What are your opinions on 19D (Cavalry Scout)?

Jack of ALL trades; master of none

This was the MO.S. that I held when I was in. I loved it but, if you are a family man, it can be tough on the family, as you spend a lot of time in the field. It is a GREAT M.O.S. because you learn so many different things about other MO.S.'S due to being out on the front lines all alone doing recon. You will learn demolition , E.O.D. become proficient in and navigation, correctly gathering intel, among many other things. Very exciting.

In my time in the Cav, I never had a problem with the scouts.

It probably helped that I was already a little tetched in the head when I got there, in an infantry kind of way...

1st one out last one in. Proficient in various MOS's drawn into one. Proficiency in all types of weapons, personal protection and crew served. Schooled in explosives, plastic, tnt, det cord. We were taught how to make flame propellants for flame throwers. Fu gas, excellent for trip wires and staged booby traps/ambushes. Generally volunteered for every crap detail there is. Running Tank Gunnery doing every tasks from targets ( night targets suck ) to Commo TOC. With 5 or six radios trying to communicate at once. I know it's not in the travel brochure but that's how it went for myself and all my scout platoon. But when it got down it to the training was outstanding. I was trained by Vietnam vets and believe me training was intense. You will be trained by Iraqi war veterans and Afghanistan war veterans. Do something unique listen, learn, emulate. Absorb all that is put forward to you. You may not only learn to save your ass and your squads but it could grow bigger than that. I loved being a 19D20, it may sound crazy to some. But I was told just going Combat Arms was crazy. But it was my kind of crazy. GOOD LUCK!!!!!

Scouts ALWAY LEAD THE WAY. AIRCAV

I used to be a 35F (formerly 96B in my day) Intelligence Analyst and this is, by far, the best job I've ever had. I have met some incredible people over the years and the competence and versitility of many of the men in this MOS is simply astounding. You have to bring your A game though, or you will fail. Al the best to you on your future endeavors.

You need to love Braleys and its main gun. Get used to multitasking, when other MOSs are not available to do there job, we are here to save the day.

Back in my Engineer days, we had to work with Cav Scouts.........my impression then was not of a good opinion.

In my experience, CAV troops are WAAAAAAAY easier to educate than standard 11 series! Teaching them how to call for fire was one of the easiest jobs I ever had!

I was a scout. If you're looking to make a career out of the army, it wouldn't be a terrible choice. Points are often low, and they can go almost anywhere. However, if you plan to get out at some point before retiring, I would choose something more technical, more applicable to civilian work. And regardless, start working on college because you'll still be young when you retire, and you'll need to work.