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I’m 29 years old and I’m really thinking about enlisting by the end of the year for 3 years. 12B is the first thing that comes to my mind, but I still wonder if the age won’t get the best of me? What do you think?
Combat Engineer OSUT (12B)
12B: Combat Engineer
MOS
Physical Training
Posted >1 y ago
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12B!
Combat Engineering is a brilliant way to start an Army career. You'll learn to be a proper Soldier and you get to blow things up.
Anyone who says they didn't enjoy being a 12B wasn't doing it right.
You can always reclass to the 35 series later in your career. It usually pays to have a secondary MOS.
Combat Engineering is a brilliant way to start an Army career. You'll learn to be a proper Soldier and you get to blow things up.
Anyone who says they didn't enjoy being a 12B wasn't doing it right.
You can always reclass to the 35 series later in your career. It usually pays to have a secondary MOS.
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Additionally, your first enlistment will always be 8 years. It's your Statutory Obligation. If you do three years Active Duty your other five years will be in the Reserves or the IRR (Individual Ready Reserve), unless you re-enlist.
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Cedric Ross as a TPU reservist, drilling monthly, you're eligible for promotion at the regular times. IRR is a little more difficult unless you're mobilized.
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If you plan on making this a career I would look more towards the 35 series. If you're already worried about the hit on your body, it's only going to get worse.
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As a former 12B, I can affirm what others have said about it being a physically demanding MOS. That being said, you're only 29. You should be able to handle it. Someone said that nobody likes being a 12B, but that's an outright lie. The vast majority of us wouldn't have liked being anything else. I had a GT score that qualified me for every job the army had, but re-enlisted multiple times as a 12B. Being a private kind of sucks, but unless you get in trouble, you should be a specialist in 2 years. Basic goes by very quickly. As long as you can ruck and run, you'll be fine as an engineer.
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Cedric Ross
I’ll give the job all of me. The fact that you mentioned “only 29” is really reassuring. I’ll let you know how it goes
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