Can anyone out there fill me in on what exactly does a 35G do. I am an E-5 looking to reclass and am considering this MOS but I really don't know the specifics. Yes I have looked up what it is online but it's always different from the people who actually do it on a day by day basis. Would you recommend this MOS? What is it like during wartime? Do they go to the field alot? Just walk me through and typical day. Thanks.
SGT G

35G: Imagery Analyst.

I am not one, but I work very closely with two. In fact, they are the only 2 in our Brigade. As a 35G, expect to be at a BDE S-2 or higher. When we were down range, they would usually answer numerous RFIs for Imagery from lower echelons. They have VERYYYY good promotion opportunities, as they have been critical for quite some time, and it doesn't look like that is changing anytime soon. With 35G, you are granted a TS/SCI, which, if you didn't know, is worth many opportunities and money after the Army. Also, as a 35G, there is a million training opportunities, if your unit is willing to send you TDY. If you are one who takes initiative, and can work without direction from higher, then this would be fabulous. Personally, I love my job, and had I known about Imagery Analyst, I may have chosen it. Good Luck!

I am really interested in this MOS too. I am currently an E-5 in the Kansas NG. This is really exciting news that it is a critical MOS, though it is very surprising. The post Army opportunities are stellar and a TS/SCI on top of it.

Is the school down in AZ at Ft Huachuca? A website listed the MI training battalion with 35F and Humint companies, but no others.

AIT for 35G is at Fort Huachuca.

I am having a little bit of an issue. Can anyone tell me if there is any waivers or anything at all that allows your spouse to not be a US Citizen if you are going for any MI jobs??? I want to be MI so bad but my wife doesnt have her citizenship YET, she will get it in about a year or so. Please let me know if there is anything I can do.
SGT G

my hubby just landed in tucson yesterday and is stationed at ft huachuca for AIT. has anyone gone through this perticular AIT? he had to change his MOS from 68W to 35G and i can't really find any info on it, like when class starts and should he expect to keep his phone ...

He will be able to use his phone after school hours. The training is classified, so no phones are allowed during training.

thanks! yea i kinda just found that out since he has been able to call me and tell me. he's a little freaked out about how classified everything is lol, no one can give him an idea what kind of stuff they will be doing in training beyond "looking at maps and pictures"

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no one can give him an idea what kind of stuff they will be doing in training beyond "looking at maps and pictures"

There really isn't much more to it than that.

This is speculation, but here are some aspects of "looking at maps and pictures" to consider.

Aspects of imagery are: electromagnetic spectrum, angle/distance of sensor (camera), resolution, media of image (digital etc),

An example of this is a digital aerial photo is taken, there is a specific color that is unique to a specific feature (drug farms vs jungle, contaminate in water, specific country's camo netting, concrete vs. natural rock, broken ground vs. intact ground) To be simple, you replace that color with bright pink and it stands out against everything else, but it is dependent on resolution.

I do not use video for anything.

This is my interpretation of the job, I am a national guard medic, but I studied this sort of thing in college so my thoughts are more of an academic and environmental nature since I work in that field as a civilian, with a GIS bias.

Searh wikipedia or google: Remote sensing, imaging spectroscopy, GEOINT, IMINT etc

look up:
http://www.defence.gov.au/digo/Imagery_Analysis/imageryQuizT3.htm

http://www.pgeddington.com/iat.html
WARNING: Interesting Im Analyst info, but strong political opinions too.

http://www.gisdevelopment.net/tutorials/tuman005.htm

Hope this helps, but it is not what the 35G does, only aspects of what is possible with imagery analysis. I am interested in the 35G and the 21U, both warrant officer jobs look fun too!

I'm not a 35G, but I work in an MI unit that has many. As an imagery analyst, the previous answers are correct; you will be looking at a lot of "pictures". However, there are also opportunities for you to do other things. In my unit (I'm in Korea) and in our sister unit (in Texas) 35G's are on flight status. Previous posts are also correct that the promotion opportunities are great for 35G's.

What are the assignment possibilities for 35G? I am going to reclass to 35G and I would like to stay at Fort Riley. Is that a possibility?

I just came back to active (I leave in about a week) after being NG for a few years. I will be going to AIT as an E6 to Ft Huachuca for 35F. Has anyone else done something similar? When and how do I get my POV here? What are the living arrangements/conditions? Where are you able to be stationed?

My wife, who is a 35G (former 96D), felt the need to reply and doesn't have her own login yet.

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Sorry I'm late replying to this thread, but I just saw it and felt like replying. I am a 35G. I have deployed as a 35G to Iraq. Yes this job has many opportunities for promotions. The points for E-5 have been around 350 for years. In the school house you will learn how to identify different equipment and facilities on imagery. You will learn how to identify objects by shadows and highlights. This is a computer-heavy job. Even in the field you will be on a computer. I was in a unit that had a tactical system that could be set up and operational within 24 hours. You can have flight status. you can work with imagery from UAV's. This job is also a good job for transfer to the civilian side. I love my job. It can be a lot of fun. If you want to see what some of the imagery you might see looks like, play with Google Earth a bit.

Wrote a massive message all about 35G, but it lost it and there's no back button. If you have questions about IET or reclassing and the school house, email me.