Just swore into the US Army MOS 25U Signal support systems specialist. Signed my life away for 4 years...

Just swore into the US Army MOS 25U Signal support systems specialist. Signed my life away for 4 years. Anyone know what I should expect?

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Jody will fuck your gf

You'll hate it or love it. There is no in between.
Also you will always feel inferior to the Navy and thats OK. They're better than you.

good money and benefits and a better resume than i had after my 4 years out of high school (i did nothing)

I made a 75 on my asvab could have joined the air force but I had already talked to an army recruiter and was too beta to change my decision

Why would anyone want to be a faggot sailor

To be far away from faggots like you

AF Here,
Currently deployed and I’m eating steak and lobster, you made the wrong move.

Fuck you, squid. Your right about everything but the inferiority. 25 series generally has slow career progression, and you'll spend a lot of time in a common cage. Basic is easy, Army is soft now.

worked with alot of 25U's, hopefully you don't get attached to a cav or infantry unit or you'll just be an 11b and went to training for the wrong MOS. also moar

*you're *commo cage

19D here. you're fucked, practically an 11b or scout by now.

You should have joined the reserves, this way you get the exact same training as active, but you get to go home after AIT and get a decent job. If you fall on your ass as a reservist, you can simply request temporary assignment to a deployed unit for a year to save up some cash and rack up easy promotions in the combat area. Going straight active leaves your shit swinging in the breeze if you get a shitty permanent duty station or unit. Never too late to talk to a reserve recruiter. Also should have picked up an ASVAB study guide so you could have prepped and gotten a better score. If I had it to do all over, I would bailed out of the Army and gone Air Force Reserve after my deployment.

Navy has some truly world-class training, specifically getting your A&P ticket while getting paid, avionics, radar, commo, engineering, etc. Agreed that getting stuck on a ship with a bunch of dudes sucks ass, but the infantry aint much better.

Is there anywhere that I'm more likely to be stationed because of my MOS or is it all random.

You chose raw active, where you go will be determined by your drill instructors based on your performance in basic and AIT. If you are a bum, you will be shipped off to some shit CSS unit. If you are squared away, you MIGHT get assigned to 101st or 82nd.

Yup Hurry up and Wait , And the iinitials FTA

How much free time will I likely have? I'm really interested in MMA and was wondering if id have the kind of time to go to classes or not

See above post

Yeah, expect to serve 8. Nobody signs a 4 year contract, they're all 8. Enjoy the last 4 wasting your weekends at pointless reserve drills.

I won't let anyone talk me into renewing my contract no matter what. I'm only 18 so I figured I can do this without making it my whole life and just get the benefits and expierence. To be honest I don't really like the culture

68c
expect good times.
its the army after all. battle buddys ftw lol
you're lucky you signed up now and not in fall because winter in places like Fort Sill are hell.

During basic and AIT you will have severely limited free time. During basic, a trip to the PX is for a slice of pizza is better than sex. Granted, I did infantry OSUT at Ft. Benning, so the day we graduated basic and moved into AIT, the drills merely said welcome to AIT assholes, and smoked the shit out of us all fucking morning. Literally nothing changed. As commo your experience may be a bit less shitty. Save the MMA shit for when you get to permanent duty. You are sure to have some jailbird dodger try to fuck with you if you admit you have an interest in MMA. Keep that hobby shit under your cover. You should foster more of a prison mentality and less of a college mindset. I'm not kidding.

Lol, 75 on the asvab? Weak. Scored a 96 on mine.

But im a retard so im signing 11x with opt 40.

you don't want any MOS that is 11 anything no equivalent civilian occupation! except contract killer lol. I was 11D40 after,discharge and tour in Korea went to get a job in real world and was told in no uncertain terms I had no marketable skills except maybe I could get a job with Forestry as park ranger.

You must be old school because they moved 11D from infantry to armor a very long time ago, where it became 19D. I have 19D as my secondary MOS.

What are you talking about? You don't have to go reserve or guard. I'm currently IRR and will most likely never set foot in a military installation ever again.

I did a 6x2 contact in the Reserves and then they eliminated the IRR so I had to keep drilling. They ended up activating me to Iraq and extending me 4 months past my ETS date. I had a good experience overall though. Don't underestimate the allure of signing a tax free bonus when deployed though. They raked in tons of re-ups dangling that carrot.

