Posted on Mar 21, 2015
Is ADA really looked at as a whole different Army by other branches?
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I have heard several times over the course of my career in Air Defense Artillery that ADA is a whole different Army and we do things crazy compared to other branches of the Army. I'm curious to hear from others how ADA is viewed and what reasons you may have for your opinion of ADA. For the Record I have always been proud to have served in ADA and proud to continue to serve with so many wonderful Soldiers, NCOs and Officers working with the Patriot Missile System.
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SPC Edward Tapper
Say, that is a pretty sweet flow chart the Army has now. They could be used as visual aids in recruiting offices to show where each MOS falls.
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CPT (Join to see)
I LOL. That is awesome. But he do their job. It just isn't in line with the rest of the branches in combat Arms. We are more of the attack types and ADA are more in line with the Defense.
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From a mission standpoint, I can't think of another branch in the Army that is purely defensive as ADA is. Maybe CBRNE? That and perhaps the automatic assumption that any jet or helicopter flying around the FOB is friendly makes us non air defenders scratch our heads at what the Avenger batteries are there for.
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Cadet SGT (Join to see)
if that t-rex image above means anything, it looks like the ADA is viewed as less relevant, especially when going against insurgents. But in a force on force conventional war, I'd say being able to protect our forces from air attack is going to be highly critical to success!
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I am a 74D in an ADA unit right now, and it is not really that different. I was in a Chemical Unit, MP unit and now ADA, and maybe the MPs prepared me for it. I really don't see how things are "so different" in this world.
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CW3 (Join to see)
Thank you for taking the time to provide insight from someone who has served in few different branches. I think its just a case often of people thinking the grass is greener on the other side!
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SFC (Join to see)
Or perhaps they are so used to their own "comfort area," when they are placed in a different realm things become strange. I can kind of understand why, being in a support based MOS and constantly needed to adapt to different aspects (being a Battery/Troop/Company, learning different aspects of how the unit operates, etc), but I was bred for change really.
But, I am definitely not the be all, end all.
But, I am definitely not the be all, end all.
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