Army Mos

[Red Flag 1]

Infantry, Combat Engineer, Artillery and Combat Medic would all probably be to your liking than. You can get a Ranger contract with all of this fields, and they are also good feeders to SF down the road if you're so inclined.

There is plenty on here regarding Cav Scout, they sound high speed, but they really just aren't. If you want to do the sneaking around bit, do it on the Infantry side, there are far more doors open in the was of scout platoon, dismounted recon companies and LRS.

MP is a glorified security guard in the Army, they do get out in the field and do some small unit stuff, but for the most part they push convoys, crowd control and write tickets. You wont gain much LE experience from the MP's. CID on the other hand is like the Army's FBI, they investigate all felonies that happen on Army bases, as well joint agency investigations and performing PSD for high ranking people. Last I checked you had to be an E5 with a few years service to apply for that. They generally recruit Army wide (not from the MP's) and are normally looking for accountants, computer guru's and special skills that will help them accomplish their mission.

Paralegal in the Army is really no different than one outside the Army. You will wear a uniform, but work bankers hours, hit the field once a year for weapon qual and warrior tasks, and than back behind the desk.

If I was personally doing it all over again, I would get an 11X opt 40 (Infantry, airborne, RASP), knock it out while I was young and healthy, than decide from there if I wanted to stay in, and what I wanted to do if I did want to stay in.

$.02

I don't see medic, combat or otherwise. It means you have to take care of other people, I don't see that in anything Duhram has said.

Well, here we are, telling him what he should be, and I forgot to bring my spoon along.

 

[Kraut783]

If you want to go CID from the start you can...

"Not in the Army yet? No problem. If you are a college graduate considering a career as a federal law enforcement officer, check out the CID Direct Accessions Program. The program is open to applicants interested in Criminal Investigation Division positions for Active Duty. After completing basic training, successful applicants must complete 31B Military Police One Station Unit Training and the CID Special Agent Course."

(Army Criminal Investigations Special Agent (31D))

CID website....U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command

As 28 year local LEO...and former CID Agent (NG)....I was pretty skeptical of this program working, but I have run across a few of them...seems to working...but time will tell.

I have my own issues with Army CID, more of a how the Army runs the program, but not with the line organization and Agents.

 

[Diamondback 2/2]

I don't see medic, combat or otherwise. It means you have to take care of other people, I don't see that in anything Duhram has said.

Well, here we are, telling him what he should be, and I forgot to bring my spoon along.

Combat Medics do all the same stuff we do, but with an aid bag. I only mentioned it because it adds another skill that will benefit him in LE if he decides to do that after the Army.

And for clarity, I am not telling him what he should do. Just offering ideas of MOS's for him to research, in order to aid him in his decision process.

 

[TLDR20]

I would be a forward observer.

 

[Kraut783]

If I was starting out again.....USAF Arial Gunner....hell yeah!!

 

[Beagle]

Don't have any answer for your questions but I have a question of my own.

Have you applied to law enforcement already? Such as Border Patrol?

I was a paralegal in the Army Reserve for 3 years and then I switched over to Active Duty. After the Army the paralegal experience did help me get into a LE agency. Depending on the agency they'll give you veterans pref for military experience.

(Just my experience and opinion)
So I don't think any particular mos is going to be that awesome but if I was in charge of hiring I would hire the guys with combat experience, they seem more normal and well rounded versus some of the ones that never were in the military and they look like a total wannabe. They are there to enforce the law and not to raid some terrorists household and in my agency if the person is dangerous then we send in SRT. Mostly white collar type crimes. I mean this is America and not some warzone.

For me being a paralegal was actually pretty boring, you process UCMJ and separations pretty much all day or you could work the legal assistance side.