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one of the thing im afraid of is combat. like i said..im a pussy..ill admit it. lol. someone told me a few of these jobs, when your not working on the birds...you switch to infantry. something i DO NOT want to do..is this true?
First and foremost a Soldier is always just that; a soldier.
You will be recieve basic infantryman training in "Basic Training", hence the name.
After basic, comes advanced training in the MOS that you selected.
There is a chance you'll be sent to Southeast Asia aka "The sandbox" however the US maintains bases all over the world, so it really depends on where you're assigned if you'll ever see anything that looks like combat.
Unless your base be it wherever is attacked, that job is not likely to see any real action, and if it does, you'll be physically and mentally prepared to become a man of action.
Two weeks into
the game you'll be asking yourself WTF did I get myself into? Just remember it's mostly a mind game and their goal is to get YOU through the course.