5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW Before Becoming an Army Soldier

[@larrydraper2118]

What most new recruits don't understand is you go through basic training before your mos training, meaning you're an infantryman first, that's how you end up doing infantry jobs when deployed. Also you sign a contract and have to pass your skill training for the army to honor that contract, if you fail you're at the needs of the army.

[@golfery5119]

"if you fail you're at the needs of the army." aka WANTS of the Army. Which means you're most likely going to get forcibly reclassed to a job that REALLY ABSOLUTELY SUCKS like cook. Oh and don't forget to mention that you're going to be doing that MOS you were forcibly reclassed to for the same amount of time that you would have done the MOS you chose had you passed. So if you signed a six year contract for a tpe of say 15 series or 68 series job and you fail, you'll be a 92Y or a 92G for six years........ And of course if you had a bonus in your contract, that bonus is gone.

[@ColleenSimmons-yb4xt]

@@golfery5119 after you get graduate from ait can you change your mos

[@ColleenSimmons-yb4xt]

A question: if I graduate from basic n ait, and decide I am not made for it, is it possible to quit

[@larrydraper2118]

@ColleenSimmons-yb4xt It's been quite a few years since I was in but once you pass basic and ait you're committed to your enlistment term. Best to check with a recruiter if you're not in yet. They used to have a trainee discharge program once you're in. Also it's unlikely that you can change your mos after just graduating ait, probably able to at reenlistment.

[@Donner906]

You can easily get out of the army after AIT. Go to mental health and squeal about depression, anxiety or some other issue. Build a good record and go to the CO and say "you can't do it". Get discharged and collect disability= win

[@briansimmons6760]

Also you can not bring a pet(dog) to the field, unless your a full bird colonel. I should know i was a lonely E-4 that got stuck feeding the dog for the boss. It was fun.

[@AmazonMilkboneSlinger]

Former 89B ammunition specialist ACTIVE Army. Fort bliss. Did a lot of work w/ 92F (petroleum supply specialists) SOMETIMES I did my ammo Job. Both jobs were fun

[@averygaston9937]

HR spot on definitely doing my job day in and day out.

[@golfery5119]

10:18 sick call aka "slick call" It does depend on unit. I've seen sometimes where someone going to sick call just told leadership they were going to sick call and didn't have to come to formation. Other units don't care, they want you at formation, in the cold, and THEN after formation you go to sick call.

[@Americanspy-hn2kw]

Im joining as an 88m in a month im super excited.

[@bigdogaug7741]

Hey Christopher Chaos! I leave the following Wednesday and Thursday to LA MEPs. I agreed to a 3 year contract as a 91C Utilities Equipment Repairer and my BT will be in Fort Jackson and I'll be shipped out by 2/26/2024.

[@mango.frucht]

Good luck in a few days man waiting for my meps date atm, how did meps go for you? Any tips ?

[@bigdogaug7741]

@@mango.frucht it went very well man! Given you provided all your medical documents it went extremely well. Don’t sweat it too much and just get it done. You got this

[@kayp4601]

I was a 12k plumber in the Army. I deployed to Iraq ( Camp Bucca) and was a detainee operations guard similar to a correctional officer in a prison. Camp Bucca was full of soldiers of all MOSs doing detainee operations.

[@matthewmoya69]

Like a 31E

[@kayp4601]

@@matthewmoya69 yup

[@leonscottkennedy3143]

How tf does a plumber deploy but not me an 11b

[@kayp4601]

@@leonscottkennedy3143 plumbers and other construction engineers deploy all over the world for humanitarian missions. I been to the Dominican Republic, Belize, many African countries, as well as Iraq.

[@kayp4601]

@@leonscottkennedy3143 stay in the Army long enough you will deploy. Back when I deployed to Iraq in 2008/2009, everybody in the Army was getting a chance to deploy and earn their “combat patch”.

