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Brother trying to join the Military. Need advice.
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<blockquote data-quote="Branhammer" data-source="post: 14580700" data-attributes="member: 164970"><p>I was not around in what you might call the "good old days" as I joined in 2008, but I have supervisors here that were. And yes, it sounds great. Sounds like it's gone down hill a bit. But I LOVE where I am currently. I liked being part of CSAR maintenance when I was AD as well. The military is the best job I've ever had and I had a bachelors before that. The only jobs with any earning potential I've seen on the civilian side with a degree not related to medical or engineering are sales jobs. I don't like commission jobs. Too unstable. When I got out of active duty I had avionics experience and my associate's in AV Systems Technology and was doing the one weekend a month thing for the ANG. Those two things have gotten me more job offers here in SLC than my BA got me anywhere before I joined. I've been offered jobs up at Hill AFB, jobs with airlines, and worked for L-3 Comm for a year and a half before I got my Air Technician job here with the ANG. The military was the best job I ever had and I recommend the Air Force to people all the time. Yes, there are some crappy leaders and crappy, lazy troops, but if you get a job you are interested in and work hard, you'll go far in the AF. The only problems I have are bad leaders that allow lazy troops to stay in and average troops to advance more quickly by kissing ass. But the hard workers generally make rank as well. I know a lot of damn good leaders back in my previous AD squad and it gives me hope for the future, at least for that particular CSAR unit. If I could go back, the only thing I'd do differently is hold out a little longer for an officer slot in OTS instead of enlisting. But I'm very happy with everything the AF has done for me.</p><p></p><p>As far as my brother, it really feels like this IS his last resort. Also, I feel like the disciplinary aspect of the military would do him a lot of good. He needs someone to kick him in the ass and make him understand that you can't spend hours and hours a day doing nothing. When he was working full-time he'd always tell me he's been "so busy." His idea of busy is working 40 hours a week and nothing more. He knows nothing of life as of yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Branhammer, post: 14580700, member: 164970"] I was not around in what you might call the "good old days" as I joined in 2008, but I have supervisors here that were. And yes, it sounds great. Sounds like it's gone down hill a bit. But I LOVE where I am currently. I liked being part of CSAR maintenance when I was AD as well. The military is the best job I've ever had and I had a bachelors before that. The only jobs with any earning potential I've seen on the civilian side with a degree not related to medical or engineering are sales jobs. I don't like commission jobs. Too unstable. When I got out of active duty I had avionics experience and my associate's in AV Systems Technology and was doing the one weekend a month thing for the ANG. Those two things have gotten me more job offers here in SLC than my BA got me anywhere before I joined. I've been offered jobs up at Hill AFB, jobs with airlines, and worked for L-3 Comm for a year and a half before I got my Air Technician job here with the ANG. The military was the best job I ever had and I recommend the Air Force to people all the time. Yes, there are some crappy leaders and crappy, lazy troops, but if you get a job you are interested in and work hard, you'll go far in the AF. The only problems I have are bad leaders that allow lazy troops to stay in and average troops to advance more quickly by kissing ass. But the hard workers generally make rank as well. I know a lot of damn good leaders back in my previous AD squad and it gives me hope for the future, at least for that particular CSAR unit. If I could go back, the only thing I'd do differently is hold out a little longer for an officer slot in OTS instead of enlisting. But I'm very happy with everything the AF has done for me. As far as my brother, it really feels like this IS his last resort. Also, I feel like the disciplinary aspect of the military would do him a lot of good. He needs someone to kick him in the ass and make him understand that you can't spend hours and hours a day doing nothing. When he was working full-time he'd always tell me he's been "so busy." His idea of busy is working 40 hours a week and nothing more. He knows nothing of life as of yet. [/QUOTE]
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