Your gonna get 11C, mortar maggot. Worst of all the 11 series hahahah

68A, formerly 91A. What's a Charlie, I forget.

Kek, you believe that with this president?

If not for my spinal injury, I would have loved to have been pulled back to Iraq. I burned off my IRR time drilling. Wanted to cash.

Any chances of me seeing combat within my time serving given my MOS?

You could have been a Navy NUKE and gotton 6 figs

Yeah, thats my big fear. Is there any way to actually secure 11b? I thought you can only sign for the series, but ive read some places that they do have 11b contracts

With all the active duty, reserve and guard soldiers, we'd have to be losing a war for them to call on a bunch of fat and out of shape people who've moved on with their lives.

Where were you. COB Speicher here.

1965 1967 11D was officially Armored Intellegence Specialist translated Recon Scout Draftee 2 year active duty, 2 year active reserve, 2 years inactive reserve

Hey, remember the, "im retarded" part?

I would be an 0311 if the army recruiter didnt approach me.

They already did it 15 years ago, have you already forgotten?

Quality bait, desu

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>So,,,He was behind of it??

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Recruiter here with 9 years in.

If you score over 75 on the ASVAB, go Navy or Air Force. Don't let your recruiter lie to you and say that you have to join because you took the ASVAB. Walk out and go into both the Navy and Air Force offices and make a decision.

Regardless, signing up doesn't mean you have to do anything other than your active duty term.

Bring Back the Draft

Lol no. You dont get 6 figures until you renew your contract and decide to make navy a career. The reason they pay 6 figures to renewed contracts is because NO FUCKING BODY wants to do that shit again. Nuke is literally the worst MOS in all of the armed forces.

Have fun being trapped in a can underwater full of jizz crust and stale farts for years at a time. Oh, whats that, youre at port after months at sea and everyones going on land to party and unwind? Whos going to stay behind to tend the nuclear fucking reactor? Aw shucks, looks like you cant go ashore afterall private fuckface. At least youll have the boat to yourself and get to hear everyone elses stories!

I mean, you legally do. But they aint gonna do shit if you ignore an irr call up. I didnt ignore mine though, because i couldnt adapt to civvie life and was excited for another deployment.

there's already too many people in the army

Honestly after these 4 years I am smoking so much weed it's unbelievable. How is the drug culture in the army??

"private"

Lets everyone know that you don't know what you're talking about.

Hey, so I'm a recent grafuating 25b from fort Gordon, if you want to know what it was like then I sure as hell can tell you it blew major donkey dick. TRADOC is the worse thing in the world. The lifestyle there is so shit if you don't like getting fucked over by your platoon. Lots of time wasting, pt at 0430 school ends at 1630, lights out at 2030,that was just my company though. Get used to wearing that piece of shit camel pack on your back because for the next year or how ever long you're in training for, you either have that shit on your back or you get counseled. Other than that foods good, weekends are decent. Phase up as soon as possible so you can see your money wither away in your bank account. Good luck and have fun.

I know a few soldiers who did drugs. One got caught, didnt get kicked out but got fucked HARD.

Ive been drunk as fuck at the bar before and smoked some weed, but it clears my system fast because im in shape and never smoke. Its more prevalent that one might think.

Let me get back on track for the OP for a minute. OP, you fucking faggot, start prepping for basic now. Start by gathering all the information you can on your chosen MOS. il.ngb.army.mil/Resources/RTI/25u.aspx
This may include asking your recruiter to find and give you a copy of the 25U1O Soldiers Manual. It will include subjects you will be tested on, so start learning that shit now. Also, start running 3 miles at least twice a week. Push-ups and sit-ups should be no problem for an 18 year old, but runs is where the majority of recruits struggle. Consider picking up some cardio supplements to give yourself an edge. I suggest getting a product called XtendOvite. It's an all natural, herbal vasodiolator that will jack your circulation efficiency by 30%, minimum. It take a few weeks to scrub the plaque from your arteries, so buy it now and double dose it till you get on the bus. The effect is long lasting, so you should cruise through the 8 weeks of basic like a champ.
Also, post any questions you have here, no matter how small or stupid they seem. Looks like we got some legit guys in this thread. Nobody told me shit before I got to basic.