[@odstismael5384]

I ship out tomorrow, kind of excited tbh

[@Donner906]

So, how do you feel now?

[@mango.frucht]

@@Donner906 he's gone rn 😭

[@freespirit6766]

im excited to see his response in six months

[@odstismael5384]

@@freespirit6766 6 months?😭 nah make it 2, this shit sucks 🙏🏼

[@odstismael5384]

@@Donner906 well now that I’m out of basic, pretty good but during basic it sucked

[@taemien9219]

One thing that is certain in the Army (as well as other branches from what I've been told) is you will wear a lot of hats and do a variety of jobs. I personally did Satellite Communications and that field has two major sections, strategic and tactical. Strategic Satcom does all the large antennae and have 24/7 operations working in shifts. They are doing their job about 99% of the time. They also work 8 or 12 hour shifts around the clock, working through weekends and holidays. Tactical on the otherhand only does their job while on mission, deployment, or in the field training. You do maintenance once a week, and maybe go to the field once a month or once every two months for a few days. When you deploy, you work shift work like Strategic, but all the other times its like a 9 to 5 job with weekends and holidays off, with some minor exceptions here and there. As a 25S (Satellite Communications) I was cross trained on pretty much every bit of tactical signal equipment that were being used at the time, and even dabbled in Information Technology networking and chemical, biological, and nuclear defense. Did primarily tactical (though was initially trained on strategic systems), but since you don't set up your dish every day, there was many other things that needed to be done. I was also licensed on every truck our unit used, from the different types of HMMVWs to 2.5 ton and 5 ton trucks and all of the FMTV and LMTVs. You gotta be able to transport your own stuff after all. Even as a non-combat arms MOS we still had to train in weapons. In my time the M4 was still kinda new so we didn't have that, so most of us used M16s, but our section had mostly M249 SAWs and M203 Grenade Launchers. I was assigned to be a machine gunner. Something to keep in mind that when you join the Army, you are a Soldier and will be expected to be proficient in an assigned weapon. They say every soldier is a rifleman first. Its pretty much true, its just some of us are Machine Gunners and Grenadiers too. If you join, expect to learn a ton of skills you didn't even think you'd learn.

[@storn8230]

Personally like the added camera perspectives

[@camerondennie8641]

I’m stationed at Carson as a 15T (Blackhawk maintainer). I think it’s one of the chiller jobs in the army and I haven’t heard you talk much about the aviation side of the army I’d love to hear your thoughts!

[@dasgingey4403]

I just got to carson, first duty station. Terrified to meet my first unit (11B)

[@travissweeting9460]

I have been watching you for years thanks Chris keep!!! up the good work

[@137NorthAve]

After I got out of the army and was working for a community college I complained to a coworker about all the people who called in sick on Mondays with cerveza flu. I told him we didn't get to call in sick in the army and he was shocked. There were several times when I was in the army that I had a cold but still went in and did my job. The only time I went on sick call was for a hernia (surgically fixed at 43 Surg in Korea) and when I had a bought of chronic heartburn, that they gave me a big bottle of Gaviscon for and sent me to work.

[@golfery5119]

I had a bad second degree burn and the Captain who was the doctor said I was okay to go back to the DFAC the next day even after the civilian lady who saw my burn herself asked the doctor if I could have at least one day of quarters.

[@omarmassey2522]

The first one is true for some MOS that are assigned to unit that don't naturally support the role. Medical MOS positions will mostly do their job in the hospital, but if you're assigned to a FORSCOM unit that doesn't support the MOS will not be doing their job as often. I stored my weapon in a storage unit I had. Every unit I've been to have not had a screening before going to the MTF. You just go to the hospital at internal medicine.

