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Hi all. I'm trying to join the Army, and really want to make a career of it. Just took my asvab (results included). Ive been told I have my choice of whatever I want to do in the army. Enlisted only. (No degree). I'm married and expecting, and I want to make a great life for my family, but I need some guidance. I would prefer a job that allows my family to stay in one place, at least one gives a high chance that we won't be relocated often, if ever. Second, preferred duty stations include Bragg, Detrick, Meade, and Aberdeen. Third, I would prefer to be a warfighter of some persuasion, whether I'm hacking into an enemys powerplant, calculating firing angles for howitzers, sniping an enemy HVT, or persuading local populations to our side. All these things considered, I've been previously advised that 37F, 17C, 14E, 13P, and 18X are all things that I should look into. Can anybody offer me some advise on what I should pursue or avoid? I'm happy to answer any clarifying questions you may have.
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Tom, you are too new to understand how your desire to not move your family sounds to most service members. It shows an ignorance of the reality of the services and causes most people to dismiss your question as naive and selfish.
Selfless service is an expectation in Army leaders in the NCO, Warrant or Officer Corps.
Read this carefully: "The sacrifice you must be willing to make for soldiers, is the same sacrifice you must make for family. There is no difference." To be a great soldier and eventually a leader of soldiers you must be invested in and living the service, it is part of the process.
You and your family become part of the Army family, you, your wife and kids will spend and share time with other Army families, there will be an investment and a cost, it will be worth it.
Even if you chose to be in the Army and have your family come with you, you will still spend months or more than a year away in some cases for the mission, it is what we do.
I chose to have two passions, one with my employer and one that the Army allowed me to play my part in. It is still the same commitment, you are 100% all in for the service and you will want to be if you find the same level of calling that I did in my career.
I chose the Army National Guard and then the Army Reserve, I found employers who understood my passion is for being called as needed, not full-time service.
I was able to keep my family in the Columbus Ohio area and I have 31 years in the National Guard and Army Reserve, most was Army Reserve. I have the equivalent of 10 ten years active duty, I could have easily spent more time on active, pursued Active Guard and Reserve (AGR).
I did not stay in the same unit and had to travel for reserve and active deployments.
Based on the examples you provided, Cyber may be your best fit.
If keeping your family in one location is really important then I suggest the Guard and Reserve, you can do both, but you must be prepared and prepare your family to become part of the Army family.
Tom, you are too new to understand how your desire to not move your family sounds to most service members. It shows an ignorance of the reality of the services and causes most people to dismiss your question as naive and selfish.
Selfless service is an expectation in Army leaders in the NCO, Warrant or Officer Corps.
Read this carefully: "The sacrifice you must be willing to make for soldiers, is the same sacrifice you must make for family. There is no difference." To be a great soldier and eventually a leader of soldiers you must be invested in and living the service, it is part of the process.
You and your family become part of the Army family, you, your wife and kids will spend and share time with other Army families, there will be an investment and a cost, it will be worth it.
Even if you chose to be in the Army and have your family come with you, you will still spend months or more than a year away in some cases for the mission, it is what we do.
I chose to have two passions, one with my employer and one that the Army allowed me to play my part in. It is still the same commitment, you are 100% all in for the service and you will want to be if you find the same level of calling that I did in my career.
I chose the Army National Guard and then the Army Reserve, I found employers who understood my passion is for being called as needed, not full-time service.
I was able to keep my family in the Columbus Ohio area and I have 31 years in the National Guard and Army Reserve, most was Army Reserve. I have the equivalent of 10 ten years active duty, I could have easily spent more time on active, pursued Active Guard and Reserve (AGR).
I did not stay in the same unit and had to travel for reserve and active deployments.
Based on the examples you provided, Cyber may be your best fit.
If keeping your family in one location is really important then I suggest the Guard and Reserve, you can do both, but you must be prepared and prepare your family to become part of the Army family.
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Soldiers can go to Bragg and Meade, and never leave. If you want to go to Bragg, try infantry, Meade, be a linguist, Chinese Mandarin. ( Any language really, but I feel they have a greater concentration here.)
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