This information was originally posted JAN16, with corrections as recent as FEB17. I wanted to include (copy and pasted) the information from the goarmy post here, as a resource people can find by searching the subreddit - and as a backup incase that goarmy post ever disappears. The reddit search feature being what it is, it is difficult to find information that's buried in a thread, especially our WQTs which will be anywhere from 600-1200 comments per week. I realized that this information gets shared frequently in the Weekly Question Thread, but not outside of it. We often link and quote this post on as a resource for First Duty Station locations. Finding your Army Job (MOS) To join the Army as an enlisted member, you usually must take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test and get a good score. We get a lot of people looking for Duty Station information, especially for individuals considering joining.

Do not answer n00b questions on the main boards. In this video ill give you a basic idea about this job in the Army./////.

(8) N00b / Joining questions go in the Weekly Question Thread (or Recruiter Thread) stickied at the top, in the black-on-gold link at the top, and in the sidebar. A 13F in the Army is a Joint Fire Support Specialist also known as a FIST or FISTER.

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Weekly Question Thread (N00b thread)įor all of your joining and reclassing needs. This subreddit is geared toward the United States Army, but all are welcome to join regardless of military service. Orient map and prepare terrain sketch and visibility diagram.Weekly Question Thread Recruiter Thread Welcome to /r/army Initiate suppressive and screening fire to support scheme of maneuver and perform crater analysis.Initiate requests and adjust field artillery, mortar and naval gunfire using all methods of adjustment including continuous and coordinated illumination.Prepare observer target lists and assist in formulating offensive and defensive fire support plans.Lead and train the forward observer team and combat observation lasing technician in combat operations.The fire support specialist leads, supervises or serves in intelligence activities such as target processing for artillery units and maneuver brigades. Artillery Soldiers use weapons that fire large rounds, rockets or missiles to support infantry and tank units in combat. A fire support specialist serves with the Army's field artillery team.

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