Background: I knew nothing when I first joined the army, all I wanted was to be a Ranger and combat MOS, knew nothing about how recruiters worked or the snakey shit they pull to get you in and their lack of care for getting you what you want.
I enlisted as a reservist MP in an abusive, ass backwards unit.. they demoted me when I had a disagreement with the CO and ended up becoming UnSat because I didn't want to go back. CO refused to sign me to a PSYOPS unit 90 miles closer to my house to further my career and transportation hardship.. Moved to a different time zone, the rear det CO signed me out to an MI unit.
I will be starting my 6th year in March, during my time in, I've accumulated a mass of knowledge I wish I knew 5 years ago... and still as an E3 after all this time, is pretty humbling. My new unit is great. been recognized by my BDE CSM and an O5, so i'm no way a fucked up soldier.. pretty squared away, never failed a PT test, My NCOs know how long i've been in so i'm generally left alone and not treated like a private.
Dilemma: I'm waiting for my TS/SCI to be adjudicated.. I submitted everything to PSIP and OPM on Aug 5. still havent heard from an investigator, although all my friends have told me they stopped by regarding me. I was at-will fired from my civilian employer a month ago, (after a 10 day unpaid vacation) during the holiday block so jobs are impossible to come by mid Nov- New year so I have no job and a son and an apartment, my gf works. so, as I need a TS, to get a contracting job or even reclass, I requested an interim from my training NCO and the response I got was "it would be pointless to request an interim since your TS is so close to being adjudicated (this was Dec 8)," I've heard interims take about a week to instate since I have a secret clearance already..
Also, I am currently occupying a 35N slot. I was told that I wont get to school til 2016 due to the length and slots of 35N ait, which means I wont be able to be MOS Q'd as a November (SIGINT) til 2017.
My initial plans when I reclassed as MI was to go SIGINT go on a SOT deployment and go CI once I hit e5. because from what I was told, I had to be a prior MI MOS and a SGT to be eligible as a CI SA.. from what someone else told me was wrong, all I need is to be E4 prior service... I should be making e4 in feb (waiver, soonest) - may (6 mos tig, at the latest)
What I want: I want my Military career to beef up my resume, I want to work with a SF team, I want battle theater experience. I want to fill my accomplishment void. I want things that will look good to PD's and three letter agencies.. its been 5 years and have gotten no where
The Possibilities:
-wait for my E4 (Who knows if my CO will feel comfortable promoting a nonmosq soldier, its always a possibility he might say "i'm not promoting you til you go to school") then go CI.
-reclass as either sierra (SIGINT) or HUMINT if my CO holds out on my e4
-Go to an AD recruiter and take 18x..
Suggestions? input? was my post eligible?
I enlisted as a reservist MP in an abusive, ass backwards unit.. they demoted me when I had a disagreement with the CO and ended up becoming UnSat because I didn't want to go back. CO refused to sign me to a PSYOPS unit 90 miles closer to my house to further my career and transportation hardship.. Moved to a different time zone, the rear det CO signed me out to an MI unit.
I will be starting my 6th year in March, during my time in, I've accumulated a mass of knowledge I wish I knew 5 years ago... and still as an E3 after all this time, is pretty humbling. My new unit is great. been recognized by my BDE CSM and an O5, so i'm no way a fucked up soldier.. pretty squared away, never failed a PT test, My NCOs know how long i've been in so i'm generally left alone and not treated like a private.
Dilemma: I'm waiting for my TS/SCI to be adjudicated.. I submitted everything to PSIP and OPM on Aug 5. still havent heard from an investigator, although all my friends have told me they stopped by regarding me. I was at-will fired from my civilian employer a month ago, (after a 10 day unpaid vacation) during the holiday block so jobs are impossible to come by mid Nov- New year so I have no job and a son and an apartment, my gf works. so, as I need a TS, to get a contracting job or even reclass, I requested an interim from my training NCO and the response I got was "it would be pointless to request an interim since your TS is so close to being adjudicated (this was Dec 8)," I've heard interims take about a week to instate since I have a secret clearance already..
Also, I am currently occupying a 35N slot. I was told that I wont get to school til 2016 due to the length and slots of 35N ait, which means I wont be able to be MOS Q'd as a November (SIGINT) til 2017.
My initial plans when I reclassed as MI was to go SIGINT go on a SOT deployment and go CI once I hit e5. because from what I was told, I had to be a prior MI MOS and a SGT to be eligible as a CI SA.. from what someone else told me was wrong, all I need is to be E4 prior service... I should be making e4 in feb (waiver, soonest) - may (6 mos tig, at the latest)
What I want: I want my Military career to beef up my resume, I want to work with a SF team, I want battle theater experience. I want to fill my accomplishment void. I want things that will look good to PD's and three letter agencies.. its been 5 years and have gotten no where
The Possibilities:
-wait for my E4 (Who knows if my CO will feel comfortable promoting a nonmosq soldier, its always a possibility he might say "i'm not promoting you til you go to school") then go CI.
-reclass as either sierra (SIGINT) or HUMINT if my CO holds out on my e4
-Go to an AD recruiter and take 18x..
Suggestions? input? was my post eligible?