What should I know about the 35M MOS? I'm going to AIT soon.

PVT (Join to see) In it's most simplest form, Human Intelligence (HUMINT) is defined as any information that can be gathered from human sources.

You must have great communication skills, both written and oral.

Don't stress too much about your job right now. Focus on physical fitness and learning what it means to be a Soldier.

The first sentence of the Creed of the Military Intelligence Corps is, "I am a Soldier first, but an intelligence professional second to none."

You must learn to be a Soldier before all else.

PVT Burgess, hello and welcome to the brotherhood. You took the oath and you are about to begin your journey as a U.S. soldier. I am a 35M currently. I have been in two years and have had some TDY time as well but no official deployments. Since we are in a time of downsizing and very few deployments, it is hard for a 35M to perform some of his/her duties. Feel free to text or call me and I will be more than happy to talk to you about this MOS. Message me for my number. Good luck at Basic Training!

If you are the type of person that can strike up, and maintain, a conversation with anyone, anywhere you will do well. If you want to do the peacetime version of the job ask to go to Korea, 501st MI BDE. If you get a language and you happen to get Korea, study HARD and graduate with better than a 2/2/2, particularly in speaking, you might have the chance to do a unique job in Korea that requires fluent ability in Korean.

Its a fun job, try to get into additional schools if you can while you are at Huachuca (doubtful though...). Start looking at college (yes i know you cant use tuition assistance until a year after AIT, there are other sources of free money).

This MOS, like many, has different aspects, and the particular job you will be doing will depend on your assignment and mission. As Mr. McCloud already mentioned, it boils down to getting intelligence from other humans. Civilians and even other non - Intel military tend to focus on the enemy combatant portion - interrogations, but there is much more to it. Intel is Intel, and humans are humans, so any combination of the two you can think of. If you want to "study" before you head off to basic, I agree with what has been said about physical fitness, but also get comfortable talking to strangers. Even better, get strangers comfortable talking to you. People watch. Figure out what "makes them tick."
And if you do all of that, do NOT go into basic or AIT thinking you know ANYTHING. I guarantee your NCOs know more and know it better, so LEARN from them.

If you go to DLI to learn a language, you won't be able to do your job for more than a year after graduating AIT. Therefore, focus during AIT then you will be fine. Good luck!

Simple. Listen to your drill sergeants and AIT instructors and ask them questions if you don't understand. NCOs will teach you the basics of being a soldier and a HUMINTer. Focus on basic skills like physical fitness, English grammar, and typing (if you don't know how to already).

Wait....isnt that fancy talk for interrogator???

There not much to tell you, But don't worry, the drill sergeant will help you.

It can be a sexy MOS, or it can be boring. Depends where you end up and what you're doing, and potentially what your language qualification is.

No matter where you end up or what you end up doing, you should appreciate the opportunity that is attending DLI.

Is the language requirement back in the MOS? I had heard when it switched from 97E to 97M it ceased being language dependent.

Good luck, Holmes.

There's not a lot that can be said because of classifications and whatnot, but there is a lot of learning how to talk to people in a way that helps the Intel gathering process. One tip for you is get good at taking notes quickly, because that will help a lot in the course. It also helps if you are able to direct conversations to topics you want to talk about. Also chances are after graduating AIT you Weill be sent to Language school, which is a whole different beast. Best of luck!