What is the life of an army Infantry man like?what are the duties, training, living at base, tell me it all?
can any one, specialy actualy infantry men (11B) tell me everything you know about infantry, what can i do with this MOS after the army and i want to get into the civilian sector, Police to be exact, what do infantry do right know over seas, specifically army national guard. Tell me everything you guys know thanks.
That peter guy must have been to one of the easiest going sectors in Iraq…
Now, this MOS does not translate well into the civilian world. HOWEVER, as an infantryman you learn to take responsibility for people around you, do your duty regardless of how you feel, and work as a team. Being a 31B does not give you an advantage to being a police officer. Military experience is the advantage, especially in a combat arms (which 31b are not part of).
Infantry duties are simple. Kill. Officers may attempt to do the whole win the hearts and mine, but your job is to kill. Secure, destroy and only dig in while preparing to attack. Training for infantry is a blast. Field work, urban training, and all that jazz is a good time.
While deployed life sucks more. Prepare to ruck 10-15 miles to a random patrol base and lose people on the way. Prepare to become deadly paranoid about trashbags or cars slowing down in front of you. Yes insurgents cannot aim for shit but that doesn’t mean they can’t kill. Their favorite tactic is to ambush and rig IED near places you are trained to hide for cover. So whadycha gunna do take cover near an ied to sit in the open? Not a decision you really ever want to make.
So unless you’re fine with that and infantryman is all you want then don’t do it. However if your dream has been being the guy who does what others are afraid to do, welcome to the queen of battle. Otherwise move on.
US Army Infantry Tribute
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EVRV2D-00088 Photo Mugs British army takes the field in a reenactment of the surrender at Yorktown Battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph of a National Park Service event on the actual field of surrender at Yorktown Battlefield on the 225th anniversary of the surrender…. |
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Army 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team 6 MAGNET $7.49 We use the thickest magnet material on the market at .030mil. These 6″ magnets can be attached and removed to any car, truck, van, tool box, refrigerator or any other metal item. BUY 3 GET 1 FREE!!!!… |
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Run To Cadence W/ The U.S. Army Airborne $12.49 Running Cadences (Percussion Added) Fall into rank with cadence-calling sergeants and drill instructors and run faster, farther and easier. Hand claps, footfalls and drum beats were added to the original recordings of the same title and number in order to enhance “the beat” and make it easier to stay in step. Each CD contains a 40 minute workout. Documentary Recordings has been producing audio… |
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Run To Cadence W/ The U.S. Army Infantry $11.58 Running Cadences Fall into rank with cadence-calling sergeants and drill instructors and run faster, farther and easier. Each CD contains a 40 minute workout. Documentary Recordings has been producing audio documentaries in the field with America’s Armed Forces for forty years. All of our videos and audio products are authentic documentaries of the action they represent…. |
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The Bicycle Corps: America’s Black Army on Wheels [VHS] $19.98 There are reasons military bicycling never caught on, and this PBS documentary delineates them all. On the theory that bicycles were more efficient than horses (tires don’t need food, water, or rest), the U.S. Army sent the 25th Infantry on a 1,900-mile ride from Missoula, Montana, to St. Louis in 1897. This 56-minute video details that ride thanks to the excellent documentation left by unit comma… |
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The Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot): Cardiff Castle, 10th June 1994 “On the 10th June 1994 both battalions of The Regiment paraded to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the appointment of the Prince of Wales as Colonel in Chief. In a dazzling display of military precision the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Regiment thrilled the packed audience in the magnificent arena of Cardiff Castle. At the same time the Colours of the old 3rd Battalion were rededicated as the … |
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Infantry in Vietnam: Part I (Historical Video Cassettes, U.S. Army) Infantry in Vietnam, Part I of III…. |
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”Burning Rails as We Pleased”: The Civil War Letters of William Garrigues Bentley, 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry $35 William Garrigues Bentley chose to leave the safety of home and family at age 19 fight for the Union. He enlisted in the 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company G, in 1862 and served for three long years before being honorably discharged. His firsthand account details his day-to-day life as a soldier, the long marches around Kentucky, skirmishes with the Rebs, joining with Sherman’s army in the Atlanta campaign and then chasing Hood into Tennessee and fighting in the bloody battle at Franklin, and on to rejoin Sherman in the winter of 1865 for the final months of the Carolina campaign.This book—compiled from a collection of 142 of Bentley’s newly discovered letters and other documents—not only is an important historical record but also offers an insight into the political thoughts and feelings of the time. The book includes a complete roster of the 104th Ohio. |
