Military Occupational Specialties

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Combating with a Smaller Army

With the inevitable drawdown of the United States Army, the current men and women within will have to adapt and change to meet the needs of ever-growing conflicts throughout the world. For the drawdown to be successful the following points must occur: the more and effective education an individual soldier must obtain to combat a diminishing number in the military, the increase emphasis on more lethal and specialized units as opposed to the current conventional army, and an adaptive Non-Commissioned Officer, which is able to be intuitive, and an independent thinker.
Military Occupational Specialties are ever increasing in complexity. For this to happen recruits have to be educated enough to qualify for these …show more content…

The Army can educate the soldier on the front end of his/her enlistment. A soldier should at least obtain an Associate’s Degree after enlistment but before entering into Service. “…we must shift the focus and financial resources of existing programs from being merely a recruitment tool that rewards service, to being a requirement that empowers our soldiers and capitalizes on our investment while the soldier is in the Army. (Foreign Policy)” The Army is already contributing to their education after he/she has completed their service. The Army needs to educate early and have a more intelligent solider during his/her service. (Foreign …show more content…

Initial training can take 14-18 months depending on the Military Occupational Specialty. The training they are given is some of the best and most advanced teachings the Army can give them. The training allows them to function in small numbers because of the immense time spent in teaching them these skills. This is just the initial training, once a Special Operations Forces Soldier reaches his unit his specialty begins. Soldiers are constantly training to combat various new obstacles the Army asks of them (Military.com).
Special Operations Forces, while small and specialized, are broken down into even smaller units to combat specific tasks for their unit’s mission. The many and precise missions the Special Operations Forces conduct are as follows: Direct Action, Special Reconnaissance, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction, Counterterrorism, Unconventional Warfare, Foreign Internal Defense, Security Force Assistance, Hostage Rescue and Recovery, Counterinsurgency, Foreign Humanitarian Assistance, Military Information Support Operations, and Civil Affairs

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