25U, what do you love most about your job?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 11:31:42 -0500

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 5 at 2016 11:33 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 11:33:37 -0500

I love surprising the non-technical by doing something they hadn't thought was possible.

Response by SSG Audwin Scott made Feb 5 at 2016 11:37 AM

SSG Audwin Scott — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 11:37:22 -0500

Why you just leaving this answer for 25U? Lol.

Response by SGT Ronald Bacon made Feb 5 at 2016 1:46 PM

SGT Ronald Bacon — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 13:46:11 -0500

In my unit I was the only 25U for many years of my service. I acted as the all knowing all doing Signal guy. If it talked to anything else I was on it. I love the random of everything. Each day a new problem would come and I would be able to think of new ways to overcome those problems.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 6 at 2016 4:04 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 06 Feb 2016 16:04:38 -0500

Being a 1SG and leading Soldiers. Very few signal MOS are groomed to be leaders. Fortunately 25U spend most of their time in BCT and are company Chiefs at a young age. Keep taking the leadership positions as you come up through the ranks and you will be successful. Nothing more satisfying and challenging than going to work everyday knowing the entire company depends on your experience and knowledge because you are the 1SG.

Response by SGT Jacob Yuhas made Feb 8 at 2016 10:13 PM

SGT Jacob Yuhas — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 22:13:51 -0500

Other than setting up giant tents in the field for TOCs..... I enjoy my job just because I get to hear what's going on. I'm either in a TOC on CPOF or manning a radio listening to all the chatter. It's good to be in the know.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 10 at 2016 8:42 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 08:42:51 -0500

As a former 25U turned 29E, I am going to be frank and say the versatility in equipment and personnel I got to train with. But, I dove into the regulations and field manuals head first and tried to learn all I could. Ended up helping me in the long run as I was the SME across multiple Battalions as an E4(P)

Response by SPC Nicholas Cummings made Jul 6 at 2016 2:32 AM

SPC Nicholas Cummings — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 02:32:28 -0400

Definitely the versatility of work. Being able to work on many systems. Automations to tactical comms and being able to do the work of various MOS's to include several non-signal duties (in limited scope of course) becoming a better-rounded soldier IMO.

Then again I always felt 25Us were only as good as their desire to continually learn and grow and that sadly seemed pretty rare in my experience. Most 25Us I met couldn't load COMSEC, accurately PMCS, rewire anything or have any clue how to troubleshoot computers, or basic networking skills. I openly despised the vast majority of 25Us I met who were so incompetent they couldnt master even 50% of 10-level tasks SMH, people like that made 25U a joke among signal corps.