Joining the 506th Infantry Regiment

[MSgt Minatozaki]

Joining the 506th Infantry Regiment Realism Unit
Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment
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Alpha Flight, 19th Air Support Operations Squadron
74th Fighter Squadron, 23d Wing

1. Joining the 506th Infantry Regiment Realism Unit

1.1 New Join Policy
You can find the New Join Policy here. Read this before submitting an application.

1.2 Minimum Age Policy
The 506th IR RU has a minimum age of 18. There are no exceptions to this policy.

1.3 ARMA Reforger
You must own a legitimate copy of ARMA Reforger.

1.4 Communications
You must have a microphone that works with either PC or Xbox.

1.5 Find your PID
In order to submit an application, you must provide your ARMA Player ID (PID). You can do so by logging into your Steam profile and copying the URL. Go to this website, paste the URL and hit enter. Your ARMA PID is the 17 digit long "steamID64".

If you are playing on Xbox, this is your gamertag.

2. Definition of Roleplay and Realism

This means you are playing a role, which is part of the realism experience. You will role-play in game as a PVT, SPC, SGT, Infantryman, Medic, etc. You are expected to act as if you are that soldier in that environment when you are playing and in all other official settings.

This means that you need to be ready to immerse yourself in your role while in-game and in official settings. From mission start to mission end you need to pretend that you are in a combat environment - no talking about your "fps" or "lag" or "teamspeak issues" unless there is a critical emergency that needs to be addressed and there isn't a way that you can get the point across without breaking immersion. Don't talk about what you're watching on TV while you're playing or what other people around you are doing in real life. These are all things that break the immersion that is desired by others, and they won't be tolerated.

If you cannot control your voice activation, you will be required to switch to a push-to-talk profile. If you have loud TV or music in the background, or you eat or drink, or there are people or loud children that are constantly making noise, or you use speakers that feed-back through your microphone, or any other sort of voice activation issues, you will be required to switch to PTT. This can be one of the single most immersion-breaking experiences, and it will not be tolerated.

It is our hope in the 506th that we provide the ARMA realism experience that you are looking for. See you on the battlefield!

3. Naming Policy

You are not required to use your real name, and therefore many members of the unit use fake names. If you do choose to use a fake name, the following policies apply:

• It may not be a celebrity/ silly name
• It must be a realistic name

All names are subject to recruitment approval.

4. Dual Enlistment Policy

Members of the 506th IR RU shall not be restricted from membership in other Arma units or clans provided that they are able to maintain to standard all duties and responsibilities of any billet they hold within the 506th.

5. Training Requirements

The 506th IR RU has a training pipeline and ongoing training requirements. You must complete all required training before you become a fully-fledged member of the unit. Exception are not given, regardless of prior real-world military or milsim gaming experience. The following sections outline the training required, and an approximate amount of time it takes to complete the training pipeline.

5.1 Application
The initial application you submit (via the form linked at the bottom of this post) should take only a few minutes to fill out. If you have read through and follow the guidance in this document, your application should be accepted within 24 hours. This process may take longer if a recruiter needs to make additional checks to complete your application. A response to your application post will be made letting you know your application has been accepted or if further information is required.

5.2 Recruit Training
Upon your application being accepted, you will receive the rank of RCT (Recruit). Holding that rank will clear you to move forward within the training pipeline. Instructions for how to proceed in the training pipeline will be provided in private message sent on these forums, which will be your "Welcome Aboard Message". The initial section of the training pipeline is a recruit training class that operates on a fixed schedule, and consists of one session lasting a maximum of three hours, although almost always takes less than two hours.

5.3 OSUT
Following the completion of Recruit Training, you will be instructed to sign up for OSUT (One Station Unit Training). This class consists of 4 days of training, with each day lasting a maximum of 3 hours. Classes are conducted on a fixed schedule on a weekly basis. More details on signing up for OSUT, and class days/times, will be provided by your recruit instructor following the completion of recruit training. You must complete all 4 days of OSUT in order, as each day builds upon the last.

5.4 Additional Trainings
Specific billets require additional training. Details can be found in the New Join Policy at sections 1-6 and 1-7.

