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My reenlistment window opens in March, I would like to get advice on what are the better options available. I have a GREAT Retention NCO, but I would like to have more opinions from outside.
What would you advice to do to a 1st term Junior Enlisted?
What would you advice to do to a 1st term Junior Enlisted?
Re-enlistment
Decisions
Reclass
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Posted 8 y ago
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Changing MOS's is a good move. As you get higher in rank MOS changes can be difficult to impossible in some cases. First check your line scores against any MOS's that you might be interested in. You don't want to waste your time pursing an MOS you aren't qualified for. If you intend on making the Army a career 20+ years then you need to consider the promotion trends for any future MOS you select. You don't want to pick a new MOS field only to find out you can never be promoted and end up getting RCP'd at 14 years.
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1SG (Join to see) that happened here last year, everyone went 35Q and promotion points went from 39 to 798 in one month. If I reclass to 17C, everybody is doing it so it might get overstaffed. Thanks for the advice, my GT is 110 so, I'm good in that part.
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If you are already a 35 series then go 35P and get a language. It's a big MOS and you compete for promotion by language code, not MOS. If your language gets over strength then you volunteer to relanguage and go back to DLI. Language pay can be up to $1000 a month for multiple proficiencies and there are a lot of opportunities in SOF.
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First, look for something you enjoy. second, look for something that translates to employment in the outside world. The great thing about the military is that you can have two professional lives. One in and one out. Let the military educate you.
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Get as much civilian Ed as you can! I don't know what the TA system looks like these days since the budget is jacked up, but get Ed in something that you can use on the civilian side. Make it a safety net, just in case!!
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