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Army Reservist, five years.
Active duty, Coast Guard, four years.
USCGC POLAR SEA (WAGB-11), Shellback, Golden Dragon, Penguin. Operation Deep Freeze.

NO I haven't and I'm wondering why the Americans are listing positions as 13P's and 11B's, sounds rediculous.

Molested Sock wrote:NO I haven't and I'm wondering why the Americans are listing positions as 13P's and 11B's, sounds rediculous.

Military Occupation Specialty.

The numbers signify the field, and the letter signify a specialty in the field.

For example, an 11B is an Infantryman. 11 means Infantry, and B means straight ground pounder, as opposed to 11C (mortarman) or 11M (Mechanized infantry).

Molested Sock wrote:NO I haven't and I'm wondering why the Americans are listing positions as 13P's and 11B's, sounds rediculous.

its the Army MOS system. 11B is basic infantry, 13P is an MLRS automated tac data systems specialist

Army MOS list

The South Islands wrote:

Molested Sock wrote:NO I haven't and I'm wondering why the Americans are listing positions as 13P's and 11B's, sounds rediculous.

Military Occupation Specialty.

The numbers signify the field, and the letter signify a specialty in the field.

For example, an 11B is an Infantryman. 11 means Infantry, and B means straight ground pounder, as opposed to 11C (mortarman) or 11M (Mechanized infantry).

Thanks TSI, now could you possibly tell me why?
I'm assuming that it is to make military burecratic forms easier(probably harder) to understand, when being processed.

Molested Sock wrote:

The South Islands wrote:

Molested Sock wrote:NO I haven't and I'm wondering why the Americans are listing positions as 13P's and 11B's, sounds rediculous.

Military Occupation Specialty.

The numbers signify the field, and the letter signify a specialty in the field.

For example, an 11B is an Infantryman. 11 means Infantry, and B means straight ground pounder, as opposed to 11C (mortarman) or 11M (Mechanized infantry).

Thanks TSI, now could you possibly tell me why?
I'm assuming that it is to make military burecratic forms easier(probably harder) to understand, when being processed.

Its a way of organizing the army to make it easier for the REMFs to do their jobs. It also signifies what training you have, and your present job and/or status. Every army has some way of classifying personnel like this.

I was in the Marines for 7 years. Not that it matters because you can't verify anything. I am sure other Marines can tell from the way I post on other topics.

I was going to join the Military, but I dont meet the physical requirements, apparently they dont want fat people,

But, I have several friends who did, and they seem to enjoy it for the most part, so it would seem to be a good thing to me, Id recommend it...

Maurepas wrote:I was going to join the Military, but I dont meet the physical requirements, apparently they dont want fat people,

But, I have several friends who did, and they seem to enjoy it for the most part, so it would seem to be a good thing to me, Id recommend it...

Lose weight?

Tarantum wrote:Sparked by the military schools thread, I'm curious too see who on NSG has served in the military...

I have not served in the military, though I have several friends who are either active duty or reserves in the Canadian Forces or honourably discharged U.S. military types. All the men in my family of my father's generation served the minimum stint in the military. (I do not come from a military family, by the way.)

I think the military has had a lot of positive effects on my friends' lives. I've considered joining as an officer a few times before, but I ultimately decided that it wouldn't really be my thing.

Maurepas wrote:I was going to join the Military, but I dont meet the physical requirements, apparently they dont want fat people,

Bah, you can just loose weight to qualify. Unfortunately I need completely new eye-balls *grumble, mutter*

This probably doesn't count in the strictest sense, but:
[*]my half-brother did 20 years in the United States Air Force and rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant. He worked on the mechanical stuff.
[*]my half-first cousin is in the army and he's done at least one tour in Afghanistan.
[*]my half-first cousin once removed's husband is in Iraq as I type this.
[*]my uncle was in the Navy during Vietnam

I avoid any kind of military or members of the same. I just utterly disagree with the basic concept.

I haven't and I don't plan on doing so.

I went to basic and graduated as 11B. I did not report to airborne school. As you can imagine, I am now out of the military. No, I do not regret what I have done, and yes I was discharged (meaning, no, I am not on the run).

I have been on the past offered a job in the Air Force as a trainer, and my brother is currently a specialist serving in the only remaining Mechanized Infantry brigade in Iraq.

I'm in the Navy as a Fire Controlman E-5 working on the 5" guns, with side work on the 25mm cannon, .50 MGs, etc, etc.

Basically, any projectile weapon you can think of on a ship, I work with it. Even CIWS, a little bit. I like it when I get to do my job. When I'm dealing with the inevitable bureaucratic bullshit....That's when I wanna throw khakis overboard.

USS Lake Erie CG-70. I was here helping track for Operation Burnt Frost (the satellite shootdown). By that, I mean I sat bored on watch. Weeeee.

Cabra West wrote:I avoid any kind of military or members of the same. I just utterly disagree with the basic concept.

then why post in this topic at all?

Grays Harbor wrote:

Cabra West wrote:I avoid any kind of military or members of the same. I just utterly disagree with the basic concept.

then why post in this topic at all?

Boredom.

Cabra West wrote:

Grays Harbor wrote:

Cabra West wrote:I avoid any kind of military or members of the same. I just utterly disagree with the basic concept.

then why post in this topic at all?

Boredom.

then tell us, what is it you disagree with?

Enlisting in Active Army in November (17th Birthday).

Been waiting my whole life for that day, if I dont get in due to medical BS or something else.. I will shit a brick. I seriously have no idea what I would do in life besides the military. I'd have to become a Catholic Monk or something.

11x if my ASVAB allows it. Hopefully an Airborne slot will be open. If im not able to do that, "Bradley Linebacker Crewmember" or "Crytologic Linguist" sounds rather interesting. Any input on them would be great.

11X is just "infantry recruit"

Grays Harbor wrote:11X is just "infantry recruit"

Was told by my recruiter that the army picks for whether your a ground pounder or mortarman.

Rolling Dead wrote:

Grays Harbor wrote:11X is just "infantry recruit"

Was told by my recruiter that the army picks for whether your a ground pounder or mortarman.

ah. ok. that sounds about right. I was an 11A, assigned to Bradleys

Grays Harbor wrote:

Cabra West wrote:

Grays Harbor wrote:then why post in this topic at all?

Boredom.

then tell us, what is it you disagree with?

I dislike the notion of killing people when ordered by governments.
And I cannot understand the kind of people who volunteer to do this.

Yes, I know, not everybody who joins the military will get to kill someone, and sure, they do help out when there's natural catastrophes and the like. But that doesn't change the fact that governments keep a military for violence and killing. They don't keep them so that they've always have people to carry sandbags when there's a flood.