Seoke
02-08-08, 12:20 AM
Alright, heres the deal. I just took my highschool exit exam (which I know I passed) and will be getting the results of it in 6-8 weeks. The day they come in I get my diploma and they're flying me to MEPs the day after. Assuming I score high enough to qualify for 0861, I think thats what I'm going to be entering as. Originally I wanted to be Infantry, but I recently got wind of this MOS and I liked how the recruiter described it to me. But from what I've heard recruiters have a tendancy to not tell the whole truth.
If I go into 0861, is it kind of like being a scout? I go out in a 2-4 man team and give fire coordinates and stuff while trying to remain as hidden as possible. I was also told that this MOS, though on the field, rarely gets into any firefights, if ever. Is this true? Is there more that I he didnt tell me about? This isn't a desk job is it? I will be out on the field, doing exactly that?
Let me know and it'd be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Heath
If I go into 0861, is it kind of like being a scout? I go out in a 2-4 man team and give fire coordinates and stuff while trying to remain as hidden as possible. I was also told that this MOS, though on the field, rarely gets into any firefights, if ever. Is this true? Is there more that I he didnt tell me about? This isn't a desk job is it? I will be out on the field, doing exactly that?
Let me know and it'd be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Heath