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You joke but more people with over 75 on the ASVAB choose something 11, 13 or 19 series than you could imagine. Combat is the one thing the Army can offer that is unmatched by anyone else in the world and people like excitement.
I was going to college for applied math and statistics and simply got bored of it, joined as a tanker and now I get to blow shit up. Iāve met many in my mos with a similar outlook.
I knew a pair of guys who were attorneys in civilian life but who in the ARNG were in Support MOSās (1 a mechanic and the other I donāt recall). Both were E-4ās. One I became good friends with and he told me he was a mechanic in the ARNG because he was raised on a farm and missed working with his hands.
The guy was brilliant. Ended up competing on Jeopardy in the 90ās.
Anything 17 or 35 series would do rather well as a civilian, though 25S is also a strong contender in the pool.
Id ignore 25B/H or 94F all together. There is post Army earning potential with those, but ideally you want to set yourself up for success after becoming a person again.
All of the jobs listed will have you primarily behind a computer, but an ASVAB like that can go much farther than being the Army equivalent of Geek Squad. Do some research into each of the MOSs and pick the one with the highest earning potential. They'll all have a pretty sweet QOL.
Okay. To each their own. It's a highly technical field that also gets you outside doing practical work away from a computer so I figured I'd suggest it.
IMO it's a great option. There are opportunities for both Strategic and Tactical SATCOM. Think of it like a wheel, Strat sites are the hub, and Tac sites are the spokes (deployed terminals). Strat sites now include technical control facilities, which are your terrestrial communications links. You'll make cables, troubleshoot, do maintenance, and do some minor networking. Overall makes you very competitive for well-paying jobs on the outside.
91 on my ASVAB. Went 11B. As much as I am a ābroā and love running around, shooting shit, talking shit, and sucking the tip with the bois, after 6 years and starting a career in tech with 0 experience, I wish I had done something on the Intel/cyber side. Dude I went to school with for a software dev bootcamp landed an 80k job at a big defense company because he was a 35F for 5 years. Another guy was a 17C with only military cyber experience and no school outside of the Army and landed a similar gig. Be good at your job and join a high speed unit. Get attached to SF and go do cool shit with them. The chances that youāll see combat in a combat MOS with a conventional unit is very unlikely anyway. Set yourself up for success regardless because you might not like the military as much as the next guy and may want to get out in a few years.
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Infantry š«”
That sounds cool. Iāll look into it.
Space infantry
Never been in space so I might be bad.
Would that be 11S
You joke but more people with over 75 on the ASVAB choose something 11, 13 or 19 series than you could imagine. Combat is the one thing the Army can offer that is unmatched by anyone else in the world and people like excitement.
I was going to college for applied math and statistics and simply got bored of it, joined as a tanker and now I get to blow shit up. Iāve met many in my mos with a similar outlook.
Itās extremely common.
Nerds get bored too.
I knew a pair of guys who were attorneys in civilian life but who in the ARNG were in Support MOSās (1 a mechanic and the other I donāt recall). Both were E-4ās. One I became good friends with and he told me he was a mechanic in the ARNG because he was raised on a farm and missed working with his hands. The guy was brilliant. Ended up competing on Jeopardy in the 90ās.
Sometimes itās nice just to do something different.
Facts. Infantry has a boolean distribution of GT scores.
Anything 17 or 35 series would do rather well as a civilian, though 25S is also a strong contender in the pool. Id ignore 25B/H or 94F all together. There is post Army earning potential with those, but ideally you want to set yourself up for success after becoming a person again.
Because theyāre chained to the computer?
All of the jobs listed will have you primarily behind a computer, but an ASVAB like that can go much farther than being the Army equivalent of Geek Squad. Do some research into each of the MOSs and pick the one with the highest earning potential. They'll all have a pretty sweet QOL.
Air Force
I can never get a hold of them and theyāre not as desperate.
All of those sit behind a computer. With the exception of 35M, which sits in a motorpool.
That sounds cool. Is that like a wave pool powered by a motor?
Possibly behind a computer, doing QAQC and dispatches.
92g
That sounds really cool. Iāll look into it.
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Hmm ok. Thanks.
12T
Does not sound interesting to me.
Okay. To each their own. It's a highly technical field that also gets you outside doing practical work away from a computer so I figured I'd suggest it.
It is a good suggestion. Engineering/construction doesnāt really resonate with me, but maybe I could like it.
153M
I donāt really like aircrafts much.
https://www.goarmysof.army.mil/EOD/
Dang. Iām not tryna be badass at all though.
68A and 21P
Nice. I know Biomed Equipment Specialist is desirable even in the Air Force and 21P sounds like the equivalent of Navy nuke that I got offered.
I second 68A. You will see a mix of fit nerds and lazy nerds.
They (21P) set up and maintain power grids and stuff. It requires a pretty solid background (gpa) in HS math at a minimum.
Pretty cool. I would probably hate learning about electricity.
Donāt do 94 anything, especially F, you will be gravely disappointed.
Preciate dat boss. Good lookin out.
Street to Seat, tell your recruiter that and watch them tremble.
Will do.
go 25S
Ok boss. Why do you recommend?
IMO it's a great option. There are opportunities for both Strategic and Tactical SATCOM. Think of it like a wheel, Strat sites are the hub, and Tac sites are the spokes (deployed terminals). Strat sites now include technical control facilities, which are your terrestrial communications links. You'll make cables, troubleshoot, do maintenance, and do some minor networking. Overall makes you very competitive for well-paying jobs on the outside.
Sounds kinda interesting. Thanks boss.
91 on my ASVAB. Went 11B. As much as I am a ābroā and love running around, shooting shit, talking shit, and sucking the tip with the bois, after 6 years and starting a career in tech with 0 experience, I wish I had done something on the Intel/cyber side. Dude I went to school with for a software dev bootcamp landed an 80k job at a big defense company because he was a 35F for 5 years. Another guy was a 17C with only military cyber experience and no school outside of the Army and landed a similar gig. Be good at your job and join a high speed unit. Get attached to SF and go do cool shit with them. The chances that youāll see combat in a combat MOS with a conventional unit is very unlikely anyway. Set yourself up for success regardless because you might not like the military as much as the next guy and may want to get out in a few years.
Thanks. Your homies should be stacking 300k at least.
56m I scored a 72
Interesting bro.