Posted on May 8, 2019

What are your thoughts on my being an Army AR vs MI Officer?

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What are you thoughts comparing the two branches? I've looked at doing a detail for three years in AR, then heading to MI, but I'm not so sure anymore. It seems to me like battalion level AR offers some of the same challenges that MI does. Am I wrong there? Please share your thoughts on your branch, and your perception of the other.

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MAJ Ken Landgren

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Armor is maintenance centric. You pay for your ride through arduous maintenance. The Armor PL will have to give directions to the driver because he is low in the tank. You have to talk to your crew, your PSG, and the Company Commander. You have to make decisions quickly because that is the nature of Armor. After PL time you will most like be an assistant in a S shop.

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CSM Charles Hayden

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MAJ Ken Landgren You were actually buttoned up and not riding in a hatch cover?

Years ago, a OH 58 dropped down at NTC. COL Taylor exited the aircraft heading for a PL whom he had seen riding in a hatch cover.

The PL jumped off the PC and landed at the position of attention in front of the 113 for the on-coming ass chewing!

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CSM Charles Hayden

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MAJ Ken Landgren When the deceased kid brother was a 11 H riding in a gun jeep in Germany before he re-upped for Nam, the Legs would really get on his ass if that jeep got stuck in the mud and had to dug out by the Direct Fire Crewmen who were accustomed to riding past the
11 Bs!

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MAJ Ken Landgren

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CSM Charles Hayden - No I was not buttoned up. It is very difficult to look through the periscopes.

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MAJ Ken Landgren

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CSM Charles Hayden - I think 11Bs take pride in their collective misery.

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What is your expectations of being a MI Officer?

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Capt Daniel Goodman

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Armor_School

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United States Army Armor School - Wikipedia

The United States Army Armor School is a training school located at Fort Benning, Georgia. Its primary focus is the training of United States Army soldiers, NCOs, and commissioned officers in the operation, tactics, and maintenance of Armor forces and equipment, including the M1 Abrams main battle tank, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, assorted crew-served and personal weapons, and various other equipment including radios. The school is also the...

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Capt Daniel Goodman

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https://search.aol.com/aol/search?q=wikipedia%20army%20military%20intelligence%20school&s_it=loki-tb-sb

This one was a good deal broader, so I just figured I'd send the search, so you could look through as many as might interest you....

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