What can I study before joining the army in 7 months ?
I already have a undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering and I don't want to continue. I think about it since high school, and I am a reservist in the navy for 2 years. I don't want to do something scientific, but something that can help me with my future job, noncommissioned officer in the infantry. Maybe some management ? History ? Geography ? Sociology ? Sport ? Law ? Language (english is important now, with the european army projet). Keep in mind that I will go to school for only a semester, i will not graduate but I just want to now the basics.
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Jack Hall
motor mechanics is the best knowledge you can take with you into the field
Lucas Richardson
If you have a degree you can commission. Jobs prospects for infantry are not good, there are not a lot of jobs that need expertise in killing and shit talking lol. And NCO isnt a job it's part of a rank, have to earn it
Parker Kelly
Take a secretary class at community college because you will spend 90% of your time doing BS admin paperwork.
Luke King
OP must have a shit GPA if he enlisted. I'm sure he tried to get commissioned already and failed.
Ayden Roberts
>shit gpa Wut? GPA doesnt matter in the real world friendo
No, but if I can, I will take the internal recruitment tests, I think I'll have more credibility that way.
Austin Martin
To get acommision in the military it matters.
Levi Roberts
First aid
Xavier Adams
>What is community college
Blake Brown
Why didn't you try to get a commission already? and why did the navy let you leave after only 2 years?
Matthew Reyes
nigger, why would you join as an enlisted man when you can get commissioned?
Ryder Perry
History, leadership skills (what you learn in the army is good but it has some holes, make sure you are not a "toxic" leader.)
Basic EMT stuff is always helpful no matter what the situation.
Joshua Reyes
First, if you are enlisting then you aren't going in as an NCO - with a college degree, you can go in as an E-4 but you will be a specialist, not a Corporal. Just t be clear, there IS a difference!
Second, college is not your best prep. I would spend your time doing a LOT of physical prep, and if you want to take classes take them in practical skills, not pure academics. Some sociology might help a little, so might a relevant language, but you are unlikely to learn enough in one semester to really help. So maybe go take a semester course on auto repair or such.
Christian Bell
Reservist.
Kayden Morgan
My bad
Josiah Wright
And I'm seconding first aid skills - you can easily knock out a first responder course in that time, maybe full EMT.
Luis Long
Yes that's a good advice, thank you, I already did that.
The let me leave after 2 years, or after 2 contracts, I work for them only in summer vacations, while a was in university.
Landon Harris
Am Navy reservist - never heard of that happening.
Jace Scott
If OP wants to enlist then fuck it, more power to him. If he later gets a comission then he will have more credibility with his men. The military command structure forces formal relations between officer and enlisted man, but you know and I know that no enlisted man respects a 2nd Lieutenant fresh out of college with no fuckin experience demanding his respect.
Noah Miller
Just be aware that any contract they give you is most likely going to be triple that amount.
Jordan Miller
1. Fuck the blue chord, go cav. 2. Study your army history, the warriors creed and the ethos, learn rank structure 2 part 2 Make sure you never call a sergeant a sir or an officer a sergeant (Drill Sergeant shall be called Drill Sergeant) 3. Either way you go, make sure you can do the physical demands.
The army has recently introduced yet another test to qualify your MoS. Most combat related rolls are listed as "heavy". (This is for new recruits only, you oldfags dont have to worry)
Infantry and Cav scouts have to do well on the.. 1.dead lift (160) 2. Standing long jump (I forget the requirement) 3.weighted sitting ball throw (I forget it too, just make sure you can decently throw a 15 pound medicine ball like a man and not a girl and you're okay. Its easy. 3. Shuttle run (Cav scouts have to get 6.4 and I think 11B's are in same area). Really prep for that shuttle run, theres people who are passing the 2 mile run with flying colors but are failing the shuttle run.
Anything automotive, electrical, gun maintenance will also make the field "easier" for you.
Hunter Thompson
Didn't know you were ROTC midshiman thought you were an actual sailor my bad.
Adrian Reed
He'll have more respect from enlisted but less respect from officers. Mustangs are often limited in their career advancement because they weren't good enough to get a commission the "right" way.
Samuel Thompson
Also, that dead lift test goes up to 290 pounds, but 160 is the qualifier.
Its recommended that you meet the qualification and conserve energy for the shuttle run.
Robert Powell
Seems to me that OP isn't trying to become a General in the first place so I don't see what the issue is. The Army needs people like him.
Jayden Miller
For the physical preparation I go tho the gym and run a lot already, but I will practice more often, surely. Yes, that's what I thought, I will search for practical skills.
Leo Parker
You'll definitely need some sort of professional sensitivity training to help you make excuses for female soldiers that are failing to meet requirements so see if you can get a course that helps with that.
John Ward
What country? Everone is assuming you are American when you're obviously not.
Camden Garcia
I agree with all of that, but the mustangs I've known saw discrimination right from the get-go. It can be hard just to get your 20, getting a star is a fucking miracle.
Isaiah James
Noone in this thread is ever going to become a general so I don't see why you homos are even talking about that shit.