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What do you think the 10 most important MOSs in the Army are? And list them in order. Under the assumption that the Army is operating as a self sufficient unit with no civilian support.
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1LT Human Resources Officer
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AG, AG, AG, INFANTRY, AG...CHAPLAIN, MEDICAL, JAG, SUPPLY, and for a last place tie AG & FOOD SERVICE
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SGM Erik Marquez
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Another response with another rephrase, and then a challenge.
"What are the 10 most unimportant MOSs in the Army?"
"unimportant" needs a reality to discussion definition first/.
unimportant- an MOS that has no currently relative tasks in the US army today. Either primary, or secondary in times of conflict other operations.
In Example.
"The Band is unimportant" We can do with out music in this days army and still complete our core mission, close with and destroy the enemy.
OK sure, we no longer march into batter to the sound of a drum beat, flank at the toot of a bugle, retreat and reform for a defensive on the final note of a bugle call.
BUT, the Band has a war time mission.... if they are not doing that....who is?
So think your answer though
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SGM Erik Marquez
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I'll rephrase first then respond.
"What is the most important MOSs in the Army?"
My answer, "YOURS"... If your not approaching it that way every day, challenging yourself and others make it that way, continually looking to see what can be improved and then changing, adapting... than what ever you MOS is will never be important, not to you or anyone else.
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CPL Michael Headrick
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Every single support troop that brings the bullets to the chow to the medics that patch us up.
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SSG Ken Gilder
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Mine, and nine others. Hell, if it wasn't important, the Army would have me doing something else. :D
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SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA
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I'm not sure that I could list 10 off hand, but the number one most important is 11B. 68W is probably number two. After that it gets a lot fuzzier.
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SPC Aircraft Structural Repairer
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No one is more important than another as long as they progress to make themselves and others around them better. The Devil's Brigade in WW2 was made up of Misfits but it did not stop them. It's just a game of tug of war, is everyone pulling or they becoming pushed because of failure. I'm know others are better than me but it does not stop my own goals
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I tried thinking about this in terms of what was absolutely necessary to win. All MOS' are good and all contribute to the victory. But could we win without hot chow? Yes. Could we win without being paid? Yes. Could we win without ammo and water? Nope.

1. Infantry - Can't win a war without boots on the ground.
2. Logistics (QM/AMMO/Transpo) - Boots on the ground are useless without food/water/ammo.
3. Field Artillery - Supports the infantry.
4. Armor - Supports the infantry.
5. Signal/Commo - Communications are vital.
6. Medical - We need the wounded taken care of.
7. Engineers - They blow stuff up.
8. Aviation - Air support is a good thing.
9. Intel - This isn't higher because a lot of the intel comes from #1.
10. Admin - Someone has to make sure we get paid.
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SGT James Szewczyk
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I will interject once again. NOTHING moves without fuel.
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Hah! You have heard of LPCs haven't you?

Right face!
Forward march!
Left, your left...
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SGT James Szewczyk - I moved without fuel all the time. It's called walking. Ha! No, I get it. Fuel is important but I was trying to think about it terms of "have to have" in order to win. I'd put fuel in #2 with logistics. But fuel without guys to move would be pointless.
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CSM Rik Williamson
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10 most important MOS's?
Every MOS that supports the mission either directly or indirectly shares the same level of importance. Gunfighters (multiple MOS's: Armor, Arty, Infantry, Aviation) have to have communications, intel and supply, Supply has to have transportation, transportation has to have maintenance and security and every Soldiers has to have administrative support through finance and healthcare.
There isn't any one specific MOS that is more important then another. We all depend on each other.
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SPC Ron Berquist
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LMAO... grunts in the field don't give a rats ass about REMF command structure.... just bring me my shit and STFU and save your petty ass self serving MOS takes for the NCO Club...
Real men are out there making you safe and meeting the enemy face to face!
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