Want advice from the military guys

Roadster4Us

I'm not sure how enlistment works today, but when I joined, the Army was the only service that would allow me to choose which job specialty I wanted, of course dependent on the ASVAB scores. The other branches would allow me to indicate a preference, but they had final say over what field I would work in. With the Army, the exact job I wanted was in my enlistment paperwork and was guaranteed.

Of course, this could all have changed by now, but something to be aware of when talking to the recruiters.

Best of luck.

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MacCool

More opportunities as an officer in any of the branches and afterwards, but as mentioned, be cautious about believing anything a recruiter tells you about that kind of thing.

If you're contemplating being an officer, do consider going to college instead of relying on promises of OTS/OCS. Getting a degree will definitely make that path easier and will provide you with more opportunities after you get out. If you can't get in to one of the service academies (that's a very prestigious credential and most companies LOVE to hire academy graduates), you should consider ROTC.

XwChriswX

In the AF, you can go in based on your ASVAB scores as 'Open General or Administrative or Mechanical or Electrical' And while you're going through basic they'll pick out a career field for you, but you choose which major sector to be in. OR you can go to your recruiter and say you want to be a __________ and if there is a job open in that area, you can sign for that specific job and have it locked in. That's what I did. Of course I later found out what I'd be doing was not what the recruiter told me I would be doing. But I blame that on the mystery of my career field and him having not done it, had no idea what it was.

But it is possible in the AF to go in with a guaranteed job.

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