im about to reenlist soon and im wonderin if aerial observers are still around and if so how do i get into that.

They do have aerial observers. About 2 years ago I remember 160th advertising on the splash page that they were looking for 13F's for aerial observation. Call SFC Rice at Branch to ask for special stuff like that. Or try different units.

Its no longer a MOS, but there may be other places you can still go and find jobs that are a like.

It is an MOS. 13F. Whether on the ground or in the air we're the observers. Maybe they used to have a separate MOS for aerial observers, but now 13F's do it.

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Originally posted by srpeters18:
It is an MOS. 13F. Whether on the ground or in the air we're the observers. Maybe they used to have a separate MOS for aerial observers, but now 13F's do it.

Well I was a aerial observer as a 13B20.

Cav

so how did you get in that position?

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Originally posted by Fister20:
so how did you get in that position?

I rode the Blackhorse in Fulda on the Old East/West Greman border, Border Ops.

Cav
Allons

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Strictly a guess on my part, but I suspect the opportunities are pretty limited. With the advancement of shoulder fired anti-aircraft weapons, there is not much survivability for a helicopter or light aircraft loitering over the battlefield.When posible, they probably use remotely-piloted vehicles.

There was a time when all FO's were taught to adjust fire (ranging rounds) from the air.Looking through binos from a moving aircraft
was sure to make you sick.

As far as I know, there are no more observers. Unless you want to put in your flight packet.

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advancement of shoulder fired anti-aircraft weapons, there is not much survivability for a helicopter or light aircraft loitering over the battlefield.When posible, they probably use remotely-piloted vehicles.

There was a time when all FO's were taught to adjust fire (ranging rounds) from the air.Looking through binos from a moving aircraft
was sure to make you sick.

Not really, it had to do with the the change in mission and the Kiowas moving in the armed direction. I wanta say mid 90s it went away. Didn't try to say that it isn't still done by aircraft with arty on the back.

Who needs binos?

And anyways, as of two years ago 160th was still looking for E-5 13F's. And it wasn't so they could sit in the TOC. Pilots are great and all, but they have enough to worry about without trying to plot target locations. They're more worried about not occupying the same space as incoming rounds.

According to their recruiting website they still have need for senior and promotable E6s, and E7s.