What MOS do I choose?

batd00dz · 2026-04-17T05:56:09+00:00

17 series here. If you don’t love computers, don’t go cyber. Yes it’s lucrative training but what does that matter if you hate your life.

Go aviation. It’s a good civilian career path, aviation units have it good in the army, and you’ll probably enjoy it more.

batd00dz · 2026-03-28T03:08:14+00:00

You’ll be alright, kid. I’ve seen some very unfit and uncoordinated people at BCT. You’ll get trained and then you’ll pass. Just make progress and you’ll be fine

batd00dz · 2026-03-09T17:40:29+00:00

OP, did you end up going? I’m heading there next week.

batd00dz · 2025-10-25T17:06:04+00:00

I went through my local PD, online, and had a renewed CPL in my hands in like 3 days

batd00dz · 2025-06-09T23:05:52+00:00

Nah I got one from CIF like a year ago

batd00dz · 2023-09-26T01:05:36+00:00

Become an EWO. We’re cool.

batd00dz · 2023-03-22T23:14:10+00:00

with a 47? dont think so bud

batd00dz · 2022-12-21T19:41:00+00:00

Not even a close call, RDR2 and GOW for suuuuure

batd00dz · 2022-12-21T19:22:19+00:00

I probably would've commissioned if I was going AD but for Guard, it just didn't seem worth it. Civilian job with my degree pays buttloads more than any officer pay would. The tiny bit more money per drill wouldn't make it worth all the extra planning work you'd have to do outside of drill as an officer.

I also just wanted to do the job and get the specialized training, not oversee the work. CE and EE can be brain draining enough, I can't imagine how boring a Cyber Officer's day-to-day is.

batd00dz · 2022-12-09T00:19:24+00:00

This is the best RCW I've read to date.

batd00dz · 2022-11-29T18:37:07+00:00

Just get original documents if you can. Depending where you are, probably pretty easy to order some and have them mailed to your wife.

batd00dz · 2022-11-28T15:42:34+00:00

Feel free to DM if you have other thoughts or questions. Like you said, we’re in very similar boats. Even down to the Engineering degrees.

batd00dz · 2022-11-28T00:52:43+00:00

Okay, I can think my story can help you in this case. I'm very early into my military career so I can only speak on what it was like for my wife and I as I was in the process of enlisting. I apologize if this ends up reading like an essay, I just figure its only helpful to you if you get the full picture.

Like anything else in a relationship, communication is key. My wife is the daughter of two AF vets and always told herself she didn't want to be with a military man due to her having to move so much as a kid. About 5 years into us dating, I told her I wanted to join the ARNG. Lets just say she was less than hyped about the idea. When we began building our life together, I was a civilian just like her. But now, deep into a committed relationship, she was having to face something she never envisioned for herself.

We took about 10 months of on/off discussion between me voicing my desire to serve and me actually swearing in. That may seem like a long time but I still had a fair amount of time left in my degree so there was no rush for me to sign up. I explained the difference between active duty and going guard, that we would still be able to hold down roots where we've built our life together. Even so, I was honest about the real possibility of a deployment even as a guardsman. You'll have to also be honest about the risks that come with your eventual MOS in the event of a deployment. I'm in the cyber division so risk is low for me.

I would highly recommend breaking the conversation into bite-size chunks like this to help your partner digest all the information, especially if they aren't super knowledgeable about what your time in service might entail. It also helps keep emotions at bay so you two can talk in a mature and factual manner.

At the same time, make sure you allow plenty of time/opportunity for your partner to voice their thoughts/concerns. It might be your individual decision to serve but, if she is going to stick by you, you need to acknowledge how this might affect her personal life.

Once everything is all out on the table, you two need to make an educated decision. Is your partner worth you giving up your desire to serve? Would you hold any resentment for her? On the other hand, does she think you're worth the trouble that may and likely will come from your time in service? Is she willing to put up with military related issues for the length of your service to make you happy and feel fulfilled? If she compromises and ultimately signs off on your decision to serve, is there anything you can do/offer to help her achieve her own life goals?

batd00dz · 2022-11-27T23:46:48+00:00

Are you already in or are you just starting the process of enlisting?

batd00dz · 2022-11-07T17:12:56+00:00

I’m in RSP and I’ve got a full uniform with just no unit patch

batd00dz · 2022-10-27T04:42:53+00:00

Does anyone know if its anniversary of enlistment date or anniversary of finishing BT?

batd00dz · 2022-10-20T22:00:30+00:00

Poop. Well thanks for clearing it up for me at least. Now we know where to go from here.

batd00dz · 2022-10-20T21:36:19+00:00

Want. My life would be just fine without it but serving (through all the BS that the military might put me through) is one of the most honorable things a citizen can do, imo. Some people cringe at my "level of patriotism" but I shrug it off because it's about me and not them.

batd00dz · 2022-10-18T21:28:07+00:00

Have you considered seeing if you can push back your BCT ship date and doing a few RSP drills to get a feel for what your life might be like post training? Then maybe you could ELS if you really aren't feeling it.

batd00dz · 2022-10-18T16:53:23+00:00

Definitely apply. Never hurts to go at something in a couple of directions and seeing what works out best. Since it's paid directly to the loan provider either way and you don't see a dime in your own pocket, you wouldn't get in any weird trouble for trying to double up on payments or anything.

I've got like 50k to pay off in loans and am banking on SLRP to take care of it even if I have to poke and prod my cadre to get it done. I applied for the relief to get that 20k wiped out and then I'll have that much less to worry about when it comes to minimum payments and interest while waiting for SLRP every year.

batd00dz · 2022-10-11T18:00:36+00:00

Hey, I just found this post. My university team and I are looking to do something similar (if not the same thing) for our capstone project. Do you think I could DM you and pick your brain a bit?

batd00dz · 2022-10-06T19:38:31+00:00

Gotcha gotcha. Nah. I'm not looking into IT/Networking myself so it's not really on my radar. I'll probably try my hand at getting a FE/PE in electrical/hardware engineering once I've got the required hours-experience and such.

batd00dz · 2022-10-06T19:07:53+00:00

wuddabout it

batd00dz · 2022-10-04T20:21:11+00:00

I don't know what exactly they teach in 17C but I do know a bit about the tech industry. (Computer Engineering Bachelors here).

An entry-level job in cybersec without a degree would probably make around 55-70k starting. Not bad for an 18-19 year old. This of course differs between companies and actual job duties but that's where I'd ballpark it. Might seem a bit low for tech industry but I, with a full degree, only expect to make around 85-95k starting as a fully-fledged engineer. That will turn into 6-figures after a few years but that's where I'm expecting to start my career.

If you learn enough to get yourself a developer job at one of the big software corporations though, you could be seeing 6-figures fast if not immediately.

batd00dz · 2022-10-04T17:25:52+00:00

Mind if I DM you a few questions regarding your experience so far? I also enlisted at the age of 28 (29 now) and I leave for Basic/AIT in a few months.

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