Posted on Feb 2, 2018
What Infantry units are there, and how does the Army pick you for one?
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A lot. And they assign you to them based on the need for people in those particular spots. When I enlisted, privates were able to make a list of the top three places that they would like to go and the army would attempt to get you in one of those spots but I have no idea if they still do this.
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SGT Eric Davis
Lmfao, my brother no 11B but he got Hood to but know his whole unit doing a tour in Germany for 9 months (lucky)!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SGT Joseph Gunderson - In the Navy We Called it a "Dream Sheet" I Forget the Bupers Form Number. I Tried to Game the System on My First One. After going to Boot and A-School in Florida I Kind of Fell In Love with the Place so I Thought I would be Smart #1 I Put Hawaii (They Will Never Send Me) #2 I Put a Florida Location #3 I Put a Florida Location, Damn if they Didn't Send Me to CINCPACFLT Pearl Harbor, HI.
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SGT Joseph Gunderson
Yeah, I just put a few places that I knew that they would be willing to send me. Hood, Carson, Lewis. Hood was deploying so they sent me there. Ended up at Carson four or so years later.
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SSG Ken Schiffner
When I joined in 84 I received choice of first duty station. I'm from SoCal and they asked me if I wanted Ft Irwin or Ft Ord. I told them I wanted to go to Germany and they sent me to 8th ID in Baumholder. One of the greatest experiences of my life. When I PCS'd they sent me to Carson. Great duty station. My son joined almost 2 yrs ago and they would not let you choose your duty station. He lucked out. He's in aviation and they sent him to the 160th SOAR. So he's in a great unit and a great town (Savannah, GA.)
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Needs (Manpower) of the Army and qualifications or whatever the magic 8 ball or OUIJA board says.
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That's a very broad question. There's a bunch of different divisions 1st, 2nd,3rd,4th, 82nd, 101st, 173rd. Your unit of assignment will be based on qualifications you have, for example if you go to airborne school after OSUT you could end up in 82nd or 173rd.
Overall, the army is going to send you where they need you and where you qualified to be.
Overall, the army is going to send you where they need you and where you qualified to be.
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CPT Lawrence Cable
Forgot the 7th, the 25th and the 10th Mountain. 173rd is only a Brigade.
When I went through OSUT, many moons ago, you made a wish list. Never really checked to see how many got what they wanted. When I commissioned, they were filling the Light units and that weird Motorized Division, the 9th. So they shoved as many as they could through Ranger School and they went to the Light units, plus the 101st and 82nd. If you didn't get a Ranger School slot right out of IOBC, you went to one of the non light units and more than likely ended up in Germany or Korea. Did seem to be much choice in it at the time.
When I went through OSUT, many moons ago, you made a wish list. Never really checked to see how many got what they wanted. When I commissioned, they were filling the Light units and that weird Motorized Division, the 9th. So they shoved as many as they could through Ranger School and they went to the Light units, plus the 101st and 82nd. If you didn't get a Ranger School slot right out of IOBC, you went to one of the non light units and more than likely ended up in Germany or Korea. Did seem to be much choice in it at the time.
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