Psychological Operations

Army ROTC: Psychological Operations Officer exist?

does that job still exist. It’s not on their career page, but i stumbled upon it on their rotc website just
recently. I guess they forgot to delete the html page for it. Does this job still exist after army rotc?

See, its here:

http://www.goarmy.com/RotcViewJob.do?id=309

But it’s not on the main page:

http://www.goarmy.com/RotcViewCareers.do

It still exists, but its not a job you can commision into.

You become Special Forces, PSYOPS, or Civil Affairs as a captain. You start off in a regular branch and then apply to transfer over after you company command. SF has their own proceedure, but for CA, PSYOPS and all functional areas, you apply for as a captain and transfer over after company command.

The one exception with CA and PSYOPS are with the Reserves since you commission into a specific unit like the National Guard does.

Psychological Operations Specialist (37F) weapons?

What weapons do PSYOP specialists normally carry?

Yeah, an M4 and an M9. You will be trained with those weapons as well as Soviet Bloc weapons like the AK47, RPK, RPG and also the German SIG 228 or 226 & HK USP .45 handguns, as well as the MP5 submachine gun. You’ll have a thing called a manpack which is a grunt-mounted speaker-in-a-ruck type deal. You’ll have loudspeakers on a Humvee, and a Humvee with abilties to overtake TV station and radio broadcasts from the enemy and replace them with our product. You’ll have a mobile printing press. You’l have Commando Solo in the air, a modified C47 product (propaganda) delivery system. You’ll have your mind, most importantly. I can’t remember for the life of me the acronym for the production center at Bragg, but you’ll have them disseminating product through broadcasts over satellite and radio waves. The officer that posted before me is right, though, you won’t be leading any infantry assaults or anything. You will have the firepower because you’re a small force, often in dangerous areas or at risk of ambush. I thought they were doing away with PSYOP and Civil Affairs AIT. Have you already signed for that MOS?

Some details on MOS 37F (Psychological Operations Specialist)?

I would just ask my recruiter but it’s the holidays so it is hard to get a hold of him.
1. Where is the language training?
2. Can you choose which part of PSYOPS you may enter (tactical, strategic, media disseminating, etc.)

The military trains their linguists are the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA. In order to get into this program, you must take the DLAB (Defense Language Aptitude Battery) and obtain a score of 100 or higher. Your score will determine which languages you are would have the aptitude to learn..
I took the DLAB and totally bombed it. It is truly one of the most difficult tests I have ever taken, and as a result chose another MOS.

Can someone please tell me how long AIT is for Army Reserve?

The training is for Psychological Operations in Ft. Bragg N. Carolina.
Anyone have any idea how long the AIT is for?

Thanks.

12 Weeks if I found the right page.

http://www.soc.mil/swcs/1stSWTG-1/37fdates.htm

In this link look under the patch for dates, and the information paper

http://www.soc.mil/swcs/1stSWTG-1/chkait.htm

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