PV2 J M 3304315 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> What will I get out of the US Army infantry? 2018-01-29T13:51:57-05:00 PV2 J M 3304315 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> What will I get out of the US Army infantry? 2018-01-29T13:51:57-05:00 2018-01-29T13:51:57-05:00 SGT Christopher Hayden 3304324 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A really cool blue cord. And acceptance into a fraternity unlike any other. Response by SGT Christopher Hayden made Jan 29 at 2018 1:53 PM 2018-01-29T13:53:53-05:00 2018-01-29T13:53:53-05:00 PV2 J M 3304335 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>and how likely is it that i will end up being a 11C indirct fire infantryman, becaus you enlist under the &quot;11X&quot; mos, and then you are redesignated, but i want to be a 11B Response by PV2 J M made Jan 29 at 2018 1:56 PM 2018-01-29T13:56:00-05:00 2018-01-29T13:56:00-05:00 SSG Christopher Conklin 3304427 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Learn work as team, hard work, respect for your follow man Response by SSG Christopher Conklin made Jan 29 at 2018 2:22 PM 2018-01-29T14:22:07-05:00 2018-01-29T14:22:07-05:00 SPC David Willis 3304448 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A blue cord, women, an extra 2 inches in length and an extra inch in girth, third testicle, a PHD in trash talk and bar fights, if you&#39;re lucky a CIB and if you&#39;re good an EIB, if you&#39;re crazy a pair of jump wings AND more girls, countless cuts and bruises, one bad back, one or two bad knees, a seemingly infinite number of good stories and some of the best brothers you could ever ask for. Response by SPC David Willis made Jan 29 at 2018 2:28 PM 2018-01-29T14:28:05-05:00 2018-01-29T14:28:05-05:00 SGT Michael Glenn 3304540 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I got the title of custodial engineer for all my hard work and tons of those stupid college courses I took when I left active duty, my jaw dropped when I reviewed everything and was told that that was all it amounted to, good luck. Response by SGT Michael Glenn made Jan 29 at 2018 2:59 PM 2018-01-29T14:59:48-05:00 2018-01-29T14:59:48-05:00 1SG Private RallyPoint Member 3304547 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Shot at from time to time if you do it right. Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 29 at 2018 3:00 PM 2018-01-29T15:00:59-05:00 2018-01-29T15:00:59-05:00 SGT Matthew Sesar 3304563 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A big head. Response by SGT Matthew Sesar made Jan 29 at 2018 3:04 PM 2018-01-29T15:04:44-05:00 2018-01-29T15:04:44-05:00 SGT Russell Wickham 3304780 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Memories, brothers, the ability to work well in a team, leadership training, and a strong dislike for good idea fairies. If you are high speed, you&#39;ll also earn a fairly nice rack and bling for your uniform. I also got a bad knee, some interesting scars, and the knowledge that I don&#39;t freeze when the bullets fly and the bombs go off. I got to see places I would have never seen (Kuwait, Iraq, Latvia, Germany, Afghanistan, and Kyrgystan), and do things I would have never done (Long Range Marksman, Mk-19, M-2, M-240, M-249, M-203, Armorer, drive a tank, Bradley, Stryker, numerous armored trucks, ski the alps, drive 142 miles per hour on the autobahn, etc.). I earned the knowledge that I was a small part of a small minority that joined the army as an infantryman. That&#39;s what I got out of the US Army Infantry. Response by SGT Russell Wickham made Jan 29 at 2018 4:11 PM 2018-01-29T16:11:14-05:00 2018-01-29T16:11:14-05:00 SFC Michael Hasbun 3304805 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-208423"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-will-i-get-out-of-the-us-army-infantry%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=What+will+I+get+out+of+the+US+Army+infantry%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-will-i-get-out-of-the-us-army-infantry&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AWhat will I get out of the US Army infantry?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-will-i-get-out-of-the-us-army-infantry" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="b37738a733eb94cc430619538204d98c" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/208/423/for_gallery_v2/8d09f888.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/208/423/large_v3/8d09f888.jpg" alt="8d09f888" /></a></div></div>A blue cord and $5 will get you a venti white chocolate mocha at Starbucks! Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Jan 29 at 2018 4:18 PM 2018-01-29T16:18:16-05:00 2018-01-29T16:18:16-05:00 MSG Private RallyPoint Member 3304857 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A strange love/hate relationship for dirt. Awesome landscaping skills. Improved hand to eye coordination from playing video games. A nifty blue cord. A hatred for office personnel. An improved skill for packing lots of items in small bags. Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 29 at 2018 4:42 PM 2018-01-29T16:42:51-05:00 2018-01-29T16:42:51-05:00 SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth 3305016 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A sense of comaraderie. Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Jan 29 at 2018 5:41 PM 2018-01-29T17:41:49-05:00 2018-01-29T17:41:49-05:00 SGT Philip Roncari 3305193 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I really,really would like to give you a clear,concise,informative response to this post Jordan but it would take me a very long time and I&#39;m not that good of a writer,suffice to say I&#39;m 72 years old and the three years I spent as an Infantryman gave me an invaluable foundation for the rest of my life,probably the most important,you never lose if you don&#39;t quit.also I have an aversion to &quot;C&quot; rations and rucksacks, the former you don&#39;t have to worry about, the latter well ..... Response by SGT Philip Roncari made Jan 29 at 2018 6:44 PM 2018-01-29T18:44:58-05:00 2018-01-29T18:44:58-05:00 CW3 Private RallyPoint Member 3305194 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Chest hair. Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 29 at 2018 6:45 PM 2018-01-29T18:45:28-05:00 2018-01-29T18:45:28-05:00 PFC Jim Wheeler 3305204 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Blisters. Response by PFC Jim Wheeler made Jan 29 at 2018 6:49 PM 2018-01-29T18:49:41-05:00 2018-01-29T18:49:41-05:00 SGM Mikel Dawson 3305214 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Exactly what you put into it. Response by SGM Mikel Dawson made Jan 29 at 2018 6:53 PM 2018-01-29T18:53:31-05:00 2018-01-29T18:53:31-05:00 SSG Edward Tilton 3305247 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Satisfaction, you are a real soldier Response by SSG Edward Tilton made Jan 29 at 2018 7:03 PM 2018-01-29T19:03:35-05:00 2018-01-29T19:03:35-05:00 SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint 3305428 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Stories that your civilian friends could not even dream of in their life. Also some boredom in your life....it is not like an hour on TV! Response by SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint made Jan 29 at 2018 8:20 PM 2018-01-29T20:20:33-05:00 2018-01-29T20:20:33-05:00 SPC Clinton Johnson 3305531 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Joining the U.S. Army Infantry will grant you what you put into it. Opportunities for leadership are early and often. Transferable skills after you exit the military will include exactly that. It is an opportunity to learn and teach. You will push your body and mind on little sleep and hopefully make good decisions. If you are an intelligent soldier who takes care of himself you will do fine. Good luck on your search. Response by SPC Clinton Johnson made Jan 29 at 2018 9:04 PM 2018-01-29T21:04:52-05:00 2018-01-29T21:04:52-05:00 SGT Mark Halmrast 3305621 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Perspective Response by SGT Mark Halmrast made Jan 29 at 2018 9:52 PM 2018-01-29T21:52:03-05:00 2018-01-29T21:52:03-05:00 SPC Private RallyPoint Member 3305913 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Depends on where you go, what you unit you&#39;ll be in, what tasks you&#39;ll perform and whether or not you can put out. Also, the bigger question is what the infantry will get out of you? Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 30 at 2018 12:27 AM 2018-01-30T00:27:38-05:00 2018-01-30T00:27:38-05:00 CPL Richard Flagg 3306463 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A satisfaction at being the Tip of the Spear not some REMF in the Rear with the Gear, who thinks life’s hard when the remote batteries go out for the DVD player. You also will form bonds with other Brothers of the Blue Cord that one just does not seem to get with other civilians. You’ll have close bonds with fellow veterans; but fellow Grunts know the deal and it’s like an unspoken language between us. Response by CPL Richard Flagg made Jan 30 at 2018 8:16 AM 2018-01-30T08:16:27-05:00 2018-01-30T08:16:27-05:00 CPL Mario Santana 3307125 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A blue cord for sure. An that&#39;s were you will become a man n stand on your own two feet Response by CPL Mario Santana made Jan 30 at 2018 11:27 AM 2018-01-30T11:27:51-05:00 2018-01-30T11:27:51-05:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 3307455 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You will gain alot of pride, disiplin and true leadership skills that cant be learned in any other MOS in the civilian sector this confidence will set you appart. On a personal side you will learn how to defend yourself and your property better than 98% of other MOS. Soldiers that are not infantry will never recieve the training that you will. Even if they do train on it its normally half assed and they just do it to check the block amd not actually to learn.<br />Again civilian side you may be limited to security, or goverment and contracting jobs. Infantry is not exactly a transferable job to the civilian world but a majority of jobs will look past that and see that you will more than likely be a harder worker than any civilian.