Can an infantry officer do a specialism such as reconnaissance for example
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I’m more inclined towards a role that has ISTAR capabilities but have not found much information on whether it was open to officers, because I did some research and found that a specialism like the sniping course is not open to officer.
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Category: Role Description
Date asked: Saturday, November 21, 2020
Last reviewed: Thursday, November 26, 2020
Daniel E.
Assistant Intelligence Officer
Hello and thank you for your question.
As an Infantry Officer, the very first job you will have to do is a Platoon Commander for 18 months to two years, after that you can apply for one of the specialist trades within the Infantry. You have to be a Platoon Commander first so you get to know the role and the soldiers under your Command, it is the same for soldiers. They have to do time as a soldier to learn the job, then they can apply to do a specialist trade later on.
But because of timelines and promotions, you might not end up getting the trade you wanted and might end up doing something completely different.
You might apply to become the Recce Platoon Commander but end up getting Fire Support Group Platoon Commander instead.
I hope this helps answer your question and if you have anymore, please ask.
-Danny.
Thursday, November 26, 2020
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