[@jimfarrar4925]

Have a buddy that was in the 82AA..he never gets sick...I asked him what's up with that and he said that he got shot up with so much shit that he never gets sick anymore...lol

[@patinomaha1]

I was a 52C and after my first duty station rarely ever did my job. As for the 250 miles that was true stateside but overseas was different. Germany we had to let leadership know if leaving the country and Korea I don't recall anything but it's Korea where the hell you gonna go... In Germany we went shooting personnel weapons and couldn't find the armorer when we got back, was an interesting visit with the MP's later that night.

[@BLaymon060]

Yep my MOS was 91J Quartermaster Chemical Repairer the only thing I worked on when I was at drill was the Heaters. I only worked on the water purification units was in Camp Dodge Iowa

[@kevinwideman344]

I had a soldier in my squad that flew home ( from Ft. Leavenworth to New York) leadership found out and called the entire squad into the 1SGT office. It wasn’t good for the soldier but he grew and learned from it.

[@Mike-zf7lo]

Your video production has stepped up a ton and it looks great but I think the constant camera angle shifting is a bit much.

[@christopherchaos]

So im actually testing out a method that is used in TV, movies and even something popular KZbin creators. Next time you watch a regular TV show pay attention to how long they stay on one shot. In most cases they change angles every 10 seconds or less and only occasionally hold a shot for more that 10 seconds like when its necessary for the effect. Allegedly this method can increase viewer watch time on a KZbin videos so a viewer will watch more of the video and not as easily get board. so I'm testing it for a while to see if its true on my channel.

[@Eaa-jz2wj]

I was on quarters for almost a week, I picked up some really wicked flu shortly after arriving in Germany. I wanted to get out and do things but couldn't Standing in formation outside in Jan cold cold cold dripping in sweat, so I ended up on sick call on Wed was fine on Mon and Tues, so quarters wed Thur Fri stayed in until Monday except to eat chow on the weekend and hit the small PC to buy some Gatorade. Not fun have never had a flu like that since was not fun at all. Was the only time other than getting my wisdom teeth pulled all ,4 at once that I had quarters . Worst part with flu bathrooms were halfway down the hall so if you really had to go you ran to do your business . I also took some reading material with me to the laterne .I did get stuck in there for a couple hours at one time . Mostly I could sleep it off though . Was not fun didn't know a flu could be so rough?

[@kylemartin5670]

You look good man, been hittin the push ups?

[@coltharpc]

I remember my first health & hygiene inspection that occurred on a Saturday morning. A health & hygiene inspection is a legal mass search of the barracks done by the leadership. They bring MPs, drug sniffing dogs and squad cars. No one is allowed to leave and the inspection may last all day. The inspection is legal fig leaf to cover what can be considered an illegal search & seizure in the civilian world. They don’t do it all of the time; otherwise, people would get suspicious on so many inspections. They also search your belongings and wall locker even if you are not there. Bolt cutters are the ultimate key.

[@1johnmthompson]

I changed my MOS two times after initial MOS training. I went from 91A1P to 91B2P/S to 68W3S/P and 68W4S/P. The whole Time I was a medic. 😂 Some officer needed a bullet on his OER so they Realigned the MOS designation some way. SMH changed units the same way. Went out to a ceremony and we changed names from 2nd Battalion 18 infantry to 1st Battalion 30th infantry. Took a couple of weeks to change all the bumper numbers and unit signs, paint new murals etc. 😂

[@wixom01]

40+ years ago I was an 05C, radio teletype operator, stationed with the 11the ACR in Fulda, West Germany, right on the border of East Germany during the cold war. We kept our radio station on the air 24/7 providing communication between regimental headquarters and V Corp headquarters in Frankfurt. So I spent all of my time doing my MOS.

[@billbaker2725]

On any 4 day weekend I would drive from ft Riley to Louisville KY..haha..never told a sole

[@MaryHoffman-s5u]

I did everything but my MOS.

[@golfery5119]

what was your MOS?

