So I just found out that I will be going to 1st Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), 1st Cavalry Division. Can anyone tell me what to expect?

2LT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 11:42:36 -0400

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Jul 17 at 2018 11:45 AM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 11:45:52 -0400

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Brigade_Combat_Team,_1st_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)

This might be useful....

1st Brigade Combat Team - Wikipedia

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Jul 17 at 2018 11:46 AM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 11:46:33 -0400

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)

And this....

1st Cavalry Division (United States) - Wikipedia

The 1st Cavalry Division ("First Team")[1] is a combined arms division and is one of the most decorated combat divisions of the United States Army.[2] It is based at Fort Hood, Texas. It was formed in 1921 and served during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, with the Stabilization Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina, in the Iraq War, in the War in Afghanistan and in Operation Freedom's Sentinel. As of October 2017,...

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Jul 17 at 2018 11:48 AM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 11:48:47 -0400

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Sam_Houston

I gather it:s here....

Fort Sam Houston - Wikipedia

Fort Sam Houston is a U.S. Army post in San Antonio, Texas.[3]Known colloquially as "Fort Sam," it is named for the U.S. Senator from Texas, U.S. Representative from Tennessee, Tennessee and Texas Governor, and first President of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston.

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Jul 17 at 2018 11:49 AM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 11:49:54 -0400

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Hood

Sorry, I'd !missed you'd !mentioned Jere, just saw that as well....

Fort Hood - Wikipedia

III CorpsFirst Army Division West1st Cavalry Division36th Engineer Brigade13th Sustainment Command. 3rd Cavalry Regiment41st Fires Brigade504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade 7th Cavalry

Response by MAJ Javier Rivera made Jul 17 at 2018 12:49 PM

MAJ Javier Rivera — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 12:49:56 -0400

Become proficient on unit movement and hazmat. As a unit that depends heavy on transportation for large quantities of equipment it is imperative to have lots of UMOs and HAZMAT folks. You as a junior officer will most likely fill some of those additional duties.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 17 at 2018 1:05 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 13:05:46 -0400

Well I know they in Poland right now. What branch

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 18 at 2018 7:09 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 07:09:19 -0400

Be prepared to go to Poland, they're deployed currently and just got there a month or two ago.

Response by CSM Andrew Perrault made Jul 19 at 2018 7:13 PM

CSM Andrew Perrault — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 19:13:55 -0400

you are either deploying, returning, or getting ready to......have fun!

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 21 at 2018 9:18 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 21:18:39 -0400

"DEPLOY" to Europe

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 21 at 2018 10:29 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 22:29:14 -0400

Im Currently in "IRON HORSE".....it's chaos, both here and in EUCOM, mostly because of all the moving pieces and the FWD element still getting settled in

Response by SSG Michael Hathaway made Jul 24 at 2018 10:37 AM

SSG Michael Hathaway — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 10:37:55 -0400

I'm at Hood. Stay on your toes and work hard, look for your soldiers and yourself. Ma'am, be that officer who doesn't look the other way; uphold the standards, discipline and respect.

Some info about 1st Cav that was helpful to me.
https://1cda.org/

1st Cavalry Division Association | Alumni of The First Team

The 1st Cavalry Division Association is a non-political, non-sectarian, non-profit, soldiers and veterans fraternal organization that has over 28,600 active members. Our membership consists of troopers who rode horses in the 1940’s through troopers who ride Abrams tanks and Apache helicopters today.

Response by SSG Carlos Madden made Oct 16 at 2018 2:40 PM

SSG Carlos Madden — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 14:40:34 -0400

I suggest posting this to the group page. You should get replies from people in Iron Horse:
https://www.rallypoint.com/units/1st-bct-1st-brigade-combat-team-1st-cavalry-division-fort-hood-tx

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Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 16 at 2018 4:17 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 16:17:20 -0400

Well they did just make the news today

https://www.stripes.com/news/us-soldiers-investigated-after-brawl-in-poland-1.552065

US soldiers investigated after brawl in Poland

The U.S. Army said it is cooperating with a Polish investigation into allegations that soldiers on Friday beat up a local dentist and two of his sons in the western Poland city of Skwierzyna.

Response by SSG Timothy Stevenson made Oct 16 at 2018 7:05 PM

SSG Timothy Stevenson — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 19:05:08 -0400

A ton of time in the field and deployed.....loved every minute of the Cav. 96-2000

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 17 at 2018 2:50 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 02:50:32 -0400

Deployment, field non stop, deployment, field the list goes on. Best of luck

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 17 at 2018 3:38 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 03:38:19 -0400

Were in Europe . Rumored to go back to Europe , Be prepared to go to Europe again.

Response by Alec Roman made Mar 12 at 2020 9:16 PM

Alec Roman — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 21:16:03 -0400

What is your experience so far? 1st ABCT-CD in November