I was a 35N, (SIGINT) but when I joined the Army, it was a different job, and the entire series was being reorganized, and the closest equivalency to 35Q (at the time) was at one point, absorbed into both my MOS (35N), and another MOS, and the second MOS went away, a couple other things happened, and 35Q came about.
Now, Novembers and Quebec's are separated, but since I'm from that time, I've known both.
For 35Q in the Army, you'll be going to Pensacola for AIT. It's a highly technical job and requires a lot of brains, with extreme attention to detail.
As for Novembers, it's about the same, as what I've just described above, however, in my experience, Novembers are Quebecs funnier, more physically fit, more tan, cousins. However, keep in mind, physical fitness is relative in Conventional Forces Army MI (at a strategic unit), because, let's be real-- anyone without a permanent profile, who can run, is a PT stud. That's a quote from a recent conversation with a November. Another plus, is all of this can translate to more "out of the office and into the motor pool, more."
I say this only in a half-kidding, but descriptions like this are about as real as you can get for two highly sensitive series.
That being said, all of the 35 Quebec's I know are as close to mathematicians as they come, and historically (and currently) spent a lot of time inside.
If you are seriously interested in pursuing the Army cyber route (35Q), and speak to a recruiter to find out what they say, I'll talk to a Quebec and a November, and a prior-enlisted 35 series-turned Advanced Instructor, and have them weigh in and post it here, to see what they say about what you find out. So that's three people.
I'm warning you now- you won't get a lot of information. If not being able to get a lot of information is a problem, I would say the Army in the Cryptologic Community is probably not a great fit for you, in either of these jobs.
However, what you can do though, is --before speaking to a recruiter, I would suggest comparing Army 35Q and 35N jobs, and also list out why you are joining the military, and what you hope to accomplish.
Next, keep what you wrote to yourself, or post it in this thread. What it's not for is for you to call the recruiter and explain your list of wants and needs to.
It's to help you get a solid understanding of why you are pursuing these opportunities in the military, versus the private or government sector, after just graduating college, and assist you weighing the pros and cons for whatever you decide you want to pursue.
Whatever you do, you have to be flexible.
Or you can ignore all of this, sign a contract for the job you want, and you may end up with the job you get which is not the same as what you want.
I've seen that multiple times IRL, usually from recent college grads. I think it may happen because it's not like on tv and on paper both activities may look comparable-- but college and cryptology are two vastly different cultures.
I mention this specifically because this exact scenerio has happened to several of my lifelong friends and made their civilian to soldier transition quite rocky, and if a little bit of planning on your part can avoid that, I thought I would throw it out there.
For example, you mentioned that you don't want to be in an office. This may be an indicator that 35Q occupation is not a good fit for you.
One final note: If you are interested in cyber community military enlistment incentives, I would say be very careful-- because the more you are getting from the Government, the more you will be required to pay it back tenfold, and in the world of MI-- it is usually with mind numbingly boring activities and tasks.
But like most things, life is what you make it, and the cryptologic community is no difference.
Another quick note: For 35N- If you have exceptional people skills, it's a huge positive. But, if you have adequate people skills, that's also fine.
If I were you, I would track down a 35N or 35Q series on Recruiting detail and speak to them.
Best of luck!