[@sanandreasX]

😂

[@greenwalltree]

@@golfery511911b

[@SheSpacelyy]

If you work in a hospital with a medical related mos, you will only be doing your job. especially if the hospital is a 24 hour operations, you will be in there all the time because civillians tend to call out a lot. Im a 68Q pharmaceutical specialist in an inpatient setting. I barely do army stuff. Onlt hospital things. And its been like that at all my dutt stations.

[@woodie1096]

Only time I ever went on sick call was when I got hurt in basic. Otherwise you just toughed it out. Civilians take that shit ALL the time.

[@golfery5119]

Which from my understand would work against you later because the more times you go to sick call, if there is something wrong with you, the more you get documented and that's the higher chance of you getting a good enough rating from VA which would mean more money you can get paid.

[@lelandgaunt9985]

My civilian job doesn’t care how much time I take off, and I don’t have to justify why I need off.😂

[@jurban611]

Notification platoon.

[@jthavorn]

Five things the army doesn’t tell you: 1. Police call 2. GI Party 3. Jodi 4. Blue Falcon 5. Smoke Session None of these are good. On a serious note, I used to see other soldiers cheat the mileage restrictions when on leave by starting leave on Monday and taking off Friday evening (assuming you get weekends off) and get two extra days of leave and ask their buddy to sign them out on Monday.

[@njasanie23]

Why should they wait till Monday

[@jthavorn]

@@njasanie23 in the army, you have to use your leave days even for weekends so to cheat a bit, we used to start leave officially on Monday but take off Friday afternoon or that weekend to get an extra two “free days” while our buddy signed us out at the battalion. But since leave didn’t officially didn’t start until Monday (for example) we’d have to wait until Monday.

[@golfery5119]

@@jthavorn I couldn't imagine trying this. Especially if a lot of people in the unit know who you are.

[@lelandgaunt9985]

This works for E6 and above.🙄👀🤣

[@njasanie23]

@@jthavorn people leave all the time ain’t nothing new

[@realSaintJules]

Can anyone who was 35s tell me about it? Is there good job opportunities after service? How often do they go over seas and where most likely?

[@paulguccione]

Good information. Kill the background music.

[@davidLee-vw1tv]

How about the 15F mos? I signed up as 15F(aviation electrician)and searched about it. Really, a few information tells about it.

[@lensmitty9254]

Do 35T do their mos the majority of the time? I just enlisted and will be going to basic next month.

[@buggyscards]

Woft and post woft…. How is pilot life? I heard certain areas you get more flight time than others. Korea particularly gets more flight hours? Can anyone confirm vs. say otherwise?

[@brandont1465]

How many miles should I run before I join basic training?

[@brandonaddison1037]

Two miles is on the pt test. But you should strive to do more. When I was in basic, we had morning runs that were more than two miles. We ran as a company.

[@MarcosSilva-su9wx]

I only had 19 days to train before BCT, I'm older (28) and I never failed a PT test but my first run was 21:54. In AIT (Currently) I'm doing the same 2 miles in mid 15s low 16s. I run better on very cold weather for some reason lol... I'd say if you go in doing 2 miles in 20 mins or less by the time you take your last ACFT you should be well under 16-15.

[@golfery5119]

This is the ARMY where you will do the most running out of all the branches except for only the Marines. Practice A LOT of running. I'd say keep doing at least two miles every day.

[@golfery5119]

@@brandonaddison1037 Tell him that if you fall out of those formation runs, you will get a lot of crap for it. A big mistake is thinking that you ONLY need to condition yourself for running to pass the PT test. If this were one of the "blue branches" : the Air Force, or the Space Force, or the Coast Guard or the Navy, that would be all well and good. But that does NOT play well in the two "ooah hoa rara!" "green branches" the Army and Marine Corps.

[@arandonextdoor2228]

@@MarcosSilva-su9wx When and where did you do BCT? I've read several recent Reddit comments from the past year or so saying that they didn't run as much as they expected at Jackson. Also, how is running 2 miles after doing sprint/drag/carry? Do your thighs still feel jelly by the time you run 2 miles or do you get enough rest in between and feel recovered?

