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Originally Posted by Pete
Most of the junior 18 series slots in a Battalion are on the A Teams. So it is "Normal" for "most" 18 guys fresh out of the course to go to A Teams when they show up.
But pulling an established guy off an A Team and replacing him with a guy fresh out of the Q right before they deploy is sometimes not the best course of action.
In a case like that SGM's have been known to retain the new guy on the B Team and swap them out after the deployment.
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Very true. Of course back in our day, the new 18Es spent time in the SigDet before they arrived in the company.
I think everyone should go to an ODA first. Sadly though with the optempo and manning it's not always possible.