I hope you don't actually believe you have a choice in the matter

Not with what is coming, Also It is not the numbers why draft should be reinstated, Why should 2% of eligible persons have to bear the brunt of our country's security? Everyone that is fit should serve.

There's a good amount of people who pop hot. Smart people just wait til they're on leave

Dude, don't smoke weed while active duty.

Find out how to get shrooms, much easier to get away with.

1986 - 2000, 11B, deployed for Desert Storm. Reserve from start to finish, volunteered as an IMA in 1990. Welcome home, brother.

This.
My buddy, a reservist, got told that if and when they get word, they will have 2 weeks to square their life away and be prepared for korea. Gonna need a lot of people.

>taking every utterance literally
Oh shit you got me! You realized im not in the armed forces! Therefore i know literally nothing about anything and cannot access google to look up why nukes have such a high burnout rate and theres a support group for their mothers. Or how theres ZERO employment opprotunities in civvie life.

Have fun trying to use your nuclear reactor hand holding experience on a resule when we are scaling back nuclear energy, the markets super saturated with other nukes just as pathetic and jobless as you, and the fact that the nukes that DO get hired will 100% always be the ones that reupped their contracts.

Or idk, whatever. Go ahead, go become a nuke. Youll love it ;^)

I ETS'd 3 years ago bud. But i agree, its fucking hell how much you fear that next drug test.

Why? So they can get fat?

Every branch needs to instate mando PT. There's way to many fatties.

OP here. Don't ram my ass over this but im a scrawney dude and a smoker. I had the impression that basic would get me in shape and AIT would teach me about my job. I'm no underacheiver I just know fuck all about the military.

Ofcourse not, but likelihood of anyone being called up on IRR is almost fucking zero

>voluntarily became a POG just to be a welfare queen in 4 years.
You are literal trash.

25B here.. this thread is full of shit.

25U is typically the universal commo guy. They get trained up on just about everything, but don't really specialize in anything. I'm a reclass from 11C... these dipshits saying you'll be a 11b or 11d if you go to a cav / inf unit are just sucking you off. You'll never be in any position like that..

You'll be assigned to your S6 shop where all the other signal fucks go, and you'll do regulra day commo shit. Nothing more, nothing less.

Did it for the benefits. I can't afford college and I'm lazy as fuck so the army should help me with both of those problems. I plan on having a good life that doesn't revolve around the military.

You god damn retard ditch the smokes right fucking now, because you will learn the true meaning of regret during your first 5 mile forced march. As far as being scrawny, that totally works in your favor in basic because its all about endurance, not strength. I was 132 pounds in basic. Came back from the war a few years later at 174 pounds, which is my ideal fighting weight. Again, get some XtendOvite right now and start running 3 times a week. The drills are going to just fuck your shit up kid unless you get with the program.

Thank you, I will never forget my "homecoming"
Full Dress Greens walking in SFO airport terminal to switch flights walk into main terminal. Demonstrators yelling at us Baby Killer, Rapist, and Murderer,it was over 50 years ago I remember it like it was yesterday

I started as a 31C but we had to "retrain" to 25U. Basic training depends on where you go and who your drill sgts are, and how shitty the guys in your platoon are. We had one who would get us in trouble on purpose and they don't give a fuck, everyone gets punished every time. I seriously almost kicked him down the concrete stairwell. I went to Benning and it was AMAZING not having women around to slow us down and create drama, plus we could call whatever cadences we wanted because at that time women weren't on sand hill anywhere. That has probably changed thanks to Obama.

AIT at Fort Gordon will be a breeze. The signal company is right by the athletic field, where some idiots will end up getting caught having sex. Speaking of, we had a couple have sex IN THE DRILL SGT BATHROOM and leave a condom floating in the goddamn toilet. THAT was a great weekend, let me tell you. IF you're intelligent, don't act like it. People will get jealous, ESPECIALLY your superiors, and they can make your life hell and write bad reports on you before you even make it to your unit. I don't know if they're still using the rat rigs, but that's a great place to take a nap (sitting up with a field manual in your hand of course) and are also great fun to throw rocks at other people's rat rigs. Whenever there is free time, exit the building ASAP. Don't walk, RUN away. Return when you need to and not before, otherwise you'll end up on some shitty detail or stupid "fun" training.

