(I wasnt in the military, but I was in the Cub Scouts, so this counts)
Posted on 07/08/2007 11:04:39 AM PDT by Bear_Slayer
Well, I'm going back into the military after nearly 20 years out. The Army will take me at my age due to my prior service. I'm due back at MEPS in 15 days and looking at shipping out in 4 weeks.
I've got some questions that I was hoping any active duty or retired soldiers could answer.
My ASVABS are good so I don't think that I should be limited much. I qualified for nuke stuff 20 years ago so I expect that my scores are still just as good.
Specifically, I'm looking at paralegal and want to know anything about this MOS.
I'm also interested in several other Intel and Language type jobs. Any generic info on administative, intel, or language jobs that you have.
Also, what jobs seem to be getting sign up bonuses currently?
I'm working with a recruiter, but want to have a lot of questions answered efore I got back.
(I wasnt in the military, but I was in the Cub Scouts, so this counts)
I salute you... but have you considered the possibilty that YOU might end up saluting Hillary?
Other than bonuses given to all enlistees (assuming that such bonuses exist) my guess is that most would be in the Medical Corps/Nurse Corps and the combat arms.There certainly could be others as well.
You salute the rank, not the person.
DLI is always good. ;)
God be with you—thank you for your service. Sorry I have no advice—went into National Guard as prior service but that was in 1990... take care of yourself.
I envy you. While the army will take you, you still have to pass PT. At your age, look for an in-demand specialty position so you can stay with it another 16+ years to full retirement.
0321 in the Marine Corps is the one that gets you the best "bonus".
What's that? You get to be a Marine...bwhahahahahaha...kidding.
Good luck, with your Army service.
The Cub Scouts don’t have heavy artillery.
I’m a retired Navy corpsman. If the Army’s enlisted “Legalman” is anything like the Navy’s, I wouldn’t really recommend it: mostly monotonous low-level work, nothing like what NCIS actors portray an enlisted Legalman to be. And when you eventually return to civilian life, I’m not sure your paralegal skills will be worth that much.
I’d suggest, at your age, to pick an MOS that will give you a second career. That might be in Intelligence or linguistics, but certainly could be in Logistics.
Have you thought about the Army’s NBC (nuke-bio-chem) warfare units?
There are “occupational guides” out there that profile civilian careers that have too few applicants, or that project where the coming jobs are likely to be in five years or so.
“...several other Intel”
Army Intel types are a different breed; for one, they can read...seriously, get your TS clearance paper work in order before leaving town....
Of course not.
They make them out of wood, rocks, and whatever else they can scrounge up in the forest.
Besides which they dont need heavy artillery. They got their cub scout knives, which are much more deadlier. And you dont want to mess with a cub scout and his knife!
Paralegal is boring, and you could get stuck working for some doofus contract attorney at contracting command, writing purchasing orders for ketchup packets, fts.
I was a navy corpsmen so I know what 0311 is and also 0341.
-Doc
I’ve passed FBI background checks and have no criminal record.
What does it take to obtain TS clearance?
What can fail a person?
-Doc
You salute the rank, not the person.
Yep.. the Soldier’s Paradox - honorable men taking their orders from crooked politicians
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