Psychological Operations Specialist (37F) weapons?

Question

What weapons do PSYOP specialists normally carry?

Answer 1

Yeah, an M4 and an M9. You will be trained with those weapons as well as Soviet Bloc weapons like the AK47, RPK, RPG and also the German SIG 228 or 226 & HK USP .45 handguns, as well as the MP5 submachine gun. You'll have a thing called a manpack which is a grunt-mounted speaker-in-a-ruck type deal. You'll have loudspeakers on a Humvee, and a Humvee with abilties to overtake TV station and radio broadcasts from the enemy and replace them with our product. You'll have a mobile printing press. You'l have Commando Solo in the air, a modified C47 product (propaganda) delivery system. You'll have your mind, most importantly. I can't remember for the life of me the acronym for the production center at Bragg, but you'll have them disseminating product through broadcasts over satellite and radio waves. The officer that posted before me is right, though, you won't be leading any infantry assaults or anything. You will have the firepower because you're a small force, often in dangerous areas or at risk of ambush. I thought they were doing away with PSYOP and Civil Affairs AIT. Have you already signed for that MOS?  

Answer 2

9 mike mike and a mike four.

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Answer 3

really loud stereos

Answer 4

You will carry the same as any other soldier.  Either and M4 or M16A2, and possibly and M9 pistol.

The idea behind PSYOP is not to go in and smash, break and kill things.

As a Psychological Operations Specialist your duties might include:

Researching and analyzing of methods of influencing foreign population from a variety of information sources.

Developing marketing and media products that includes handbills, trifolds, brochures, leaflets, posters, television commercials, web postings and/or radio scripts.

Operating and maintaining Psychological Operations equipment such as ground tactical vehicles and shelter systems, loudspeaker systems, state of the art computer, analog and digital recording and playback devices and communication systems.

Disseminating products that include the development, production and broadcasting of relevant information via television, radio, internet and newspaper media.

Traveling to overseas locations in peace, crisis and conflict to assist U.S. and foreign governments, militaries and civilian populations.