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08-05-2011, 09:14 AM
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Need advice I'm thinking about going active duty, and trying to decide on an MOS to go to. I'd like one that will pay well on the civilian side. I might go officer in a couple of years, so I'd like to take that into account as well. I'm thinking either 35f or 25n. I have a 146 gt and a 142 st. Currently I'm an e4 92g (food service) in the National Guard.
08-05-2011, 10:45 AM
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Well I'm AF and I work on jet's so I can't really help you out with those MOS's or the Guard at all really... but I can't voice my opinion on jobs!
I'd suggest something technical. As you already know, killing people or shooting guns doesn't really have a place in the civilian world (except for police officers etc.). I'm not saying their job isn't important, but it sounds like you want something besides an 'aggressive' field. Technical like electrician, engine mechanic, computer mechanic, etc. will all transfer well. But anytime you can get a military supervisor position, you can't & won't go wrong!
I'd suggest something technical. As you already know, killing people or shooting guns doesn't really have a place in the civilian world (except for police officers etc.). I'm not saying their job isn't important, but it sounds like you want something besides an 'aggressive' field. Technical like electrician, engine mechanic, computer mechanic, etc. will all transfer well. But anytime you can get a military supervisor position, you can't & won't go wrong!
08-05-2011, 11:01 AM
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I'm in the air force, and my afsc is 3d1x2. The closest mos to me would be a 25F. I know contractors that deploy doing what I do can make $15-$20k a month, which I consider good money. Not sure of the asvab scores required for it though
08-05-2011, 09:24 PM
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Yes, it wasn't the smartest thing I've ever done. I scored in the 99th percentile overall. And didn't get a bonus, so transferring shouldn't be too difficult.
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08-06-2011, 07:40 PM
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That's the plan haha I'll talk to an active duty recruiter on Monday. Since 35f is really understaffed it shouldn't be too difficult to get that with my ASVAB results. Any 35f around here?
08-07-2011, 08:53 AM
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All that bragging about a high GT score and being in the 99th percentile.....and you picked to be a cook, AND you didn't get a bonus!?!? Sounds like those smarts are doing a lot of good things for ya! lol
08-07-2011, 11:03 AM
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I can tell you it translates a whole hell of a lot better than food service. You'd have a decent clearance(that alone opens a good amount of doors) and a high demand skill set, if you like to travel there are lots of range clearance opportunities as well.
08-07-2011, 11:48 AM
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You should consider going aviation. There are a plenty of mos's that will translate over to civilian side and with your scores it shouldn't be to hard to get a flight packet/ocs packet in to transition later on down the road.
08-08-2011, 04:50 AM
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i was/am a 15J... OH-58D kiowa warrior electronics, avionics, and weapon systems repairer... and the civilian pay for that job is fairly decent on the outside. the air frame is based off of the Bell 206 Jet Ranger, which is the most heavily produced helicopter in the world.... so a civilian job with that MOS will always be there.
I got voluntold to go be a 15E, which is a Unmanned Aircraft Systems Repairer. When you go through the school, they give you an automatic 40 credit hours of college and if you have your core classes done, you can get an automatic AAS in UAV Tech. The bonus for E4 is crazy too.. last time i checked it was a TIER 8 job... maybe TIER 10 now... so a 6 year contract would net you somewhere like $30-40k. With the high demand for UAS in the world now, its a safe job to go into looking at the future side of employment, and you will make an easy 6 figures in the civilian world.
If you want to fly the UAV's then 15W is the way to go, same situation as the above... hope this will help you out and feel free to PM me your number and I can talk with you about some of this stuff
I got voluntold to go be a 15E, which is a Unmanned Aircraft Systems Repairer. When you go through the school, they give you an automatic 40 credit hours of college and if you have your core classes done, you can get an automatic AAS in UAV Tech. The bonus for E4 is crazy too.. last time i checked it was a TIER 8 job... maybe TIER 10 now... so a 6 year contract would net you somewhere like $30-40k. With the high demand for UAS in the world now, its a safe job to go into looking at the future side of employment, and you will make an easy 6 figures in the civilian world.
If you want to fly the UAV's then 15W is the way to go, same situation as the above... hope this will help you out and feel free to PM me your number and I can talk with you about some of this stuff
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Signal isn't too bad, I'm a 25B(IT Specialist) and I basically sit around waiting for someone to break their computer, printer, whatever. Unfortunately we are very over trained for the amount of work we actually get to do, civilians are contracted to do our job as well and they handle the more in-depth stuff. It's frustrating that I'm limited to what I can do, but it's an easy job so I can't complain. It makes me nervous about how I'll transition to an IT job in the civilian world though ...if you go this route you'll definitely get the training, but not so much real world experience.
08-08-2011, 01:42 PM
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Well, apparently the recruiter is only taking 18x from the Guard. I'm not really interested in that, so I guess I'll see what I can do with the Guard for now.
08-09-2011, 01:24 AM
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I find it hard to believe that every single MOS is full except Special Forces. The last Army Times had the cutoff scores, and 35f was 39. Seriously understaffed. I'll figure something out. The 15w really caught my eye, but idk if they watch vision, I'm 20/500 and 20/300 uncorrected.