[@benjaminmcclatchey9814]

THESE ARE THINGS YOU DEFINITELY NEED TO UNDERSTAND BEFORE YOU GO INTO THE ARMY.

[@stanleymontgomery2132]

Do CBRNs usually do their jobs? What would be the comparison in a chemical unit versus any other unit

[@lelandgaunt9985]

You’ll be supply or office person

[@stanleymontgomery2132]

@@lelandgaunt9985 not in a them into though right

[@kayp4601]

No, in my engineer company the CBRN NCO was also our Safety NCO. When we were doing construction jobs he would inspect the sight ensuring everyone was doing the job safely and wearing eye protection and hard hat.

[@stanleymontgomery2132]

@@lelandgaunt9985 meant to say chem unit

[@golfery5119]

@@stanleymontgomery2132 Stop and think about it, just like with thinks such as infantry, how often do you think someone in CBRN COULD do their job? Of course they couldn't.

[@georgemaxwell3467]

A cook is always doing their job...

[@golfery5119]

Not all the time. For the first six months I was at my first unit, I only worked a week in the DFAC. the rest of the time , the other three weeks out the month, I worked in the motorpool doing layouts. I was in another unit where I would rotate being in the DFAC six months out the year and the rest of the year I would work in the motorpool. But yeah, for the most part especially in FORSCOM, cooks do their job more than just about most other MOS.

[@frank.763]

I’m looking into joining the Army and have been looking into some MOS’s. So far 15U, 19D, 19K, and 91B. I would love to hear from anybody that has done any of these MOS’s or worked with any of these MOS’s in their career and am interested in what they have to say about said MOS’s

[@johnh8267]

19D-19k i mean at that point just join the infantry and get ur blue cord but the training is gonna be osut in fort moore and ur gon hate ur life

[@heavymetalsuperhero]

I’m currently a 19K, let’s just say, I’m reclassing after this contract

[@lelandgaunt9985]

Combat arms jobs will help you get your foot in the door at burger king when you get out😂

[@jester-lh2ug]

Someone who’s in the cav but not a scout don’t pick a 19 series I see them struggling 91b isn’t bad I don’t have any contact with 15u personally

[@frank.763]

@@jester-lh2ug what do you mean by struggling? like in what way are they struggling?

[@jmoliere1207]

and if you have an identifier with your mos then you cant switch

[@gabrielsalinas9280]

please do a video about 35 Lima (counterintelligence agent) LIKE THIS COMMENT IF YOU WANT THIS VIDEO!!!!

[@llama_what8535]

Hey, off topic question, but I did the asvab through my high school and got an AFQT of 69 and a GT of 112. Is that good? and if so, what does that really mean.

[@christopherchaos]

It's good. You met the requirment to be eligible for the Army and other branches but based on how you did on your other line scores will open you to be eligible for different MOS in the Army.

[@golfery5119]

GT score of 110 is considered the point where you qualify for more MOS, so your 112 GT is indeed really good. Choose wisely on your job and try not to settle for a job that requires a low score.

[@lilahcano2371]

What about a 12W(carpenter & masonry specialist)? How often do they get to do their jobs? And what if you are a reservist with the MOS? Would you still be eligible to deploy out of state or country?

[@lelandgaunt9985]

There is usually a project they do on post each year, and you’ll usually get cross trained to be a Romeo (electrician) as well all 12’s deploy.

[@Donner906]

Depends. I met one carpenter who got grabbed for convoy detail in Iraq. She never did her job and was almost blown up a couple times.

[@juan_rod2674]

Any insight on what the 15f (aircraft electrician) workload is like?

[@Decruzed]

Please cover 25H

[@martynichols32]

88 Mike, was a 64 Charlie when left the Army in 1983.

[@Explodingswampdragon]

Do combat medics in Airborne (when not deployed to a battle zone) do a lot of medical stuff? Do tank drivers do their MOS? Edit: I know there was a comment asking about combat medics. I wasn't sure if being a combat medic in Airborne, you would do your MOS more or less than being with Infantry.

