I don't deal with EW that much directly but I think there are some significant differences by service. Navy and USAF EW deals with jamming from airborne platforms as the core of their mission - so you're likely performing functions similar to that of other aviation support specialties - working with pilots and air tasking orders to get your targets shuffled. The Army program is modeled on the Navy one but includes ground jammers. Still, the entire program is pretty immature.
I don't deal with EW that much directly but I think there are some significant differences by service. Navy and USAF EW deals with jamming from airborne platforms as the core of their mission - so you're likely performing functions similar to that of other aviation support specialties - working with pilots and air tasking orders to get your targets shuffled. The Army program is modeled on the Navy one but includes ground jammers. Still, the entire program is pretty immature.
I think on the Army side the main difference is EW is much closer to a fires bubba - but they're TOC exclusive so don't have any of the field jobs. SIGINT is intelligence - and it's pretty high-speed intelligence. You're trying to find people/things, learn about them, make predictions. There are opportunities in collection, analysis, and application. I think EW is 90% application.
At least in the Army Cyber is linked to SIGINTers - not to EW. I've never met an Army EW bubba I thought was high speed. Not trying to be an asshole (yet succeeding) but that's my experience.
Lack of a TS shouldn't preclude him from an Intel MOS, unless his ability to get the TS is an issue.I have an 11B/E4 who's in his reenlistment window and is thinking about going that route. He's a smart kid and if he had a TS I would have recommended that he should try going intel. What are the biggest pros and cons for going the Army 29E route?
Re-up NCO's are morons (my experience working with Soldiers at Ft Sam/BAMC).What we got from the re-up NCO is that he can't even apply to reclass to intel without a current TS clearance.
The re-up NCO is full of shit. You have to put in for a TS and be eligible for one - so if your friend has got issues preventing them from getting a TS that could be it.