5.5 Ongoing Trainings
Once finished OSUT and billeted, active duty personnel are expected to attend one weekly training with their squad, in addition to a monthly platoon training to fulfill attendance requirements. Those who are unable to consistently meet these may opt to join the reserves platoon. Asset roles (such as the 153A or 11F3B MOS) may have different requirements as part of their ongoing trainings.

6. Saturday and Sunday Platoons

The 506th IR RU currently operates with 3 Task Forces: Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie. Task Force Alpha and Bravo have their operations on Sundays, while Task Force Charlie has operations on Saturday. All operations begin at 2000 hours (8:00 PM) EST. When you complete OSUT you will choose your desired MOS.

We are currently accepting applications for the following MOS:

6.1 Task Force Alpha: [Sunday Operations]
OPEN - 11B Infantryman (Rifleman, Grenadier, Automatic Rifleman)
OPEN - 11B Machine Gunner
OPEN - 11B Anti Armor Specialist
CLOSED - 11C Indirect Fire Infantryman
OPEN - 68W Health Care Specialist
CLOSED - 12B Combat Engineer
OPEN - 153A Rotary Wing Aviator (temporarily Stryker Operator)
FULL - 11F3B Fighter Pilot (temporarily Stryker Operator)

6.2 Task Force Bravo: [Sunday Operations]
OPEN - 11B Infantryman (Rifleman, Grenadier, Automatic Rifleman)
OPEN - 11B Machine Gunner
OPEN - 11B Anti Armor Specialist
CLOSED - 11C Indirect Fire Infantryman
OPEN - 68W Health Care Specialist
CLOSED - 12B Combat Engineer
OPEN - 153A Rotary Wing Aviator (temporarily Stryker Operator)
FULL - 11F3B Fighter Pilot (temporarily Stryker Operator)


6.3 Task Force Charlie: [Saturday Operations]
OPEN - 11B Infantryman (Rifleman, Grenadier, Automatic Rifleman)
OPEN - 11B Machine Gunner
OPEN - 11B Anti Armor Specialist
CLOSED - 11C Indirect Fire Infantryman
OPEN - 68W Health Care Specialist
CLOSED - 12B Combat Engineer
FULL - 153A Rotary Wing Aviator (temporarily Stryker Operator)
FULL - 11F3B Fighter Pilot (temporarily Stryker Operator)

7. Recruitment Contacts

All people interested in joining the 506th IR RU are welcome to contact any recruiter at all times to address questions, request information, or inquire about the requirements and entrance training programs of the 506th.

To contact a recruiter, you may post a reply in your application thread, hop on the TeamSpeak server and see if one of the recruiters is available there, or click below to send a PM.

The following is the list of the 506th Infantry Regiment Realism Unit's Recruiting Personnel.

Recruiting Chief:

• 1st Lt Crow (11F3B Fighter Pilot) - Private Message

Recruiters:

• SFC Lowe (11B Infantry) - Private Message
• SSG Pipps (11B Infantry) - Private Message
• CW2 W. Woods (153A Rotary Wing Aviator) - Private Message
• CW2 LaFave (11B Infantry) - Private Message

8. Application Form

Below are links to the application forms. To correctly fill out these forms you will need:

• A forum account with a valid email address. You can create an account here.
• A valid first and last name (not a gaming handle or nickname). See our naming policies above in Section 3.
• A preferred Military Occupational Specialty (MOS). The currently available MOSs can be found above in Section 6.
• Your ARMA Player Identification number (PID). Instructions to look up your PID are found above in Section 1.5.

Once you have submitted your application form a forum post will be generated for you in this recruiting forum.  Once your application has been processed one of our recruiters will reply to that forum post and contact you via private message on the forums.

If you have any questions during the application process you are encouraged to send a private message via these forums to one of the above listed recruiters or refer to our FAQ section. You may also make a post on The Duty Desk for technical issues, or the Public Discussion forum for other questions.

Thank you for your interest in joining the 506th Infantry Regiment ARMA Realism Unit, we look forward to serving with you in the near future.

506th Application Form