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WhataregoodreasonsforjoiningtheAirForcerather WhatisthedifferencebetweentheArmy,Navyand
thantheArmyortheNavy? AirForce?
Aclose,femalerelativeofmineisseriouslyconsideringalifeinthearmedforces.Shehas IsgoingintotheU.SAirForcebetterthanjoiningthe
hereyeontheArmybutI'dlikehertoknowmoreabouttheculturedifferences,particularly army?
forwomen,beforeshemakesadecision.I'veheardthattheAirForceistypicallysafer
ShouldIjointheArmy,NavyorAirForce?
overallwithmoreem...(more)
Whichisbetter:theArmyorAirForce?
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Whatattractsawomanmore,thearmy,navyorair
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AmongtheNavy,ArmyandAirForce,whoispaid
more?
BillStein,formerAirForceCommofficer,USAFA'94
39.7kViewsUpvotedbyAndyDuffell,Exairforcearmourer IsjoiningtheU.S.AirForceagoodidea?
Billhas80+answersinMilitary.
WouldunifyingtheArmy,NavyandAirForceintoone
LikeRalphEllissaidinhisanswer,thefoodismuchbetterintheAirForcethaninany centralizedforcereducetheamountofwastefrom
otherservice.Nodisrespecttoanyofmyotherservicecolleagues,butitjustis. bureaucracyandoverlappingdivisions?
TheAirForceistheyoungestservice,onlybeingaroundsince1947.TheArmy,Navy,and Whatarethebenefitsforgirlsofjoiningthearmy,
navyorairforceafterdoingB.Tech?
MarineCorpshavebeenaroundaslongasthecountryhasbeenaround.TheAirForceis
smaller,leaner,andgenerallylessencumberedby"thewaythingshavealwaysbeendone" WhataresomegoodreasonstojointheIndianArmy?
thananyoftheotherservices.TheAirForceisgenerallymoretechnologicallyadvanced,
followedcloselybytheNavy,andfliesallofthereconnaissanceaircraftandsatellites,so MoreRelatedQuestions
muchoftheirworkisdirectlytiedtointelligence.
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Itistruethatphysicalfitnessstandards,andhowtheyareexercisedandmeasured,are
differentamongsttheservices.Butthisisprimarilyduetotheirmissions.TheArmyand 43Followers
theMarineCorpsarethemostphysicallyfit,andexerciseregularly,togetherasaunit.
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Theirmissionsinvolvethemfighting,physically,handtohand,ontheground.TheAir LastAskedMar7
Forcehasphysicalstandardsthatmustbemaintained(bodyfatpercentage,physical Edits
standardsinsitups,pushups,pullups,andaerobics),buttheyallowtheirpersonnelto
workoutontheirown.Theirmissionisnotdirectlytiedtothephysicalfitnessoftheir
personnel(exceptforsomecareerfields),butphysicalfitnessisemphasizedtoalesser
degreethantheotherservices.Themissioncomesfirst.
It'sastudyinirony:it'scalledtheAirForce,butonly13%ofthepeoplewhoworkinitcan
actuallyflyairplanes.UAVschangethatnumber,asmorepeoplewhoaretraditionallynot
pilotqualifiedcanstillfly.Instarkcontrast,everyoneintheMarineCorpsisaRifleman
firstandforemost,andthencanhaveadifferentcareerfieldfromthere.
Thatsaid,thecareerfieldofferingsintheAirForcearesomeofthemosttechnologically
challenging(andnecessary)careerfieldsintheknownworld.Thepeoplewhoworkthere
aresomeofthesmartest,mostdrivenindividualsyouwilleverhopetomeet,wholovetheir
countrydearly,andwouldgivetheirlivesinherdefense(asthemembersofanyofour
militarybrancheswoulddo).
Wedoliketodoalotofgoodnaturedteasingoftheotherservices(forexample,our
names:grunts,squids,jarheadsandzoomies),butweareallthereforthesamepurpose:
tosupportanddefendtheConstitutionagainstallenemies,foreignanddomestic.
Here'smywholeanswerinanutshell:
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Notethatthisisonlypartiallytrue,astheAirForce'swholemissionisAviation,andthisis
onlyanArmy/AirForcecomparison.Butit'sprettymuchaccurate.Ihatedwhencable
wasout.Becausewhenitwas,Ihadtogofixit.
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PaulMulwitz,8yearsintheUSAF.Didmilitarypay,nuclearwarplanning,and
intelligence.
32kViewsUpvotedbyLaurenceCurran,ExBritishArmy(TA)
Myknowledgeofthisquestionisverydated,butIsuspectthingshaven'tchangedallthat
much.
Allthemilitaryserviceshavealotincommon,butthedifferentserviceshavedifferent
"Personalities".Theyalsohaveverydifferentqualificationsforentry.Perhapsthefirst
questionforapotentialmilitarycareerseekeriswhichservicetheycanactuallygetinto.
