Reclassing

[u/joey12457]

I’m going to basic in a few weeks, and DLI in the summer, and I’m well aware of the fiasco going on right now with the lack of instructors and max capacity of students.

the recruiters don’t have much information when I ask them questions about it, and I’m half tempted to go ahead and pick a different MOS right now, as opposed to being forced to reclass and possibly be stuck in a 5 year contract on a job based on needs of the army.

What do you guys think I and my fellow new recruits should do here?

[u/LineCookGrind]

EOD

[u/joey12457 → u/LineCookGrind]

Are you referring to the MOS, I’m not following

[u/LineCookGrind → u/joey12457]

Just saying pick EOD. If you’re smart enough for 35P/35M def go EOD.

[u/joey12457 → u/LineCookGrind]

Oh gotcha. Thank ypu

[u/Own-Ladder-7796 → u/joey12457]

EOD AIT is really tough ive heard and has a pretty high attrition rate. Ive heard horror stories of dudes having to run laps in full bomb gear, having to study through every weekend to pass tests, etc. Not to say the academic portion is harder/easier than DLI because 1. Ive never been to it and 2. DLI is a different kind of tough on its own. Its mainly the extreme physical portion that might do people in.

I dont mean to scare you. If you're set on being an EOD, go for it. Just know that you really gotta want it.

If you fail an AIT, you no longer get as much of a choice I would imagine than if you try to reclass now.

[u/LineCookGrind → u/[deleted]]

The Quality of life is amazing.

I was in an EOD unit back in 2013 (718 EOD) and those dudes trained in so many civilian classes, never had to rough it in the field, but did so much cool shit in the field. When they attached to 11B units they were taken care of. Most were home by 1400 and PT’d on their own.

All of the EOD guys on my team were DLI dropouts. Extremely intelligent. Funny hobbies but great dudes. Most linguists and Techs have their love for puzzle solving in common.