Anyone else serve in the military?

[LowEndTheory 10+ year member]

Army

27E TOW Missle repairer 1999-2002

42A Human Resources 2002-Present

SSG now stationed in Germany

 

[dynamcpunk 10+ year member]

Yeah I'm a SK also, but I'm FTS so getting first is tight.

 

[gymfreak101 10+ year member]

Yeah I'm a SK also, but I'm FTS so getting first is tight.

FTS? or PTS

 

[billjones42 10+ year member]

I was but got out about 6 years ago.

Army 96B Intel Analyst, SGT

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Once you're past WO-1 you're technically a Chief Warrant Officer. The difference between the Navy Warrants and the Army Warrants is what the service uses them for. In the Navy, you're a specialist in the career that you've grown up in and they're paying you for that experience and expertise and giving you some more responsibility to go with it. In the Army flight program, you're going to be a pilot, a job that you have to be an officer (commissioned or warrant) to perform in any service. You can't build the experience that they want/need without the correct rank from the beginning. As such it only makes sense to start them off with that rank and then keep them in their specialty as long as they're in the service.

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

Helotaxi, I was just looking up the program you were talking about pretty neat, Air Force can apply at E-5 , same with Army, Navy E-7 but can be waived for E-5, and E-6. We can be WO in another branch but not our own.

I'm an E-3 and I qualify for the program.

http://www.usarec.army.mil/hq/warrant/WOgeninfo_enlmos_af.html

http://www.usarec.army.mil/hq/warrant/prerequ/WO153A.html

They are hurtin' for certain jobs right now, specifically fixed wing aviators.

 

[dynamcpunk 10+ year member]

Nah it's FTS (full time support) or what used to be known as TAR (temporary active duty), we are the same as active duty but work with the reservist's, we don't have as many billets to go to but alot of our billets are shore duty. I just orders to a Reserve Center in Moreno Valley Ca, which is about 15 minutes from home for me.

 

[gymfreak101 10+ year member]

Nah it's FTS (full time support) or what used to be known as TAR (temporary active duty), we are the same as active duty but work with the reservist's, we don't have as many billets to go to but alot of our billets are shore duty. I just orders to a Reserve Center in Moreno Valley Ca, which is about 15 minutes from home for me.

Oh ok TAR yea you guys have harder time advancing than us and I thought My 4% chance of advancement was bad. But you never have to deals with boats either lol. Helotaxi thanks for the info I was just reading the instruction on it. Thats a pretty sweet deal for those selected.

 

[dynamcpunk 10+ year member]

I'm on a boat right now, but for most of us TAR SK's we will only see one boat the whole time in.

 

[gymfreak101 10+ year member]

I'm on a boat right now, but for most of us TAR SK's we will only see one boat the whole time in.

what ship?

 

[dynamcpunk 10+ year member]

I'm on the USS McClusky right now, I'm getting off this POS in 6 months.

 

[49willys]

SSG 12B Combat Engineer, Terrain enhancement and Battle field construction, bridges and Demolition. From 1981-1992, It was a great experience 2 tours in Germany and Ft Polk, LA and FT Ord,CA

 

[autosportsunltd 10+ year member]

I am in a seabee in A school, I graduate next week( CM)

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

Just curious? If so, branch? MOS? Rank? Etc..
Army, 68W Combat Medic, PFC

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Army

15T (FTMFW)

highest was E-3

Stationed in So. Ko. for 1.5 yrs. LOVED IT!

 

[stuckinok 5,000+ posts]

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Army

15T (FTMFW)

highest was E-3

Stationed in So. Ko. for 1.5 yrs. LOVED IT!

so thats where you got teh herps?