So one note about the 46 series, from what I hear from my old unit, it's kind of in a transition period, they're basically combining the 46Q, Public Affairs Specialist (photojournalist) and the 46R Public Affairs Broadcast Specialist (video journalism) into one MOS, 46S Public Affairs Mass Communication Specialist. If you have any specific questions about either of the MOSs, don't hesitate to PM me or post it here, I'll do what I can to answer. I don't know if that was helpful or not, but I hope there is something on there that helps. If what you're looking to get out of the Army is life and job experience, and education and insurance benefits, 46Q might be the way to go.īut if you think you might stick around a little bit, 42A might be a good place to start, not only because of the sweet bonus, but also because it will give you a good working knowledge on regulations, processes, and admin stuff, you can always re-class later, with considerations to your bonus, of course. So keep that in your considerations, because if a 46Q job opens up in those first 6 (or 3) years and you are able to switch, you won't get the rest of the bonus. The thing about taking a bonus as a 42A is that you will be stuck in that unit and MOS for at least 6 (or 3) years, unless you moves due to organization restructuring. My job usually involves running promotion boards, running reports for various headquarters directorates, personnel record management and pre-deployment checks. Since I work at the state level I don't deal with unit level admin work much. The job is definitely not as exciting as PAO, and I don't think I've had the typical 42A experience.
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So like I said, I worked as a 46Q for 5 years until I took a AGR job (Active Guard Reserve aka Full timer) as a 42A for our state headquarters.
Unless you're being restricted in what locations you're willing to drill out of, I don't believe for a second that CAARNG only has 2 46Q positions. soldier of the year and best squad competitionsĪnd that is just from my state, Maine, which has about 10% of the Soldiers of the CA Guard, our primary force specialties are aviation and engineers. staff rides to historic battlefields (aka site-seeing trips paid for by the military) meet and greets with visiting brass and foreign dignitaries helicopter sling-load operations from the ground and in the bird The best part of the job, hands down was the stuff I got to do while on PAO missions. One weird thing that I appreciated about being in PAO was that I was quickly desensitized to rank, interviewing colonels as an Pfc has that effect after a few times. In my position I did a lot more of the photojournalism and newswriting side of the job, but you would also be trained on command messaging, interacting with and escorting civilian media. For someone with your background, I think you'd find yourself doing a lot of the same things as a 46Q. I joined in 2010 as a 46Q, and did that job for about five years.
I have two of those MOS' for what it's worth. Right now 42A is my most likely option starting out, but I just want to be able to do another job in my time in the Guard. Was told the security clearance is an asset for civilian jobs.ģ5F - Intelligence Analyst interested in what this and any intelligence MOS is like I would like to start out with this for the bonus and then switch to another MOS, but I'm not sure how much of a pain that process would be.ģ8B - Civil Affairs Specialist My recruiter recommended this as an second option after 46Q, since it involves writing. The problem is there's supposedly only two positions for this in CA that are basically always filled.Ĥ2A - Human Resources Specialist I'm interested in this for the bonus $20,000 (6 yrs) or $10,000 (3yrs). In the process of deciding on what MOS to do.ġ: 46Q - Public Affairs Specialist Journalist This my first choice job content-wise, since I currently work in writing for the marketing/advertising/journalism field, and plan to go back to school for an English degree.
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