I'm currently here and its honestly been a hell of a ride. Lots of time in the field, never have any down time. Were on a year on year off deployment rotation.

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 16 at 2018 2:24 PM

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 16 Jun 2018 14:24:46 -0400

Get real familiar with your tank and bradley FSRs and the CECOM guys. Tankers break stuff at the highest rate Ive ever seen. Your life will be in the motorpool and get real familiar with the Vic-3 system.

Response by SFC Jonathan Bullard made Jun 22 at 2018 9:15 PM

SFC Jonathan Bullard — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 21:15:12 -0400

A lot of field duty and heat. I was there 5 years and was only at the house 28 month.

Response by PFC Thomas Hartman made Jul 12 at 2018 12:01 AM

PFC Thomas Hartman — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 00:01:14 -0400

I was in the 57th ESB in Fort Hood, from the look of it, it seemed the CAV's commo were always out in the field or working. It was rare to see them out and about

Response by SGM Erik Marquez made Oct 17 at 2018 10:41 AM

SGM Erik Marquez — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 10:41:46 -0400

CQ
Motor Pool ops
Random taskings
Some Signal Stuff
In that order

Response by SFC Ralph E Kelley made Oct 30 at 2018 3:54 PM

SFC Ralph E Kelley — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 15:54:19 -0400

Can you hear me now?

Response by SGT Larry Anderson made Feb 25 at 2019 2:32 PM

SGT Larry Anderson — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 14:32:54 -0500

Be prepared to go to the field alot. And deploy every year or two. I was with the 1st Cav 2000-2005 and deployed twice 2001 and 2004. was gone alot either in the field or NTC. I was a 31F before it went to 25F.