[@golfery5119]

doubt it much.

[@mtesplash2542]

12 n? How often

[@OhSoftAndWeto]

What do you know about 25h mos

[@jimmypesto6871]

37A

[@nuavecmoi]

Can an E4 get BAH? What if I’m married but not legally separated? We may get back together.

[@lelandgaunt9985]

Don’t tell your unit, they will stick it to you before family court finishes you off.

[@nuavecmoi]

@@lelandgaunt9985 Can you explain a bit more? Thanks. We have been separated for about 8 years. We just got in contact again.

[@golfery5119]

@@nuavecmoi *This has been said literally countless times now, but the ONLY surefire way that an unmarried E4 in the military is going to get BAH....... is to join the Air Force (where even unmarried E3's in many cases can get BAH) or the Space Force (same) , in probably (not completely sure, but more likely than not) the Coast Guard, or in some cases the Navy* (mostly E5 but some E4 can get out the barracks. but....don't join the Navy because some Navy has floating barges for barracks). Sorry to tell you. Just about everybody is going to be either pro Army or pro Marine Corps, but those two branches are the most extra. The "blue branches" simply have more funding to take better care of their people and treat their enlisted more like grown ups than the "green branches." Apparently, there *ARE VERY, VERY FEW, NOT ABSOLUTELY NONE, BUT VERY, VERY FEW* unmarried E4's in the Army who can get BAH but these are *VERY, VERY RARE CASES OF SMALL SPECIAL MOS WITH VERY, VERY RARE ASSIGNMENTS (And I think EVEN THEN, you have to be promotable)* (I had an older guy in his early 40's tell me a month ago that his son in the Army isn't married and is getting BAH as a lower enlisted. When I asked him as to HOW, he said that his son is in intel on a SPACE FORCE base, and "doesn't know what the Army is"). Basically, *SOLDIERS AS FAR AWAY from the typical Army experience* as possible. In *MOST cases in the Army and Marine Corps, you have to be an E6 to get BAH* , which for some soldiers can take 7 or 8 or 9 years to reach, depending on their MOS and their leadership allowing them to get promoted. Not everybody can make E6 in six years because not everybody is super high speed PLUS has good leadership that lets them promote that quickly. In *SOME cases in the Army, at SOME duty stations and units and conditions* , an unmarried E5 in the Army can get BAH if the barracks are overcrowded. But even with this, in most cases that I've heard of, these soldiers were in less common MOS like cyber or some type of medic job. I haven't heard of this from many, if any, soldiers who were cooks or infantry. Also keep in mind that just like with making E6, not everybody in the Army is guaranteed to make E5 in three years because it not only depends on you, how much you do what you are supposed to do and stay out of trouble, and how many points are required for your MOS, but also on your leadership. So if you want to join the Army, you MIGHT get lucky if you make E5 to wind up in this situation, but don't count on very high odds of that "MIGHT" being guaranteed. I've met more unmarried sergeants in the Army who got out the barracks at E6 than E5. And even then it hasn't been THAT common to meet an unmarried sergeant at E6 or even E5 . Most sergeants and staff sergeants you meet are married. From what I've seen, not as many unmarried enlisted want to stay in the Army. They get out of the Army sooner. Especially because of how ridiculous having to stay in the barracks can be, and having to stay in the barracks in the Army for potentially SO MUCH LONGER than they would have had to have stayed in the barracks of another branch.

[@ronaldbobeck9636]

Also more than 60 % of the jobs in the entire US.Military ,Do not transfer to the Civilian job Market. Sad But true . While endure never ending harassment suffering and pain . What not just find a Trade school or community college. You want to help your Community Become a Volenteer Firefighter and EMT. My experience as Vietnam veteran here, had I not been called up for the Draft . That is what I should have done

[@monkmoto1887]

25 percent of this nations homeless population thought the army would take care of them, teach them life skills, and prepare them for their future.