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”By the noble daring of her sons”: The Florida Brigade of the Army of Tennessee. $49.99 Between 1861 and 1862, Floridians flocked to join the six regiments that eventually constituted the Florida Brigade of the West. As the fragile remains of the 1st and 3rd Florida’s Battle Flag attests, portions of the brigade saw action in every major campaign of the Western Theater, save Iuka and Corinth. Until November 1863, the 1 st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th Infantry Regiments and the dismounted 1st Cavalry Regiment, served in separate brigades in different areas of the west. While the 1 st, 3rd, and 4th soldiered with the Army of Tennessee in major campaigns, the others protected the important Virginia-Tennessee railine against East Tennessee Unionists.;Following the Florida Brigade’s organization in November 1863, it became the epitome of the hardluck Army of Tennessee. Below strength, poorly armed, and shoddily equipped, the soldiers of the brigade followed their commanders through some of the hardest fighting of the war. From Missionary Ridge to Nashville, attrition whittled away at the small units. While many fell in battle, wounds incapacitated others, and still more wasted away in Northern prison camps. At the time of the surrender at Bennett Place, just over four hundred veterans remained with the brigade.;Through “By The Noble Daring Of Her Sons,” the story of these regiments, from their inceptions to their surrenders, will be told. While this dissertation seeks to describe the Florida Brigade’s military campaign, that is not its sole purpose. Rather, “By The Noble Daring Of Her Sons” uses the context of the Florida Brigade to allow the reader to experience various aspects of the war, including important but little-known facets. Furthermore, this dissertation proposes that Florida, before the war was a fractured state, with citizens maintaining regional allegiances. The overarching theme of this study is to establish that the Floridians’ service during the Civil War helped to create a state identity. |
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”By the noble daring of her sons”: The Florida Brigade of the Army of Tennessee. $49.99 Between 1861 and 1862, Floridians flocked to join the six regiments that eventually constituted the Florida Brigade of the West. As the fragile remains of the 1st and 3rd Florida’s Battle Flag attests, portions of the brigade saw action in every major campaign of the Western Theater, save Iuka and Corinth. Until November 1863, the 1 st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th Infantry Regiments and the dismounted 1st Cavalry Regiment, served in separate brigades in different areas of the west. While the 1 st, 3rd, and 4th soldiered with the Army of Tennessee in major campaigns, the others protected the important Virginia-Tennessee railine against East Tennessee Unionists.;Following the Florida Brigade’s organization in November 1863, it became the epitome of the hardluck Army of Tennessee. Below strength, poorly armed, and shoddily equipped, the soldiers of the brigade followed their commanders through some of the hardest fighting of the war. From Missionary Ridge to Nashville, attrition whittled away at the small units. While many fell in battle, wounds incapacitated others, and still more wasted away in Northern prison camps. At the time of the surrender at Bennett Place, just over four hundred veterans remained with the brigade.;Through “By The Noble Daring Of Her Sons,” the story of these regiments, from their inceptions to their surrenders, will be told. While this dissertation seeks to describe the Florida Brigade’s military campaign, that is not its sole purpose. Rather, “By The Noble Daring Of Her Sons” uses the context of the Florida Brigade to allow the reader to experience various aspects of the war, including important but little-known facets. Furthermore, this dissertation proposes that Florida, before the war was a fractured state, with citizens maintaining regional allegiances. The overarching theme of this study is to establish that the Floridians’ service during the Civil War helped to create a state identity. |
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‘Das Haus’ The House And The Son Of The Rabbi $22.95 Das Haus, (The House) is a story spanning almost seventy years, and is partially based on TRUE EVENTS as told to the author by our hero Erik Goldmann (Fictitious name) and the author’s father-in-law. At the request of Erik, many of the characters and locations were changed to protect the survivors of that long ago Holocaust known as World War II. It has become a NOVEL partially based on some true events.The setting is modern day, with flashbacks to WWII Germany. This book recounts the story of an American journalist’s attempt to investigate the resurgence of Fascism throughout the world, and especially in Germany. It is actually two books in one. The story switches back and forth from modern day to WWII. It shows how Fascism is still alive and well in Germany, Europe and even in the USA. It connects a modern day investigation, to the horrors of the past. Direct experiences by the author are incorporated into the novel, and make for an exciting personal adventure by our characters. Although many of the characters are real, it had to be written as a novel based on some true events.It is the amazing adventure of two young Jewish-German children growing up in an idyllic small village near the Belgium frontier. Their lives suddenly and forever changed by the “Night of the Crystal” and their detention in Buchenwald concentration camp. His eventual release and escape to America. How a brave young man, Erik, was given another chance to redeem himself by joining the American Army on December 8th, 1941. His amazing true adventure of fighting in North Africa, Sicily, Italy; landing at Normandy and fighting all the way across France, Belgium and surviving the “Battle of the Bulge.”On February 25th, 1945 he was given command of an Army infantry unit, and allowed to liberate his own village six years after his deportation. The incredible circle of life was rejoined and completed. Unfortunately he was the only Jewish survivor of his village.The |
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1 Alpini Regiment $93.6 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The 1st Alpini Regiment was a light Infantry regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in Mountain Combat. The Alpini are a mountain infantry corps of the Italian Army, that distinguished itself in combat during World War I and World War II. The 1st Alpini Regiment was formed on November 1, 1882. It consisted of three Battalions: “Alto Tanaro,” Val Tanaro and Va |
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1 Libyan Division Sibelle $41.28 New – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The 1 Libyan Division Sibelle was a Infantry Division of the Italian Army during World War II. Originally called in the 1920s with the name Italian Libyan Colonial Division. This was a formation of colonial troops raised by the Italians in their colony in Libya and participated in the invasion of Ethiopia in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. This formation was reor |