<br /><br />My recomendation if you are looking to gain job experience reclass after infantry. Like i said most civilains want the hard worker and the leader they know the military will make. You will promote alot faster in the infantry to gain that leadership experience. Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 30 at 2018 12:47 PM 2018-01-30T12:47:08-05:00 2018-01-30T12:47:08-05:00 SSG Jeffrey Leake 3308278 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You&#39;ll get out of it, what you put into it. Response by SSG Jeffrey Leake made Jan 30 at 2018 5:22 PM 2018-01-30T17:22:59-05:00 2018-01-30T17:22:59-05:00 1LT Private RallyPoint Member 3318079 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>whatever you put into it, some cool experiences. You&#39;ll probably come out super salty. I&#39;ve got cool stories to tell, but I&#39;m definitely salty with some Army things. Do I found a new branch where I do less Army stuff. Some of the best people I&#39;ve ever met are from when I was an infantryman though. Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 2 at 2018 7:25 PM 2018-02-02T19:25:59-05:00 2018-02-02T19:25:59-05:00 SSG Chuck "Father Time"/ Animal Mull 3318465 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Shit talking rights but don&#39;t do it. Pride try not to let make you think you are special, even though you are. Brotherhood, nuff on that. Loyalty that will last forever.integrity, doing the right thing when no one else is watching you and not telling anyone. Oh yeah almost forgot bad knees around 50 yo or so lol. Response by SSG Chuck "Father Time"/ Animal Mull made Feb 2 at 2018 10:00 PM 2018-02-02T22:00:40-05:00 2018-02-02T22:00:40-05:00 CPL Mario Santana 3363336 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A life time of memories. It&#39;s your decision to make the most of it Response by CPL Mario Santana made Feb 17 at 2018 9:18 AM 2018-02-17T09:18:45-05:00 2018-02-17T09:18:45-05:00 SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint 4712090 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>But maybe a better question is going to be.... What will the US Army INF get out of YOU! We give, if you want to get rich...the military is not the place to go. Response by SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint made Jun 10 at 2019 4:56 PM 2019-06-10T16:56:45-04:00 2019-06-10T16:56:45-04:00 1SG Dennis Hicks 4712768 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>and yet another old post popping up.... You will get a strong sense of belonging to something larger than yourself... a new perspective to hurry up and wait.... anger issues and eventually aches and pains that seem to move around your body at the speed of light and the ability to predict rain. Oh and did I mention a natural sarcastic response to any question. Response by 1SG Dennis Hicks made Jun 10 at 2019 10:07 PM 2019-06-10T22:07:37-04:00 2019-06-10T22:07:37-04:00 SSgt Boyd Herrst 4770083 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Leadership skills.. you can learn from those who cannot lead by NOT following their mistakes.. So take notes ! Response by SSgt Boyd Herrst made Jul 1 at 2019 3:44 PM 2019-07-01T15:44:29-04:00 2019-07-01T15:44:29-04:00 SGT David Priode 6099437 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>All the things the others have mentioned, brother’s for life, travel to foreign countries I made it to Panama, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq plus travel on leave to other country’s nearby where your stationed overseas and different states in the good ole USA. You will learn that it doesn’t translate to other civilian jobs well unless security related, but if you are squared away and was a leader a lot of jobs will hire you cause they know vets are on time, dependable, and can manage effectively, hell I ended up in the banking industry for 17 yrs cause of my military experience. Later in life comes the bad lower back, bad knees, pain, ptsd and other ailments but It was worth every minute of it. Nothing better than being an 11B. Response by SGT David Priode made Jul 14 at 2020 1:20 AM 2020-07-14T01:20:17-04:00 2020-07-14T01:20:17-04:00 CPL Jason Northedge 6649603 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Rank, then change MOS&#39;s. Good luck to ya Response by CPL Jason Northedge made Jan 10 at 2021 11:36 PM 2021-01-10T23:36:40-05:00 2021-01-10T23:36:40-05:00 SFC Casey O'Mally 7941961 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Whatever you put into it. Response by SFC Casey O'Mally made Oct 20 at 2022 10:40 PM 2022-10-20T22:40:26-04:00 2022-10-20T22:40:26-04:00 PO1 John Johnson 7942299 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A back that goes Tango-Uniform later in life, and that&#39;s only for starters! Response by PO1 John Johnson made Oct 21 at 2022 5:20 AM 2022-10-21T05:20:16-04:00 2022-10-21T05:20:16-04:00 SGT Daniel Howard 8730117 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Once your Honorably discharged with awards &amp; metals, shunned &amp; will be treated as a outcast by civilians. I learned the hard way. I should have NEVER come back to a thankless Country! Response by SGT Daniel Howard made Apr 18 at 2024 2:23 AM 2024-04-18T02:23:53-04:00 2024-04-18T02:23:53-04:00 2018-01-29T13:51:57-05:00