@@godsway8501 yes but not while your in the army. most of the people that work in carpentry and masonry outside of the army still don't make over 6. most of them don't even make six figures. the only time you MAY make over six figures in these trades is owning your own company' and even still majority of those company owners don't make that much.
@@juliantorres5138 update: the MOS is great and I'm about half way through the training. I have the highest GPA in my class at a 98.30% so it's not that difficult with minor studying. There is more math than most would expect though, even outside of obvious measurements so be prepared for that. There is a significant waiting line though which is the worst part. I was stuck here in Gulfport Mississippi for 5 weeks before my classes started which threw off my personal and professional life off by a bit
@@evankhan1952 I am considering enlisting in this mos because I am graduating from a vocational high school this year and I was in the carpentry shop. I've also always wanted to join the army so I get the best of both worlds. thanks for the updates brother! good luck
To be honest if your someone who would never see themselves doing construction in their life do this. It gets you skills that are hard to come by and your serving your country doing super hooah hooah stuff. I’ve been in 6 years now about to deploy and so glad I did this mos. I learned valuable skills and I wanna go back to AIT to learn more. It’s awesome and I love this field hands down.
Acomplex do you have to go basic training like the Marines does or it just different I either want to this or construction unless it same thing I don’t mind either one
Loudmanv8 all military branches have a form of boot camp in the army we call it basic combat training or bct. Yeah you still have to go to boot camp or basic training for any job in any military branch. There are some specialized ones that don’t require it but I’m not sure atm.
I decided on CBRN Specialist (74D) but I was seriously considering this MOS exactly because of the amazing skills you learn and can apply in the civilian world.
Only 23 right now but have been framing houses for about 3 1/2 years now. And I never knew this was available for the army. Seriously considering enlisting.
@@abyjupinor3925 Do the 20 or 25 years and retire. You are still "young" and most of world you can live with that money doing just your hobbies and enjoy life. Maybe not in usa but most countries in europe you have good life.
Definitely a fun time when I was training. Not so much when I wasn't. If you do decide to go 12W, your AIT will be fun as long as you make friends and play nice. You might be there a little longer than 7 weeks though.
This is a great MOS if you would like to pay for college and earn a degree in construction management or civil engineering since hands on the ground experience is invaluable. Another great route would be to enlist in this MOS and then the go into ROTC after your enlistment is up and major in construction management or civil engineering and try to branch 12A. A project manager I work with did this while earning a construction management degree and is highly respected in his field.
I'm currently enrolled in the Job corps and hope to find a job in the workforce, but if I can't, I feel a lot better that I can get more training and become more knowledgeable in an area that I plan to work in. Thank you for the informational video, Helps a lot.
Don't know if you already did this but I became or will be becoming a national guard solider with this MOS while also going to job corps to be a carpenter in the union
@@pedromorales8097 Hi I just wanted to inform you that, I am currently in Job Corps and only need around 4 more months of training than I'll be a certified carpenter.
I have a background in medical and that’s actually gonna be my job when I sign and enlist but I always wanted to build things as a hobby and teach my son as well as have a side hustle and it’s hard trying to find somewhere that teaches carpentry so I really hope I can get this job
I’m currently on my 6th year in the reserves as a 92G & my contract is about to end. I want to sign a 2 yr active contract and reclass to a 12w so I can move into this occupation when my I move back into the civilian side.
Been doing this in the civilian world for about 10 years now. Currently in the process of enlisting myself with the army. Highly intrigued that they have a designated mos. But I'm trying to do something different like 31k. But might go with 31b if I can't land the kilo
Definitely doing this for my second enlistment! 13B right now because I wanted to get the taste of shooting cannons and excitement, but I know this MOS doesn’t translate well into the civilian life 🤷🏽♂️💯
@@dylanporter6980 Not much. You'll do one lab on masonry that'll last a couple days in AIT. Right now though I'm on a job site that's mostly masonry. Definitely do waaaaay more carpentry on average though
Do I get lesss training if I’m certified for carpentry ? I went to job corps and I’m about to finish in 5 month not sure if I should leave and join or wait and finish so I do no training
If you were to go through RASP as a 12W, would you see any sort of combat? I do know that the regiment is primarily based around Infantry (11 Series), but I couldn't find any concrete answers on this question.
Josh N probably not man. Sorry. But maybe. In my experience, Support MOSs, like engineers, were used a lot just for training missions. But it’s the place to be for sure. A lot of training and money to support training so you’ll get a lot more exposure and experience than you would in the big army.
@@anthonybourdain2213 when did you hear that I was talking to a recruiter in December this was available? No the army still has them so does the rangers... 😐😐😐
I want to join the army to become a carpenter/masonry specialist. Still don't know If I want to do active duty or part-time, but I was wondering if anyone knows if you can start working after AIT school (thats if I do partime) or if you have to get an apprenternship at a union. Does becoming a specialist through the army make you certified or do you need more schooling? And if anyone has tips that would be nice.
If they needed an emergency number of extra troops, ANY National Guardsman in ANY job would be drafted. But since we are not at war, that won't be happening anytime soon.
I did NG annual training in the Dominican Republic and in Belize with this MOS. I deployed to Iraq and didn’t do my MOS in Iraq. I was cross trained to do detainee operations and guard prisoners.
In the past these jobs in the army were largely taken by a youth in a desolate area that just had to get away from that area as soon as finishing high school.
