Posted on Nov 15, 2017
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I am an Army ROTC Cadet, and I just found out my branch selection is Medical Services Corps. We will have to submit our Assignment Preferences soon. What duty station would be good for a career in 70B?
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yeah it depends on what you want to do as a 70B. if you want to be in a FORSCOM unit, go to a base with a lot of brigade combat teams. if you want to be in a hospital or clinic environment, you can pretty much go anywhere. so it doesnt matter a whole lot. choose a post based on the the balance of career and personal life. somewhere where you wont be miserable when you are off work and somewhere that is beneficial career wise as well. ( choose a big post)
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2LT Medical Platoon Leader
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Sir, I am currently an ROTC cadet and looking into branching Medical Service Corp. I am a Green to Gold Active Duty Cadet ( Sergeant E-5, Combat Engineer (12B)) and pursuing Masters in Microbiology. I have done a few years in the line unit ( a year in Korea and 4 years in JBLM) and am looking into working in a hospital setting for 2-3 years so I can have a change of pace. My question is, as a new 2LT, can we select hospitals as first duty stations. I am thinking of ADSOing for Fort Sam Houston as my first preference and Walter Reed Army Medical Center as my second preference. Any input will be much appreciated.
Thank you.
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I agree with MAJ Hutton. Look for your first experience being in a I, A or SBCT. You will be afforded the opportunity to learn the foundations of Maneuver there. Ground up learning. I would hold off on entering into CSH, MCAS or MED BGDE until after you have had that time. That will give you platoon and staff experience I would look at your foundations of 70H and 70K Operations and Logistics are key operational knowledge no matter where you go and is a god backdrop for any of the other Medical Functional Areas you can pursue later down the road. BLUF, you will have to earn trust and respect in any combat arms unit you go to. Learn and understand from their lane so you can preset a foundational understanding to where your Battalion trusts that you can bring the AMEDD into the Maneuver, its a challenge but is well worth the investment. You don't want to be that MEDO who sits in the corner and colors while the S1 and S4 do all the work for you. Best of luck and congrats.
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MAJ Tom Hutton
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Depends what is important to you. You might want a location or a specific type of unit. But I'd request a duty location that will allow you to be a medical platoon leader in a maneuver battalion/brigade but allows for a broader opportunity for assignments (Corps Medical units or TDA) as well. Bragg, Carson, Lewis, Hood, Stewart, Schofield, Drum, Europe, Alaska would all allow you opportunities. Korea would too but less so in the maneuver units. Plus side to Korea is that you can likely pick your next duty location before so if you can't get the location you want you might be able to set that up as a follow on. Where ever you go get solidly grounded in the basics of being a MSC 70 series officer. Good Luck!
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Cadet PVT Cadet
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Thanks for your response, Sir. Korea sounds really interesting to me. Why is it that being stationed in Korea would allow me to pick my next duty location?
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MAJ Tom Hutton
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It is actually policy to have your follow on assignment offered for "short" tour assignments. I use Korea as an example of this as many assignments were short tours. This may not be the case as the US has pulled many of its forces further south and have built better housing and not every assignment is a short tour.
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CW4 Scott Romiza
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Can a cadet in ROTC choose his/her Corps affiliation prior to graduating 4 years with ROTC? Is there a dreamsheet with choices 1,2,3 ?
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CW4 Scott Romiza
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Or has this changed?
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