Anonymous
12-31-1969, 08:00 PM
**I just enlisted and I'm trying to find info on MOS 98C (Signals Intelligence Analyst).**What is a typical day like for someone with this MOS?**I leave for basic at Ft. Leonard Wood on Sept. 22, and any info would be greatly appreciated.
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bpittillo@hotmail.com
Anonymous
12-31-1969, 08:00 PM
Becky,I spent 12 years in the Army as a 98G. I worked alongside 98c's every day. Most of the day-to-day duties involve classified information, so I can't go into them here. When you leave Leonard Wood, you'll go to school at Goodfellow AFB, Texas, and possibly on to Ft. Devens, Mass or Ft. Huachuca, AZ. The school at Goodfellow is VERY DEMANDING - STUDY VERY HARD AND VERY REGULARLY!!!Some words of advice: Are you going to become a foreign language- specific 98C? If not, I HIGHLY recommend going back to your recruiter and asking about language training. If you become a language-trained 98C, your choice of assignments is better, your chances for promotion improve, and you can receive college credit for your language training.If you'd like to find out more about Army language school, the Defense Language Institute has a web site (www.army.mil) that is very imformative. As I said before, I was a 98G, which is a linguist, and I enjoyed my job very much (so much that I'm currently working toward my master's degree in Russian, which I originally learned in the Army).**DON'T SWEAT BASIC TRAINING!!! If you keep quiet, pay attention, and show some initiative when needed, you'll make it through just fine :-)
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lyubov@banet.net
Anonymous
12-31-1969, 08:00 PM
I'm a 98C-T9, Signals Intel Analyst with a Cryptanalyst trailer.**Carolyn is right in saying that there is much you will not know aboutbecause of the classification of the material.**I'm what they call a "slick charlie" - meaning I have not been through DLI for languagetraining.**There has always been a debate on whether or not a languageas a 98C helps as far as assignments or not...I'm not going to debatethat.**I do know that having T9 (basic cryptanalysis) does open you upfor more positions.A typical day depends on where you are stationed.**Here in San Antonio, it's what we call strategic, I work the night shift - 2230-0630 on a 5 on, 2 off/5 on, 3 off.**In a tactical unit, you would probably only be working Mon-Fri..bankers hours, holidays off, unless, of course, you were in the field.As Carolyn said, the training is mentally rough, you'll have study halls to help you, but no homework (can't take classified out of the classroom).**It's nothing you won't be able to handle.And don't worry about basic...it won't be as rough as you think.Feel free to email if you have anymore questions.Kim
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