

the expertise needed to be a 19D at the highest level of training for all duty positions is not something you can master in a few weeks when you PCS to a new unit and suddenly go from 11B SQD LDR to mounted or dismounted previously coded 19D position. The same holds true for a 19D.yes, like an 88M, 92G, 31V, a 19D may occasionally be used as a dismount, a mounted wheeled vehicle patrol, defensive position member. The best person to speak with about an enlistment bonus is a local Army recruiter. Army signing bonuses come and go, and as of May 2023, an 18X MOS is eligible for a bonus of up to 40,000. The financial incentives may also happen only once in a lifetime. Like combining 11M and 11B, we took a career field where a dedicated demographic could become experts in their equipment, training, tactics, and knowledge of deployment needs and watered it down by lumping them in with 11B.operating as a 11B is completely different than operating as an armored fighting vehicle crewmen.The vehicle dismounts can be cross trained easily the Crew and your 11B sqd leader not so much. The MOS 18X option is enticing for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Preformed over watch and security at team level in order to deny enemy freedom of maneuver.What you suggest brings to mind the saying "Jack of all trades, master of none".Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare Master gunner, proficient in counter RC IED systems, (Duke CVRJ) wave propagation, theory, and RC IED identification.Qualified to operate and maintain operation of M9 Pistol, M4/M16 Platform, M249 Machine Gun, M240B Machine Gun, MK48 Machine Gun, MK46 Machine Gun, M2 and M2A1 50 caliber Machine Gun, MK19 Automatic Grenade Launcher, M500 Shotgun, 203 and 320 Grenade Launcher.Responsible for maintenance and inventory of unit weapons and equipment valued at approximately 3.5 million dollars resulting in no lose.15C, 15E, 15M, 15W - USMC MOS 7314/6214 USAF AFSC 1U0X1 USN NEC 8361-4, 6-8 (MOS Prerequisite Waiver Required for ALL sister service) 151A. Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems (TUAS) Operations Technician.



Operated as one of the first personnel in an area, provide forward reconnaissance and spotting for the U.S.Army, and find and relay key information about the enemy to commanders and leaders in the field.Engaged the enemy with anti-armor weapons and scout vehicles in the field, track and report enemy movement and activities, and will direct the employment of various weapon systems onto the enemy.Had been responsible for reconnaissance and utilized various weapons to include explosives and mines.Gathered information by dismounted and/or mounted reconnaissance patrols.
