Human Intelligence Collector
Human Intelligence Collector
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For an Active duty SPC (2yrs in) who is looking to reclass into an intel MOS, considering being fluent in Arabic (native speaker /reading and writing /5 dialects) with DLPT of 3/3 , what would be the best MOS to reclass to?
35F-Enlisted: Intelligence Analyst
35L: Counterintelligence (CI) Agent
35P: Cryptologic Linguist
35M: Human Intelligence Collector
35N: Signals Intelligence Analyst
Posted >1 y ago
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That depends. What do you WANT to do?
The very VERY basic breakdown:
35L: Make sure the enemy doesn't get info about us. This is primarily focused on our troops - making sure OPSEC is followed, shreds bins and burn barrels are done properly, etc. There is also *some* outward focus, looking at enemy collection methods and efforts, and finding was to disable/stifle/etc. them.
35M: Intelligence collection from people. This includes enemy prisoners, enemy informants, civilians, government officials, and friendly forces debriefs. These folks also do analysis of their own Intel lane, and do *some* incorporation of other Intel feeds (most often 35F) to help interpret their own Intel.
35N: Intelligence from electronics. This includes a wide array of things. As it is not my specialty, I don't want to discuss specifics of what and how just to make sure I don't accidentally rove into classified territory. These folks also do *some* incorporation of other Intel feeds (most often from 35P) to help interpret their own Intel.
35P: Intel from electronic conversations. 35N is focused on the "how," (devices, frequencies, locations, etc.); 35P is focused on the "what" (actual content of the conversation / message, etc.
35F: Takes all of the above - plus other feeds (like 35G, Open Source, SITREPS, etc.) - to create a comprehensive picture of the battlefield. In COIN, they try to determine who the bad guys are, where they can be found, and how to go get them. In "standard" foece-on-force battles, they try to figure out how the enemy is deployed, what their strategic goals are, and how to defeat / disallow those goals.
There is obviously a LOT more that goes into all of these. But that is the basics.
As a native Arabic speaker, your language would be *most* useful as a 35M or 35P. But it will potentially provide usefulness and advantage in any of the Intel MOSs you listed.
But also of note is that we are in increasingly focusing *away* from the middle east. So the utility of the Arabic skillet is becoming increasingly "niche.". Not that it is unneeded or unwanted, but you may well find yourself being assigned to Germany, focusing on Russia - or stateside in a tactical unit who ends up deploying to central Africa, needing French or Dutch to effectively communicate.
Basically, what I am saying is: don't choose the MOS specifically because of the language.
The very VERY basic breakdown:
35L: Make sure the enemy doesn't get info about us. This is primarily focused on our troops - making sure OPSEC is followed, shreds bins and burn barrels are done properly, etc. There is also *some* outward focus, looking at enemy collection methods and efforts, and finding was to disable/stifle/etc. them.
35M: Intelligence collection from people. This includes enemy prisoners, enemy informants, civilians, government officials, and friendly forces debriefs. These folks also do analysis of their own Intel lane, and do *some* incorporation of other Intel feeds (most often 35F) to help interpret their own Intel.
35N: Intelligence from electronics. This includes a wide array of things. As it is not my specialty, I don't want to discuss specifics of what and how just to make sure I don't accidentally rove into classified territory. These folks also do *some* incorporation of other Intel feeds (most often from 35P) to help interpret their own Intel.
35P: Intel from electronic conversations. 35N is focused on the "how," (devices, frequencies, locations, etc.); 35P is focused on the "what" (actual content of the conversation / message, etc.
35F: Takes all of the above - plus other feeds (like 35G, Open Source, SITREPS, etc.) - to create a comprehensive picture of the battlefield. In COIN, they try to determine who the bad guys are, where they can be found, and how to go get them. In "standard" foece-on-force battles, they try to figure out how the enemy is deployed, what their strategic goals are, and how to defeat / disallow those goals.
There is obviously a LOT more that goes into all of these. But that is the basics.
As a native Arabic speaker, your language would be *most* useful as a 35M or 35P. But it will potentially provide usefulness and advantage in any of the Intel MOSs you listed.
But also of note is that we are in increasingly focusing *away* from the middle east. So the utility of the Arabic skillet is becoming increasingly "niche.". Not that it is unneeded or unwanted, but you may well find yourself being assigned to Germany, focusing on Russia - or stateside in a tactical unit who ends up deploying to central Africa, needing French or Dutch to effectively communicate.
Basically, what I am saying is: don't choose the MOS specifically because of the language.
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If they let you 35M would probably make the best use of your language skills
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35P, 35M, 35N in that order see which is short and if there are bonus ops to reenlist into any of them
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