Marine Corps combat MOS?
Im a poolee and all I need is to take my physical on monday and pick my MOS. Other than 0300, what other MOS's will most likely see combat often or at least periodically?
Is armor/artillery a good thing to get into in the marine corps?
heres what i know about the various positions. combat engineer: my father was one. Can be safe, can be extremely dangerous. Think bout it. Your going in to blow up something important or build something important, either way the enemy wants you outa their area. From what im told their not always attached to infantry, more like straggling back behind them with a few infantryman for support. Atleast thast how it used to be. Im not sure how much action they get now. Out all the mos's you listed, engineer would be the best to transfer into civilian life. Artillary: Freinds dad was artillary. first and foremost, know that artillary has one of the highest death rates by ACCIDENT of the combat mos's. Gotta figure, if one of those shells goes off prematurely, theres no hiding from it. Also, most of the people who are long term arty gunners have shitty hearing when their done, from all the blasting. Benefit of arty, they have such a long range that your almost always out of the way of hostile fire. Downside to that is, if you DO come under fire, your usually very far away from infantry support. LAV: Freind of mine: He says lav is a blast, you basically run in to a hot zone and play chicken with the enemy. Not to much danger (preetymuch small arms proof) untill they bring out the ied's and rpg's, then it gets scary. Tank crew is a lil more protected from that, but also doesnt have the luxury of crossing water. (iv heard of a tank crew that died after their abrams flipped and landed top down in a river., they all drowned) Also, know that to qualify for LAV you have to swim a 1st class swim qualification, which from what i hear, is rather difficult and involves rescuing drowning Marines with both of you wearing full combat gear, jumping off platforms in gear, etc.. the tank/lav doesnt hurt our hearing as much as youd thing. It may be loud on the outside, but its fairly quite on the inside as far as blasts go. Sounds more like metal clanking then explosions. ps: Put alot of thought into it before you choose lav/tanks. Their like big bears on the battlefield, but can be your coffin to. There arent a LOT of tank deaths like there were in past wars, but when a tank blows up, theres very few standing after it. Im personally going infantry or linguist, not sure yet.
If I go Field Artillery in the Army, what jobs/careers can I have when I get out?
I'm a 19 year old male and I would like to join the us army! I was looking in to 13b ( cannon crew member) and it just seems like the best and most interesting mos I can think of. But I was talking to a friend of mine and he said "What would you do when you get out?'' Well what CAN I do when I get out? Also, what is the best mos in order to transition back into the civilian world? My friend said Combat Engineer?
If I want to be in combat in the US Army, what job should I choose?
Aside from what Jon and Dave have already mentioned (11B - Infantry), there is another ‘job’ you could sign-up for that could possibly get you a higher chance of getting into combat… ready?Enlist in a combat support role that is out in the field (think Combat Engineer, Mortarman, etc.), excel in your role and THEN go through Ranger and/or Special Forces school. Why? If you want to experience combat, you will have a 100% chance of combat as an SF operator (Comms Sergeant, Weapons Sergeant, etc. - they’re all focused on ‘one team’ mentality), and a near hundred percent chance as a Ranger.I’d advocate more for an SF operator role, since the majority of our war is focused on ‘precision’ strikes against Daesh (aka ISIS), and not so much conventional warfare. Hope this helps!
Do you really have to be proficient at math to become combat personnel?
No.I didn't do very hot for my highschool mathematics and yet I was combat personnel. Trust me, many people in the army, especially in combat positions are less proficient in a lot more things.Sometimes stereotypes exist for a reason and ‘dumb grunt’ is surprisingly accurate more often than not.But proficiency in mathematics could help you go further and be better at your job. Certain vocations like sniper, Pathfinder, vehicle crewmen, or even as an infantry,and just counting how much ammo you have left in your section requires at minimum a fundamental ability to do mathematics.
Do I get to pick the fort I go to for the U.S. Army Basic Training?
The short answer is “sorta”.Where you attend training is partly based on what MOS you choose. So, in a way, when you choose your Army job, you’re also picking out where you will train. If you tell the recruiter that you want to go to a specific place, but your chosen MOS doesn’t train there, you will get a smirk, and a short explanation of how things work.At some point during your enlisting or training, you will fill out a “dream sheet” where you choose a few places stateside and overseas where you’d like to be stationed. If your choices coincide with the Army’s needs, they will send you there. They try to stay as close as possible to your choices, for instance, I chose northeast United States, and was stationed at Ft Hood Texas, I chose Europe, and was stationed in Korea.“The needs of the Army” is a phrase you will occasionally hear during your Army career.
What MOS’s are under the combat support contract in the USMC?
If you referring to Combat Support Option then this is what I enlisted with. If I remember correctly, the MOS's were:0800 -Field Artillery 1800 -Tank and Assault Amphibious Vehicle Crew7200 -Air Traffic Control/Air Support/Anti-aircraft WarfareThere might be something else I'm missing so anyone who knows feel free to comment and I'll make the correction.
What does Cavalry scout have to offer compared to be infantry in the U.S Army?
If you ask most infantry guys, they're not infantry and are wannabes. That's just the infantry mindset, if your not infantry, your not as good. That said, cavalry scouts can and will do the same jobs as infantry and in fact are essentially just mechanized and scout infantry. Essentially it's like taking the scout platoons in an infantry unit and expanding it to a way larger scale. The difference is that scouts generally are told not to fight the enemy and observe more than the infantry. Other than the fact that Cav Scouts fall under armor, they are infantry, but they also fill the forward observer role. They do everything the infantry can and does plus the added bonus mission of reconnaissance. The thing that often sets them most apart is that Scouts work more in fireteam levels when infantry tend to work squad level, Scouts ride more than infantry from humvees to atvs and so on. Scouts also have a lot more Designated Marksman and Snipers in the ranks than the infantry. The bottom like is they are able to do the same job and are similarly trained with scouts having the added bonus of reconnaissance capabilities. Other than that, regardless of what the infantry guys that haven't done both like I have say, they're the same job essentially, just more Recon, less walking, and more elite killers in the cavalry scouts. The only thing to consider when going 19D or 11B is whether or not your eventually going to try to go for the ranger regiment, you can't do it as a cavalry scout. The rangers are very selective on the mos you have to be eligible to try for the regiment. They only accept 11B mos for the combat elements of the regiment. If an individual isn't really concerned with that and plans to skip that and just go to Special Forces then that's an opinion available to Cavalry Scouts as SF takes any mos, even the cooks as long as they pass the standards.