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Copper · 01-07-2006, 12:29 AM

11X is an open infantry enlistment. What that means is that you will be signing up for the infantry, but you won't be guaranteed a specific infantry MOS. When you enlist in the infantry, you go to what's call OSUT (One Station Unit Training) Your Basic and AIT (Advanced Individual Training) is at the with the same unit. That means the same Drill Sergeants, which can sometimes suck. As an 11X, you can list your infantry preferences (11B - regular ground pounders or 11C - Mortar crew) but that doesn't mean that you will get them. If you really want to go into the Rangers, try to get an ABN Ranger enlistment option. I think its called Option 40, but don't hold me to it. If you can't, go with the 11X - unassigned. When you go to jump school at Ft. Benning, some Rangers will come over and ask if you want to sign up for RIP (Ranger Indoc. Program). IF you make it through jump school, and IF you make it through RIP, you will be assigned to a Ranger Battalion. Ranger school just wasn't my cup of tea so I declined. One option I wish I would have known about when I enlisted was to be a
19D - Cav Scout. It's essentially the same thing as infantry, but you get to ride in a M2 Bradley or a M113. Hey, why walk when you can ride? As far as deciding where you want to be stationed, state side is okay, but being in another country is a good experience. I was stationed in Korea briefly and loved every minute of it. (of what I can remember anyway. LOL) If had to pick where I was going to be stationed again, it would be anywhere in Europe without a doubt. I trained at Graffenwoher, Germany before going to Bosnia, and from what I saw, I loved it. The thing that I loved the most about the infantry is that we trained hard, and we played hard. Its a hard, hard life, but a rewarding one.

01-07-2006, 12:29 AM	#9
Copper Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Southern "Mizzeruh" Posts: 246	11X is an open infantry enlistment. What that means is that you will be signing up for the infantry, but you won't be guaranteed a specific infantry MOS. When you enlist in the infantry, you go to what's call OSUT (One Station Unit Training) Your Basic and AIT (Advanced Individual Training) is at the with the same unit. That means the same Drill Sergeants, which can sometimes suck. As an 11X, you can list your infantry preferences (11B - regular ground pounders or 11C - Mortar crew) but that doesn't mean that you will get them. If you really want to go into the Rangers, try to get an ABN Ranger enlistment option. I think its called Option 40, but don't hold me to it. If you can't, go with the 11X - unassigned. When you go to jump school at Ft. Benning, some Rangers will come over and ask if you want to sign up for RIP (Ranger Indoc. Program). IF you make it through jump school, and IF you make it through RIP, you will be assigned to a Ranger Battalion. Ranger school just wasn't my cup of tea so I declined. One option I wish I would have known about when I enlisted was to be a 19D - Cav Scout. It's essentially the same thing as infantry, but you get to ride in a M2 Bradley or a M113. Hey, why walk when you can ride? As far as deciding where you want to be stationed, state side is okay, but being in another country is a good experience. I was stationed in Korea briefly and loved every minute of it. (of what I can remember anyway. LOL) If had to pick where I was going to be stationed again, it would be anywhere in Europe without a doubt. I trained at Graffenwoher, Germany before going to Bosnia, and from what I saw, I loved it. The thing that I loved the most about the infantry is that we trained hard, and we played hard. Its a hard, hard life, but a rewarding one.