What would you chose as a job in the army?

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The Army doesn't have fighter planes, they have support planes, like the Warthog, cargo planes like C-130s, observation planes, etc. It's the Navy and Air Force who have fighter planes.

Helicopters come in various flavors, like Apaches, Blackhawks, Cobras and even old Hueys, some are for attacking and ground support, others for observation and/or troop transport.

Personally, I would choose Avionics, a Signal Corps position. It's a career path that has much more applicability in civilian life. If you have good mechanical abilities and are somewhat science-oriented, even a tad nerdy ('cuz of all the math and electric/electronic theory). It also keeps you in and around aviation, so you'll probably get in some flight-time (but not as the pilot). Avionics are the electronic flight, communication, fire-control (armaments) and navigation electronic equipment.

Due to the nature of electronics, work on avionics components is done in air-conditioned buildings, which is great if you're in a hot country. (That was my experience in Vietnam: we had the ONLY air-conditioned building on our airbase.) Sure, there is work done IN the aircraft on wiring and installation, but work on the components themselves is done in climate-controlled surroundings.

Anyway, the choice is yours, but the ones that you mentioned are extremely physically demanding, the training is very rigorous and the danger element is very high, not that that should scare you off. IMHO, ALL service-connected MOS's are honorable.
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707

Helicopter door gunner - best thrill in your life !

Buddy B

This is what I remember so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. But I do believe that any airborne position is open strictly to men, but that may just be paratrooper. There is an Airborne MP brigade located at FT Bragg, NC, so that is a possibility. But look at the www.goarmy.com website. Some jobs are only available to enlisted personnel, some are only open to officers. Weigh all your options and look at thoroughly. Try for West Point if you want and keep your nose clean. Keep up the ambition. You still have a few years before you are even eligible to enlist. Remember if you don't make West Point but still want to be a Commissioned Officer look into ROTC. Remember there is nothing wrong with being enlisted either. You can work your way into Officer Candidate School. Good luck.

try going for Apache pilot, their so bad ***.

[USAF]~Tom

Well I'm joining the Air Force to become a pilot, so If I ended up in the army somehow I would do the same thing. Always have a fall back option though... I know full well that there is a chance I cannot be a pilot, so I had to choose another job for a worst case scenario. Go for the one you like the most.

Makers

you are cute :-D
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I was about to say 0311 but, hmm never mind.

Phocion Timon

When you go to West Point? Have you been appointed?

Of your two choices I'd go with flying except the army has no "fighter planes."

My personal choice would be to try for sniper.

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