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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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Obviously everybody will have their biased opinions, but I feel that the intelligence community as a whole is probably the single handed most important. Being followed up by infantry and recon. All in all it's like a jenga tower, once a block is taken out, yes it can still stand but it's not as efficient.
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SFC Pete Kain
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Let's look at it as if we are in WWIII. It would be first and foremost important to know how many troops we need in order to win any battles. All of our intelligence is going to be the go to source for finding out the number of troops, equipment and specific operators the enemy has. We won't know how many combat arms soldiers we will need to on the ground if we don't have an accurate number of how big the enemy is. That's important because of well... Budget!
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LTC Matthew Schlosser
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Why send a battalion when you can send a FAO?
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SPC Lyle Montgomery
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All of the 11 series MOS 11 Bravo, 11 Charlie and 11 Hotel in that order.The rest, I don't know much about but they are all imporntant.
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Varies on mission set.
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Israel Torres
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I'd love to annoy you guys if I ever meet a soldier irl. I feel like you need some civilian advice on how to be a civilian when you get back here. Haha what do you even do after a long deployment?
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MSG Michael McKenzie
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My list is simple and my anger some of my friend, but it is based on over 20 years of training/ real world experience.
1. Logistics- A board scope of many MOSs, but important. Logistics does not just happen. It must be properly planned for and executed.
2. Intelligence- These MOSs drive operations. From inception to execution and evaluation.
3. Transportation- This includes Aviation, as well as, ground transportation. It will greatly impact operations and logistical support.
4. Signal- In a digital world, communication is key. This includes cyber and EW assets, too.
5. Maintenance- Things will break. They need to be fixed. Not everything is -10 level.
6. Artillery- YES! I put the King of Battle before the Infantry. Steel rain is everyone's friend, except the enemy. FOs are also an important aspect of Artillery, too. As is, Army combat aviation.
7. Engineers- A foxhole digs a lot quicker with equipment. Defensive obstacles, too. Not to mention the numerous road and bridge assessments that will need to be performed. Airfield clearance and maintenance will also go smoother with some engineers on-site.
8. Legal- Someone has to keep us out of jail. The literal litany of tasks that legal will have to evaluate, review, and make a determination on are staggering.
9. Linguists- More than likely we are operating aboard. A pointy-talky only gets you so far.
10. Infantry- Yes, finally, the smelly, dirty, grumpy, think we're better than everybody else, Infantry. You do your job, so we can do ours.
In short, all MOSs are important. However, this is my Top Ten and I'm prepared to defend it.
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SFC Gene Estep
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There is only really one MOS and that's 11B, everything and everyone else supports them! After that and my memory might fail me so I will use civies terms, 19 series we need scouts and tankers, 13 series always need Canon cocks , 76 series need Ammo, always need a ride to my spot of destruction so Black Hawk pilots, Huey Pilots, Deuce and a half drivers etc..., A10 Wart Hog pilots even if it's a Marine they sure do come in handy when pinned down! That goes for Cobra Pilots and there crew as well. Medical in case I can't stop the sucking chest wound myself and they also carry the Morphine! Last but not the least chow hall MOS no o clue what it is , but nothing like a good hot meal after MREs forever when deployed hot! Actually thinking about I gotta give mess hall MOS number 2 after 11 series, then again I could just be hungry. Sua Sponte RLTW
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CW4 Craig Urban
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They are all important. Infantry cannot do without aviation and fa support. Medical. Got to have those docs, nurses etc. Of course I am biased you better have a good logistician.
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SSG Phil Miller
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Cook.
Paymaster.
Truck drivers.
Supply.
All mechanics (armor, wheeled, aviation).
Crew chief.
Pilot.
Fuelers.
Infantry.
Cavalry.
Logistics win wars. Soldiers win battles.
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SPC Signal Support Systems Specialist
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25 series
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