What does it mean to be a 13F, is it a good choice. Is Ranger school a possibility?

As a forward observer, yes, you will go to combat; yes, you qualify for ranger school; yes, you work closely with and as an advisor to senior officers at each echelon of command - so your written and verbal communication skills must be on point. You also learn to speak various military languages like Field Artillery (because that's who you are), Infantry (because that's where you work), military intelligence (they let you know where the bad guys are), Special Forces (because they always need a good FO), Air Force, and Navy because you will employ their assets to become the greatest casualty producing weapon on the battlefield. But that's just my point of view. Good luck

Being a 13F has its ups and its downs, honestly unless you go to ranger regiment or end up SF the chances of seeing combat these days is pretty slim, not impossible, just pretty slim. It's a great job, and if you want to do well you have to care, and study in your off time to put yourself ahead of your peers, and it pays off. Going to ranger school is most definitely an option, and as a 13F with a ranger tab outside of regiment, you could get just about whatever you want. However, just like infantry (because we work so closely with them) the amount of time you spend in the field, in the suck can take it out of some people, but if you live for that sh**, i say go for it. I've been doing it for almost 9 years, and i wouldn't change a thing if i could go back.

Look. Cooks can be in contact with the enemy. Truck drivers can get in the mix. In the Army everyone is a soldier 1st and their specialty is next.

No matter what branch of the military you join or whatever MOS you select expect to be in combat; that’s the whole reason the military exists.

Don’t let that scare you. We’ve all been there. Perhaps you can study up and get better scores which would lead to better MOS choices?