What is active duty like between the ranks of E-1 and E-4? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-is-active-duty-like-between-the-ranks-of-e-1-and-e-4 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> Fri, 06 Jan 2017 22:24:25 -0500 What is active duty like between the ranks of E-1 and E-4? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-is-active-duty-like-between-the-ranks-of-e-1-and-e-4 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 06 Jan 2017 22:24:25 -0500 2017-01-06T22:24:25-05:00 Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 6 at 2017 10:35 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-is-active-duty-like-between-the-ranks-of-e-1-and-e-4?n=2224108&urlhash=2224108 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Slave labor, being treated like a child, unable to be blamed for anything, lots of wondering what is going on, very little responsibility....I think that about sums it up. SFC Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 06 Jan 2017 22:35:01 -0500 2017-01-06T22:35:01-05:00 Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 6 at 2017 10:38 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-is-active-duty-like-between-the-ranks-of-e-1-and-e-4?n=2224121&urlhash=2224121 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It&#39;s great. You&#39;re put in charge of things. Given oodles of responsibility. Weekends and Holidays off. MSG Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 06 Jan 2017 22:38:59 -0500 2017-01-06T22:38:59-05:00 Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 6 at 2017 11:01 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-is-active-duty-like-between-the-ranks-of-e-1-and-e-4?n=2224161&urlhash=2224161 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Hours of inactivity, followed by busy work of limited significance. LTC Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 06 Jan 2017 23:01:18 -0500 2017-01-06T23:01:18-05:00 Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 6 at 2017 11:09 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-is-active-duty-like-between-the-ranks-of-e-1-and-e-4?n=2224183&urlhash=2224183 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="436359" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/436359-42a-human-resources-specialist">SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member</a> Active duty is what you make of it. Be a squared away soldier. Work hard to master your MOS and the duties of a soldier. Create opportunities to take on increased responsibilities so that you can earn promotions. Sgt Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 06 Jan 2017 23:09:18 -0500 2017-01-06T23:09:18-05:00 Response by SPC(P) Gildardo Navarro made Jan 7 at 2017 12:01 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-is-active-duty-like-between-the-ranks-of-e-1-and-e-4?n=2224293&urlhash=2224293 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>go to the motorpool, cleaning out a connex millions of time, waiting around for hours for nothing. Work and pt. Field and range. Area beautification, lots of it. It sucks but some strange reason you love it. SPC(P) Gildardo Navarro Sat, 07 Jan 2017 00:01:50 -0500 2017-01-07T00:01:50-05:00 Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Jan 7 at 2017 1:24 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-is-active-duty-like-between-the-ranks-of-e-1-and-e-4?n=2224391&urlhash=2224391 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Figuring yourself out because you have to grow up sometime. That&#39;s the time to nail down those good habits so they&#39;re second nature when more lives count directly on you. Other than that, try and remember you&#39;re not indestructible. CAPT Kevin B. Sat, 07 Jan 2017 01:24:28 -0500 2017-01-07T01:24:28-05:00 Response by PO1 Brian Austin made Jan 7 at 2017 8:26 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-is-active-duty-like-between-the-ranks-of-e-1-and-e-4?n=2226414&urlhash=2226414 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Doing mundane tasks &quot;just because&quot;. Cleaning just to clean. <br />But also learn as much as you can about your MOS. Square yourself away. Try to take on increased responsibilities. Don&#39;t let the mundane and constant cleaning get you down, let the whiners whine. PO1 Brian Austin Sat, 07 Jan 2017 20:26:35 -0500 2017-01-07T20:26:35-05:00 Response by SGT Matthew S. made Jan 7 at 2017 8:42 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-is-active-duty-like-between-the-ranks-of-e-1-and-e-4?n=2226444&urlhash=2226444 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>As others have said, lots of pointless &quot;busy work&quot;, hurry up &amp; wait, PT, cleaning... along with the opportunity to better yourself, both personally and professionally. As has been said, learn good habits - and don&#39;t forget to listen &amp; learn from those with more experience in your field. Again, it is what you make of it. What you do in that time period determines much of how you will perform if/when you move on to higher rank(s). SGT Matthew S. Sat, 07 Jan 2017 20:42:55 -0500 2017-01-07T20:42:55-05:00 Response by SPC Brian Mason made Jan 8 at 2017 2:08 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-is-active-duty-like-between-the-ranks-of-e-1-and-e-4?n=2227083&urlhash=2227083 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Who knows? <br />Actually a person&#39;s experience in the Army/military vary: duty station, MOS, their CoC, schedule for that year, etc. That doesn&#39;t even take into account the person&#39;s sex, age, ethnicity, work ethic, personality, emotions, health, marital status, kids, etc. In general lower ranking soldiers get hazed upon arrival for awhile and usually treated like crap. A soldier&#39;s experience greatly depends on how he or she acts and performs. There&#39;s no manual nor it is the same. <br />Do I regret joining? NEVER....As a Medic (68W) I enjoyed my job most of the time. Getting calls from the guys in the barracks to get an IV because they drank too much was frustrating. Good old Fort Drunk, NY. SPC Brian Mason Sun, 08 Jan 2017 02:08:10 -0500 2017-01-08T02:08:10-05:00 Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 8 at 2017 5:17 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-is-active-duty-like-between-the-ranks-of-e-1-and-e-4?n=2229400&urlhash=2229400 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>PVT to SPC : Execute orders from NCOs and Officers appointed above you. SPCs are supposed to be groomed for initiation into the NCO ranks.<br /><br />CPL: an E4 tasked with increased leadership responsibilities. Capable of doing majority of the things a SGT can do but without the corresponding pay increase. 1LT Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 08 Jan 2017 17:17:48 -0500 2017-01-08T17:17:48-05:00 2017-01-06T22:24:25-05:00