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66H vs 11B

Medical Surgical Nurse (USA) vs Infantryman (USA)

Intel

The Army promised both of these were "critical to national defense." The Army has a very generous definition of that phrase.

The 66H experience, condensed: the med-surg nursing work is real clinical nursing — the patient population is young, often high-acuity, and includes trauma patterns that civilian community hospitals see rarely. The 11B experience, condensed: your 'leadership development' is standing in formation waiting for someone to get yelled at for something you also did but didn't get caught doing. When both hit the job market: the 66H discovers that be honest with yourself about whether you want the military officer component before committing to the commissioning pathway. The 11B finds that the civilian translation of your resume is 'I can sleep standing up, carry things that weigh more than my future, and I have extremely strong opinions about which MRE is the best. Same DD-214, wildly different job fairs.

66H
Medical Surgical Nurse
Army
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11B
Infantryman
Army
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RECRUITER CLAIM

You'll be the backbone of the Army. Warriors defending freedom. Infantry leads the way.

REALITY

You'll spend 80% of your time doing maintenance, cleaning weapons, and standing around waiting for the next formation. The other 20% is either miserable field exercises or, if you…

3/5SGT

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