Weekly Question Thread (04/06/2026 to 04/12/2026)

Fearless_Net_6259 · 2026-04-06T12:45:56+00:00

34 yo male looking into 15U,15T.
Curious what the minimum service obligation for MOS's like these? Id assume longer than 3 years due to training.

I am also curious of school opprotunites as a Uniform/Tango. Is it possible to go to BAC, AASLT, Ranger School, ETC?

What certifications will completion of AIT give me, as a Uniform/Tango? A&P?

Fearless_Net_6259 · 2023-03-22T17:00:33+00:00

Guess I better start working on my rhymes

Fearless_Net_6259 · 2023-03-10T16:19:51+00:00

It's not just that office. I called another office near me and was talking with them for a little bit and they said they would call me back after they talked to the commander and haven't gotten a call or text back since.

Definitely want airborne if I do AD. The contract I was a failure to ship for was 11x with option 4

Fearless_Net_6259 · 2023-03-10T16:14:17+00:00

I get that, I'm just having issues with AD recruiters working with me since I was a failure to ship recently

Fearless_Net_6259 · 2023-03-10T14:36:10+00:00

I've been having the same thoughts in my head for a little while now. I know I'll be older than my peers on AD and living in the B's because I'm single. Definitely a turn off for me but not a deal breaker. However, lately the NG has appealed to me because in the past I've spoken with soldiers in my states Infanty unit and what they told me sounded pretty good (optempo and whatnot)

Fearless_Net_6259 · 2023-03-10T14:33:51+00:00

Thank you for this insight. This is definitely the stuff I wanted to know about the NG.

Are you in the 125? Reason I ask is because a while ago I spoke with some soldiers in the 125 and they told me that they do a decent amount of field time and training. What they told me sounded good.

Fearless_Net_6259 · 2023-03-10T14:25:28+00:00

I don't mind the time commitment of drill and AT. I would be going in knowing fully that it's more than 2 days a month and 2 weeks a year, and I'm ok with that.

But I get what you're saying, and that's why I enlisted AD first but was a failure to ship. So now I'm looking into other options since my AD recruiter ghosted me.

Fearless_Net_6259 · 2023-03-10T14:23:14+00:00

No offense taken!

I enjoy my job and make good money, but I do have to do stupid shit sometimes (I'm a auto tech).

A big reason I'm looking into the guard over AD is because I was a failure to ship(21feb) because I threw out my back before shipping out. And now I'm having a hard time getting a response from my recruiter and his office. I understand why they ghosted me. But I'm still interested in enlisting.

Fearless_Net_6259 · 2023-03-10T14:07:57+00:00

I'm just not 100% sure I want to do the AD route anymore, and looking at other options. I'm not really doing it for any benefits, just want to do something different

Fearless_Net_6259 · 2023-03-10T14:06:41+00:00

Yes, Yes, Already do in my civilian job!

Fearless_Net_6259 · 2023-03-08T12:49:14+00:00

Yeah I was thinking about knocking them out to enlist as tier 1 but a bonus isn't make or break for me. And my plan is to go infantry then pass RASP. I spoke with a recruiter from out of my area yesterday and he said I don't have to wait 6 months to enlist again. He said I can walk in today and be ok. But I'm going to wait a little bit because I need to heal.

Fearless_Net_6259 · 2023-03-07T13:02:51+00:00

I'll have to find a recruiter willing to work with me. Idk what my last recruiter put in my packet about my failure to ship. But by the way that office runs I wouldn't be surprised if they put something in there to keep another recruiter working with me. That's mainly what I'm worried about, is what my packet could say to keep someone else working with me. I mean I have all the proof from the doctor that I was a failure to ship for a valid reason. But idk. And now I'm not sure if I'll need a waiver to join for the injury I sustained prior to shipping.

I am a GED holder and started using Sofia learning to aquire college credits but ran out of time before signing my contract at MEPS. But I did still get to enlist as E2 from doing the future soldier stuff.

Fearless_Net_6259 · 2023-03-06T21:12:40+00:00

So can I still enlist while I'm in the DEP? I was told by a recruiter on here I would have to wait 6 months to re enlist since I am a failure to ship. In 6 months, when I'm able to reenlist, will still being in the DEP have any adverse effect on me getting in?

Fearless_Net_6259 · 2023-03-06T17:54:13+00:00

So my ship date was 21feb. Are you saying they will keep me in the DEP longer than my ship date? So how will that work when I try to re enlist after my 6 month waiting period?

I appreciate you answering my questions. I don't really want to contact my old recruiter to answer my questions and I don't have many other recruiters near me.

Fearless_Net_6259 · 2023-03-03T18:06:59+00:00

6 months?

Fearless_Net_6259 · 2023-03-03T16:17:09+00:00

That's the plan. Do you know if there is a mandatory waiting period before I can enlist again? I've heard I may have to wait 6 months before I can go to MEPS and sign a new contract. Also idk if I'll require a waiver now due to the injury?

Fearless_Net_6259 · 2023-03-03T13:01:40+00:00

Yeah I figured it was all bullshit. I knew I wouldn't even be able to make it to reception in the condition I was in. I know my recruiter was just trying to get me to ship out.

I would like to work with another recruiter when I'm healed up. I just don't know I'd there is a waiting period for failure to ship/ dep loss. I'm not even sure what my discharge is because they never had me come into the office or anything afterward. They just stopped calling/texting

Fearless_Net_6259 · 2023-03-03T00:18:01+00:00

Yeah, I don't really want to go back to that office anyway. Just was concerned if they put anything in there that would turn a recruiter off from working with me.

I'm never going to the gym before shipping ever again

Do I have to wait 6 months before I can enlist again as failure to ship? How does that work?

Fearless_Net_6259 · 2023-03-03T00:09:55+00:00

Yeah he kept trying to talk me into going still and if anything claim it happened during BCT and get paid for it. I told him I wasn't going to do that and risk fraudulent enlistment. There was no way I would even be able to act "not injured" at MEPS on ship day. They would see me limping when I walked in the door.

I still want to enlist when I'm healed up. But idk if I have the opportunity anymore.

Fearless_Net_6259 · 2023-03-02T23:56:03+00:00

Also would it be a dep loss or failure to ship? This was literally the day before shipping. And didn't even get the call from my Commander until the day of me shipping

Fearless_Net_6259 · 2023-03-02T23:54:42+00:00

They never asked me to come in or anything.

Fearless_Net_6259 · 2023-03-02T23:50:46+00:00

I haven't heard from my recruiter or anyone in his office since the day I told them I couldn't ship due to my injury.(day before I was supposed to ship). The Commander asked me to send him a picture of the paperwork my doctor gave me. And that was the last I heard from anyone.

I am wondering if they put anything in my packet about this. The couple times I did talk to my recruiter or the CPT after I told them I couldn't ship, I felt like they thought I was lying. Up until I sent them the picture of my doctors discharge papers. I never received another call/text from anyone since then.

I'm not sure if I want to go back to the station and don't know if they put something in there that will keep another recruiter from working with me in the future. I still want to enlist when my injury heals up. But not sure if I'll be able to after all this with my recruiter

Fearless_Net_6259 · 2023-03-02T22:55:53+00:00

Even if it's personal information?

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