[@lelandgaunt9985]

Those would be your 12Bravos

[@golfery5119]

@@lelandgaunt9985 While 11bravos are worse.

[@jaxsonoetzel3073]

Im wanting to join the army as a 88m. What is it like

[@lelandgaunt9985]

As long as you know how to spell your name, you’ll make sgt shortly after ait.

[@jmoliere1207]

macanic does there job most of the time

[@nelson5382]

Do 14G always do their job or usually depends?

[@golfery5119]

air defense? I would assume that just like combat jobs in general, no. You'd only be training for your job when you go shit in the field but on an average day in garrison, no. you're going to be doing cleaning details and motorpool stuff and connex layouts.

[@christopherchaos]

That one would be a lot of maintaining your equipment, training and a lot of other non 14G tasks.

[@nickel3512]

does the MOS 31B do other junk or what?

[@golfery5119]

Given that it's still the Army, yeah MP's can still go to the field and do other things aside from MP work.

[@MiguelDLewis]

What about 37A and officers in general?

[@tokes9098]

Good luck soldier 🇺🇸

[@MiguelDLewis]

@@tokes9098 Thanks but I don't need luck. I have Jesus.

[@MarcosSilva-su9wx]

How about 92Ys (Unit Supply)

[@christopherchaos]

Maybe doing their job about 80% ish.

[@lelandgaunt9985]

Cush job

[@stevenk5152]

What about a 31B MP?

[@golfery5119]

They do their job more than other soldiers do, but this is still the Army so depending on your unit, you'd still have to do things like go to the field (which doesn't make sense, how much police work can you do in the fucking woods? but again, this is the Army). The big thing about MP's is that just like cooks, they have some crazy hours and then there's also plenty of stress. Obviously, being a police officer is stressful period as it is, but for some reasona lot of Army MP's seem to be even more stressed out than a lot of civilian police officers are.

[@golfery5119]

@@JayRoberts244 and make sure to tell them that you have no control over what unit the HR department decides to assign you to. And I don't know about the other branches like air force but in the Army you are a "soldier first" which means you aren't always needed to do your job, and instead you'll be in a motorpool emptying and racking storage sheds all day and ridiculous details like cleaning to keep you busy and waste your time. .I've never seen an MP that didn't do their job to some level though.

[@manuelchoypravatiner7796]

i just sell all my guns this week i feel naked :(

[@lelandgaunt9985]

That’s on you

[@12345678927164]

I know the feeling.

[@bertrandlewis4906]

Why sell them?

[@pauloneal8958]

What about a combat medic

[@christopherchaos]

I would say they are ones that will do there job a lot. maybe around 90% of the time doing medic stuff and about 10% of the time doing other things.

[@ZephrusPrime]

I was a Medic. You will be pulling out lots of toenails and removing cysts while in Garrison. For the most part you will do medic stuff but you aren't immune from having to do landscaping and raking rocks. You will do a lot of range coverage and get to shoot a lot. "hey Doc you wanna shoot this 50? " -Yes duh.

[@golfery5119]

@@christopherchaos The "medic stuff" is signing people in at sick call and even then that's depending on unit, like I was at a field hospital where the 68W's didn't even do that. Instead of was just, you guessed it, that wonderful place in FORSCOM regular Army: the motorpool. And when they were done with that, the lower enlisted were sweeping, scrubbing and mopping. As far as actually being a "combat medic" .... seriously? Of course combat medics don't actually do their job. It's COMBAT medic, you have to actually BE IN COMBAT to actually treat somebody wounded, just like Infantry and other combat mos. LMAO

[@Hi-how-are-you-today.]

@@christopherchaos25v/46v ?

