New MOS, training sees dramatic improvement in Bradley gunnery

The switch to a more focused job for Bradley crew members has already paid off with higher gunnery scores for at least one armored brigade combat team.

Last year, the Army announced the creation of a 19C military occupational specialty, or MOS, for a dedicated Bradely crewmember.

The infantry MOS 11B previously filled that role, but troops with that specialty also had to split their time with dismounted duties outside of the vehicle.

The 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, out of Fort Hood, Texas , was one of the first armored brigade combat teams, or ABCTs, to undergo the change.

The same brigade was recently named one of the Army’s Transformation in Contact armor brigades .

The move from 11B to 19C wasn’t forced; the Army sought volunteers. Within each of th