Anyone regret getting an Op 40 contract? Anyone ever wish they did something else besides getting an Option 40 contract for the regiment, regardless of MOS? I'm stuck between this or the Air Force. 98 comments. share. save hide report. 74% Upvoted. This thread is archived. You can try and wait, but it can be a long wait and there is still no guarantee you will get a option 40 contract. Simply, there just are not very many option 40 contracts released every year. The reanger regiment controls how many option 40 contracts are released and for what MOSs. When they are released, its first come forst serve, on who gets them. You will enlist as an 11X, not an 11B. 11X gives the Army the option to make you an 11B or an 11C. Nothing wrong with either one, same OSUT and everything. 11C just means you fire mortars and operate in a slightly different capacity. Your option 40 means you will go to OSUT, Airborne School, RASP I,