Air Force Operations Intelligence? Munitions system?
1. Tech School is 110 days long at Goodfellow AFB, TX 2. Its mainly a clerk type job, reading and typing reports 3. Not as an airmen, a SSGT or above will do briefings, you will assist in making overhead projector slides, typing up briefing papers, etc. 4. You will deploy about once every 15 months for 3 months 5. Nope, you work when needed, sometimes days, sometimes evenings and some times at night. 6. The same as for every other AFSC, the job you do has no bearing on promotions in the AF You make E-2 after 6 months You make E-3 after 10 months as an E-2 You make E-4 after 3 years 7, you should be able to take one class each semester, maybe two 8. Nope, it will not, you need a college degree, preferably a graduate degree and language abilities to get those jobs 9, Stay away from munitions systems, its a low level munitions job
4 yr college graduate seriously considering enlisting in the Airforce. What are my pros and cons?
By joining the air force after college means that you have an automatic higher rank. The air force offers great oppurtunities such as seeing the world, benefits for life and the honor of serving your country. The air force is great in teaching disipline, respect, and you can apply your college degree in whatever job you choose to take. Boot camp is only a couple weeks of sucking up and doing what you are told. If you wanted to further your education it would be paid for and they could offer you classes that a normal college doesnt offer. The cons is being away from family, friends, and of couse the risk factors involved in going to war. However I can tell you, that the job you choose will be the deciding factor on whether or not you go to war. Air force is a great branch and the navy is also a great one!
What are the benefits of a 99 percentile score on ASVAB?
I took the ASVAB for the Army and on the way back, the recruiter driving the van called back “who’s Berry?” I raised my hand and he said he’d never seen a score as high as mine. Before the test, I was chatting with a 6′6 220 pound country boy that was taking the test for the 3rd time so he could be an infantryman. I started to reconsider the army.Unfortunately for my recruiter, all four branches had a recruiting office right next to each other in a strip mall. The army recruiter was all business and seemed really interested in me. I thought “what the hell,” and decided to visit the navy and air-force offices. Navy guy was a pretty serious dude so I popped into the air-force office and found a Staff Sergeant with his feet up on his desk watching a movie on tv. He was more like a civilian in a uniform and didn’t strike me as a jerk.When he looked up my ASVAB score, he didn’t seem all that impressed, but did say I could enlist in any field I would like. I chose computers since in the 80’s that was the coolest thing, but at the MEPS station, I talked to someone that was re-joining and they recommended ground-radio as the best career field and I chose to listen. I ended up in the Air Intelligence Agency with a top secret clearance and never looked back.EDIT: I want to clarify that the ASVAB is very much like an IQ test. If you score well on either, it means only one thing. You are good at taking such tests. What you score on any test will have little to do with how successful you are later on. I have met many “slow” people that were damned good at the job, and many “bright” people that were so interested in gaming the system that they sucked. The tests are just an indicator, a very crude method of determining one’s suitability for a particular task.
Is becoming an Officer for the Air Force a good decision?
No its a boring job, if you want action become a MARINE
Which branch of the military is best for intelligence officer positions?
All branches have very good intelligence programs. One thing you need to consider is that the Army probably has the most seats available in intelligence as they are the biggest branch. Other branches may not be able to guarantee you any specific job. "considering the Air Force since I know it has higher intelligence entry requirements and I would think is more strategy/tactics based than combat based" This is wrong. The Air Force has higher requirements for one simple fact: they are small. They are about 1/3 the size of the Army and thus do not have the recruiting demand. Also, that thing about strategy/tactics versus combat based intelligence is misguided. In summary, all the branches have about the same level of training; in fact many people from all branches train at the Army's Fort Huachuca. So to make your decision you need to check out what types of intelligence each branch offers, then weigh the benefits and availability of the jobs you want.
What is it like to be a military intelligence officer?
It's great :) I could tell you how great, but then...Actually, I get asked that question a lot, even within the military. Some people imagine it's like James Bond, in reality it's a job - just a different job.Military Intelligence when it all comes down to it is about saving lives. Part of the U.S. Army Intelligence Creed is "performing the first task of an Army - to find know, and never lose the enemy." This is done so we know what we need to do to eliminate threats and protect our Soldiers. Sometimes it's easy to lose sight of that.Some intelligence officers, like me, are "all-source" which as the name implies means that we use everything at our disposal to answer those questions. We are the "big picture" people. Some become specialized in a particular intelligence disciplines, so signals intelligence (SIGINT) officers for example specialize in intelligence collection and analysis of signals (e.g. radio, etc.)The jobs run a gamut at all levels. As an all-source officer I was the only intelligence officer for a logistics battalion that sent trucks on the road in Iraq, by far the most rewarding job of my career. I also worked at a joint assignment at a much higher level. All-source intelligence is one of the rare jobs in the military where you can be assigned to almost any unit.Like any job it's not all roses. There's an administrative component as well, specifically security clearances. One of the main responsibilities for S-2 (intelligence) sections in garrison is processing security clearances, which if that sounds mundane, it's because it is. Also, all intelligence officers have TOP SECRET security clearances, which means your life is looked at every five years. Finally, almost all intelligence personnel (officer and enlisted) are taught they're the top 2% of the military, so you're constantly dealing with people that think they're smarter than they are.It is a very highly rewarding career, and I wouldn't trade it for anything the military has to offer. That said, many times it's not very sexy, and all the time it's far from what you see in the movies. But if the idea of saving lives, and like using your brain, I'd highly recommend it.
What are the pros and cons of being in intel (Air Force)?
Cons Shift Work - you will work Shift work at some point in your career. You might not get holidays off like most people. You'll be going to work on Friday nights and Sunday mornings when most people have off. You can't really talk about you job since it's all classified. You'll work joint service at some point. This isn't necesarilly a bad thing, but it's just different. You'll work in buildings with no windows. Getting in trouble or not paying your bills could affect your security clearance. Your bases are very limited. Pros Great paying job when you get out You'll learn a lot of cool stuff that most people have no clue about.
I going in the Air Force with an ASVAB score of 96; what job should I be interested in?
You don['t want to be a crypto linguist, trust me. You'd be working rotating shifts in a dark room and hardly ever see the light of day. Think about these jobs if you qualify. http://usmilitary.about.com/od/airforcee... http://usmilitary.about.com/od/airforcee... http://usmilitary.about.com/od/airforcee... http://usmilitary.about.com/od/airforceenlistedjobs/a/afjob4a2x1.htm