GO TO MIDNIGHT CHOW EVERY CHANCE YOU GET. That's the freshest food you'll get there.

OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND. THIS IS YOUR MANTRA. REMEMBER IT. Become religious during Basic, go to the longest mass possible, the rest of your sunday will be spent cleaning.

GODSPEED SOLDIER!

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How easy would it be for me to get ahold of liquor as an 18 year old?

so much this!

fag

Lmfao, dude. Literally, youll be in your barracks and someone will come to your door, "we got too much alcohol, come to the beergarden and fucking take some." Happened at least once a month in my unit. Just stay in your room and dont do stupid shit.

That's what I'm talking about.
You became a POG, the worst of the military, to live off the taxpayer dime rather than doing something, at least grunts earn their free ride. Hence why you are scum and trash.

>25B here.. this thread is full of shit.
Are you working in the communications field now? How are the job prospects for 25 series in the real world?

No way reserve units can be used, it would be lambs to the slaughter, need full time troops with high level of combat training not weekend warriors

Very fucking easy, most soldiers will be old enough and invite you to drink. Beware barracks parties though

>navy
>better than any other branch

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This is stupid as fuck.

This guy is so full of shit LMFAO. You pick 3 spots, you MIGHT get one, you might not. Should have asked for a guaranteed duty station in your contract. Too late now if you've signed. But your trainers don't decide where you go lmao.

He isnt a grunt, he's a 68s.

I hear you. My old man told me stories from when he came back from Vietnam. I simply got off the plane, took the train home, got on my Yamaha FZR-600 and got on with life like nothing ever happened.

You should expect regret in the fact that you didn’t join the Air Force

Guarantee of station would be shit. You might get there, be told theres no spots for your MOS, and get retrained at the needs of the branch. (Youll be a cook.)

Yeah, I just very recently went through with the reclass.

25 series is one of the few MOS classes in the military where it will translate perfectly into civilian world, especially if you are 25B (IT Specialist).

It's A+, CCNA, and Sec + training w/ a Sec+ certificate. Plus hands on various IDS and shit like that... looking at training on cisco net acad and hands on class room training for multiple months. That being said, training is what you make it. The more effort you put in, the more you will get out of it.

During basic at Benning we simply put on our PT uniforms and called a cab and went to the PX on the main post. It was too easy, its just fear that keeps you trapped. They only catch the low hanging fruit that tries to go to the vending machines at the mini shopping center where you get your hair cuts.

Besides drinking what other types of drugs are commonly used in the military

What? Are you a drain on the system as well?
Demanding free shit, and that people thank you for your service because you're "a veteran" who got a lite col, in charge of paperwork coffee for a few years?

Would have been a good question to ask before you signed up lol.

Adderall, shrooms, spice, robitussin, they found a crack pipe outside my barracks one time so there's that.

>OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND. THIS IS YOUR MANTRA
This nigger gets it.

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Amen no one except those that wore the uniform during that time understands it was only two years ago I contacted Dept of Army and requested my decorations, and only because my I want them passed down to my son I hsve my Father's from WW 2 and my Grsndfather's from WW1

Are you shitting me? Army trains MS A+ CCNA and Sec +? Amazing how much things have changed since the 1980's I guess.

Currently at CYBER at Fort Gordon. My company sucks ass. The strictest one here and depending on your MOS how easy/hard your classes are. 25u got relaxed rules while 25C/L/P have it stricter. Can't leave the base until 11 weeks here if you phase up. Cant wear civies until week 5. Honestly just workout, play vidya, smoke, and stay clean and you're set. I know some people that can get coke and acid for a long weekend. And if you do fuck, don't let anyone else know and don't get caught. Snitching is encouraged here.

OP's job requires a security clearance. If you pop hot for drugs you're getting kicked out of your MOS and they'll put you in the shittiest one possible, MP, home of the washouts. Not worth it fam.

XANAX seems like it would be a gift from God when you're in there. How hard is it to get it perscribed to you?

Is that your ass? If so you can quarter with my anytime sailor ;)

And not respected what so ever soy boy. Air Force men fuck each other because marine and army dudes are fucking their women.

Surprisingly I didn't know or hear of anyone who did it. The local college kids were all over that shit though, so I guess if someone wanted they could easily get it.

This is Jody, I salute your patriotism. What did you say your girlfriends address is?