Anyone branch Air Defense if so what area and what was your experience

To your question, no direct experience, but you can learn more about this path through the Army official, National Guard, and Wikipedia sites - search for

"Air Defense Artillery Branch (United States"​


I'll just share that my cousin is a physician in the Army and while in the middle east during Deserts Shield/ Storm he noted that Air defense saved their bacon a number of times in intercepting complex missiles being fired on their six. He noted you could hear a whoosh of scuds inbound, and the thunderous sound of the launch of patriot intercepts. So pretty amazing team who are gamechangers in the theater of combat.

Good luck to your DS and thanks for his willingness to serve.
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Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Officer

In this job, you’ll lead the air defense artillery branch, and provide warning, detection, and protection for armed forces from aerial attack, missile attack, and aerial surveillance.
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As an Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Officer, you’ll lead the air defense artillery branch at all levels of command. You’ll manage modern complicated military computers on complex networks, communications equipment systems, and radars in order to provide warning, detection, and protection for armed forces from aerial attack, missile attack, and aerial surveillance.

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AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY OFFICER​

OVERVIEW
The air defense artillery officer leads the Air Defense Artillery branch, which protects U.S. forces from aerial attack, missile attack, and enemy surveillance. They must be experts in tactics, techniques, and procedures for the employment of air defense systems.

They also become experts in the PATRIOT missile system and/or the AVENGER system.
JOB DUTIES
  • Coordinate the air defense target engagement process in joint and multinational operations
  • Employ Air Defense Artillery Soldiers at all levels of command
TRAINING
Job training for an Air Defense Artillery officer includes completion of the Air Defense Artillery Officer Basic Course. This will provide in-depth knowledge on leadership, tactics and the operational aspects of weapons/vehicles.

HELPFUL SKILLS
  • Self-discipline, confidence, and intelligence
  • Physical and mental fitness to perform under pressure
  • Ability to make quick decisions
  • Capability to bear numerous responsibilities
FUTURE CIVILIAN CAREERS
The skills you learn will help prepare you for a career in fields such as business management. Being an officer in the Army National Guard is similar in many ways to holding a managerial position in a corporation.
 
DS's first choice was AR and is currently an Abrams Platoon leader and loves it. However AD was in his top three choices and his roommate is an AD officer.

Agree with @Herman_Snerd s comment above. DS was very glad to have AD operating when he was deployed in the Middle East. AD has become a high tech branch that is essential for defending IN and AR units in the field from first world and third world airborne (drone) threats.
 
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I am AD, but haven't actually done anything AD related since 2006. I was Stinger and Avenger for 7 yrs, followed by a year of PATRIOT. Personally, of the 3 you listed, I would place them in this order: AR, FA, AD. If your son gets AD, tell him try to get Short Range AD (SHORAD) as you will be with the maneuver units. PATRIOT is mostly a strategic asset, so they spend a lot of time just sitting there, staring at a radar screen in a van. I can get into more specifics if you would care to discuss, just note that I am an outdated in some aspects of AD.
 
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