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Originally Posted by rcooled
...If someone isn't interested in making a career of today's all-volunteer US Army, why would a new recruit choose a combat MOS over a one that would provide training and skills that can be readily transferred to the civilian workforce? Even in a peacetime army, the combat soldier's role can be difficult at best, and in today's crazy world, it could easily become downright dangerous too.
The Army has a variety of occupation specialties (MOS), many of which provide valuable training for challenging positions that don't involve being placed in harm's way.
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That seems a rational thought process... to us.
Vipergrun- give our heartfelt best to your son as he joins the Profession of Arms.
“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.”
J.R.R. Tolkein