What can I expect as a prior service pog going 11x?

2021-06-11T09:30:13-04:00

I was prior service with almost a 2 year break in service what can I expect going 11x my prior mos was 92G

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Jun 11 at 2021 9:47 AM

2021-06-11T09:47:51-04:00

Inevitably? A difficult transition.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 11 at 2021 9:50 AM

2021-06-11T09:50:06-04:00

I just left Fort Benning as prior service from Infantry school. You're going to start out at 30th AG being housed at the HHC bays. You'll be housed with other prior service. While you're there, you'll be doing all your in-processing and getting your medical stuff squared away. If I understand what my Drill Sergeants said correctly, they're also issuing your TA-50 at 30th AG rather than doing it at your training company. It's a new thing they started just recently. Once all your stuff has been done at 30th AG, you should find out there whether you're going to be an 11B or 11C. When I got to 30th AG back in January, the majority of Cadre and way they ran stuff was absolute crap. There was other prior service there who by the time I got there, had been waiting for a slot for about three months. A large group of us decided to file some IG complaints due to some of the unethical behavior and substandard adherence to regulation. Nothing came of it until the top dogs got wind of what was happened and they had them create a 100% prior service company and we all got shipped together. From what I heard from other prior service that went through after me, the process has been expedited and prior service aren't getting stuck near as long. Sounds like at most about two weeks. Once it's your time to ship to your actual training, your Drill Sergeants will come pick you up and take you to your assigned training company. The group I was in had it pretty dang easy since we were all prior service and got treated mostly like adults. For prior service that get integrated with new trainees, I normally hear they aren't treated all that great and sometimes even worse. I've also talked to some who were treated decent though. Just depends on what your Cadre are like. If you have any further questions, I'd be more than happy to answer what I can.

Response by SSG Roger Ayscue made Jun 11 at 2021 12:06 PM

2021-06-11T12:06:27-04:00

You will have more basic experience than your fellow trainees. My best advice is to SOLDIER...Don't go in quoting regs or looking for fault or how it is different. Listen to your drill sergeants and do exactly as you are told, even if it is not the same as you previously learned.
Be a leader among the trainees, help them with bunks, and boots...they will appreciate it and your training cadre will as well. You are a SOLDIER, be an example of that, and you will leave Fort Benning at the top of your class.

Response by SFC Chuck Martinez made Jun 11 at 2021 12:30 PM

2021-06-11T12:30:51-04:00

Well, little brother, there is not an 11X MOS, all the X-ray means that the army does not offer a guaranteed job for any specific infantry Job. X simply means that the spesific is not really known at the time of enlistment. You must earn a slot to the infantry during your training.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 11 at 2021 5:06 PM

2021-06-11T17:06:00-04:00

Response by SSG David Stafne made Jun 11 at 2021 11:43 PM

2021-06-11T23:43:31-04:00

If you were one of my Joe’s I’d smoke you during the day because that’s what you signed up for and drink beer with you at night because you already earned it! But, I’m old school, can’t speak for today’s NCOs.

Response by SSG George Holtje made Jun 12 at 2021 4:07 PM

2021-06-12T16:07:42-04:00

You will be accosted for being a POG. Then you will be put in charge of details. You will be accosted for not knowing how to shoot move communicate correctly. When you make an on the spot correction you will be told that it's not a big deal. You will then be subjected to a 45 minute smoke session because there is a tiny little bit of dirt on the tiles in your room.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 13 at 2021 10:29 AM

2021-06-13T10:29:15-04:00

If I was you, I wouldn't worry about basic training. Being prior service you should theoretically have an easier time because you already know what to expect. My advice to you is to soak up as much knowledge as they give and retain it so that when you get to your actual unit, they don't have to teach you shit that you should already know. Once you get to your unit, it's all about sops because every unit has their way of doing it. Your gonna have good days and your gonna have very shitty days. Stay motivated and don't crawl down the rabbit hole of the dirt bags. Remember, you wanted this. As far as transition back to the civilian life goes.......don't listen to the salty SFC in the previous comments. He's just mad that he spent his deployments on the fob supplying me with the rounds I needed to kill the enemy. He probably never left the wire. Yes some infantrymen have a hard time getting out because plans go to shit. They probably didn't have a contingency for the plan. I know alot of guys that got out and they're making bank. News flash SFC, you volunteer at a homeless shelter. Your only gonna see the ones that didn't make it. But getting back to this, the key is motivation. Are you motivated to be the best infantryman you can be? And are you motivated to get out and not settle for a life on the street? Like I said it won't be easy, but you have to want it.

Response by SPC Zachery Millbrand made Jun 23 at 2021 10:08 PM

2021-06-23T22:08:31-04:00

People in charge of you being so stupid you wonder how they passed their ASVAB.