[@realdreamerschangetheworld7470]

@@golfery5119well to them, “doing their job” could really just mean training to do their job.

[@austinshannon4197]

Well one of them is knowing Kevin love is the greatest NBA player in all of NBA history

[@DitchChipsNsourCream]

Dunno about that 😕

[@austinshannon4197]

I beg to differ dudett.

[@Myloshonee89]

I’m interested in 68v respiratory care but it’s an advanced MOS I have the prerequisites already but they told me I’d have to be in first before changing to I does that mean I have to wait till I have a year left to switch for that as well

[@ronaldbobeck9636]

Go to a community college. Get your certification, our niece is able to support her 3 girls as her dead bet Husband took off

[@glenoh88]

Army soldier? You became both when u signed in…….

[@LuisV0123]

Is there a possibility that I can get married while I’m active?

[@christopherchaos]

Of course. You can get married, have kids, and all the same things you can do as a civilian.

[@zxde0x150]

Buddy served 1/2 year and it’s his hole personality

[@zxde0x150]

Hubba Bubba

[@jonahwhale2242]

The Army has lost its identity. The Marines get the real touch guys and ladies. Air Force get the smart, mechanically incline and softer people. They have no problem with recruitment. The Army does not appeal to these people. So the Army was 10,000 short in recruitment goals. Army has gone " woke " with mandatory classes on taking anti- American, pro - woke classes. Lets join the Army knowing we are might be putting our life on the line for our country. Only to be told by the Army that America sucks. That is an example of oxymoron. The Army does contradicts itself. Lets not train for war. When we are the Army. Instead lets FORCE people to take again anti - American and pro - woke classes. Mandatory is just another way of saying " FORCED ". Remember Major Winters from 101st that HBO did a documentary show called Band of Brothers on? Offices like him do NOT exist any more. Every body wants to be an officers now for more pay. When they have NO leadership skills and will not hesitate to toss you under the bus. Cost you your life. Army only cares if you have a college degree. So many people will get easy useless degrees like for example " political science " just to be an officer. Do you want to follow that * cough* sorry. Offices in the Army no longer lead. Do you want to be order to attack the enemy by a gutless officer that has no leadership skill hiding in the rare with a useless degree? That is life in the Army today. The Warrant officer program in the Army is out of control. The Army has shot itself with this nonsense. Darn near every "support" MOS in the Army has pathway to warrant officer now. So why would you join a combat MOS when you can go support and make more money? Hence what I said earlier about the Marines. Army does NOT have many REAL warriors any more. That is life in the Army. Politicians along with brown nosing officers kissing ass for hopes of promotion standing on the sideline watching the Army be destroyed from within are the reason the Army has lost its identity. That is life in the Army.

[@golfery5119]

" Army has gone " woke" What is this "Woke?" People like you constantly bitch about? When I ask you folks, none of you have an answer. Is it better to be "sleep" than "woke?" Give me a break. NOT as many eligible people want to join the military PERIOD now, not even the Air Force. More people today are aware of how much the military as a whole sucks, including the branches that don't have as much suck as the Army and Marines do.

[@golfery5119]

"Army does NOT have many REAL warriors any more" Is there any wars going on today in order to have "warriors?" LOL

[@andrewyoung8550]

Never been given any anti America classes in the Army and as far as this whole stuff your talking about yes we get a EO class once a year that tells us it’s not cool to be racist or to tell female soldiers you wanna jump there bones. Honestly not really woke, just kinda common sense that you don’t make fun of your coworkers skin color and comment on females bodies at work. Can you like name a specific regulation, annual training or policy that gives credence to your statement ?

[@KevinB65]

Anyone who seriously calls political science (the study of government) a “useless” degree in the pursuit of a career in the public (government run) sector is a clown. The Army’s moved on in the past several decades, maybe it’s time for you to do so as well.

[@Donner906]

The army is not currently at war. It used to be worse. There were bad officers in WW2 as well.