TheArmy(andMarineCorps?)hasdifficultphysicalstandardsthatmustbemetfor
entry.Ifyouarephysicallyfit,andhappilyrun5milesbeforebreakfasttheseservices
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mightappealtoyou.Youwillappealtothem.Ifyouaremoreofabookwormandcan
barelyrun100yardstheAirForcewillbeabetterfitforyou.WhenIwasintheUSAF
(1970's)theyjustdidn'tcareverymuchaboutyourphysicalconditionunlessyouhadone
ofthosereallyrarejobswhereitmatters.Pilotsandotheraircrewmembersneedtobefit.
Folkswhogototheofficeinthemorningandarehomefordinnereverynightmerelyneed
tobehealthy.
Whiletherearealotofdifferentjobsineachservice,theAirForceandtoalesserdegree
theNavyaremoreinterestedingeekysortsofpeople.Themainlinesofinterestinthese
servicesrelatetoincrediblycomplicatedpiecesofequipment,theiruse,andmaintenance.
TheArmyhashightechstufftoo,buttheyaremoreinterestedinthingsliketrucksand
othermotorvehiclesthantheotherservices.
Oneofthereallyimportantreasonstojoinamilitaryserviceisbecauseofthetrainingyou
willget.Beforeyousignupyoushouldbeabletochooseafieldinwhichtobetrained.
Thisdoesn'talwaysworkoutthewayyouexpect,butitshouldbereasonablyclose.
Officersinallbranchesofservicearetrainedinmanagementanddecisionmaking.Thatis
whattheydo.Enlistedpeoplearetrainedinmanydifferentfieldsfromhowtokill
someonequicklyandefficientlywithminimaluseofweaponstomanyfieldsmoreusefulin
civilianlifelikehowtoprogramcomputersorrepairjetengines.Thisshouldbetheareaa
potentialmilitarymembershouldconsiderthemostcarefully.Talktoallthedifferent
branchrecruitersaboutwhatkindofworkyouwillbedoingandwhatkindoftrainingyou
willget.Also,askwhatwillhappenifyouareunabletocompletethetrainingyouexpect.
Youmayfinddifferentservicesdealwiththisverycommonprobleminverydifferentways.
IntheArmyandMarineCorpmostmembersareexpectedtohaveinfantrysoldierskills
andanyotherjobismoreofanaddon.IntheAirForcemostmembersareinvolvedin
nonviolentactivitiesandtherearemanydifferentareasofwork.OnceagaintheNavyis
someplaceinthemiddle.
Acarefulconsiderationofthesalespitchesofvariousrecruiterswillpayoffforyour
career.Youshouldconsidereverythingarecruitersaystobesomewhatlessreliablethan
thepitchesyouexpectfromausedcarsalesman.Doyourbesttoverifyeverythingfrom
multiplesources.
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RalphEllis,OIFI||MissileDefenseSystemDigital/AnalogNetworkSpecialist
14.9kViewsUpvotedbyEricJohnson,USAFretired,leansconservative
IhadtheopportunitytoworkwiththeAirForcedirectly,andhandinhand.
Afterbeingredeployedbacktogarrison(Thismeans"Returningfromadeployment")
afterinvadingIraq,myunitwasredeployedtoLandstuhltooperateonRamsteinAFB,
assistingwithtroopmobilization.
Wewereplacedintemporarybarracksinhangars,andadheredtotheregularArmy
rigmarole.HeavyPT,quickchowonpostinyourtypicalArmyDFAC,andtraining,
training,traininginsteadofanyformofdowntime.
WhenwewereshuttledontotheAirForcebase,wewereassignedAirForcecadretodirect
usinpalletloading,andbellyloadingoutgoingaircraft.Ihavetoadmititwasapretty
coolgigwhenwewereonRamstein.
TheAirForceNCO'swewerepairedwithwereconsummateprofessionals,andwereable
togiveusdetailedguidanceinourtaskings.Theytrainedsomeofusintheproperwayto
strappallets,andwereapleasuretoworkwith.
Therewasnoneofthe"talkingdown"encounteredregularlyintheArmy,oranyofthe
other"Hooah"mentalitiesandmotocrap.Justclearandconciseguidance.Thatwasit.
ThenwehadtocomebacktoLandstuhl,andlifesuckedagain...
I'llelaborate.
OnedayItakemysquadovertotheAirForceDFACabout2milesdowntheroadfrom
wherewearedoingtheloadingdetail,attheinstructionofmyPlatoonSergeant,whosaid,
andIquote,"Theywilltellyouyoucangetwhateveryoulike,andthat'sfine,butyouare
notauthorizedtohaveseconds.Clear?"
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"Yeah,rogerthat."
SofromtheoutsidetheDFAClookedlikeeveryotheronpostbrownishbrickbuildingas
everyotheronpostbrownishbrickbuilding,butaswewalkedin,pullingourcoversoff,it
waslikewehadarrivedatsomemysticallandofgumdropsandcandy,wherechocolate
flowedlikewateroverroaringrockcandyrapids...
Oklook,that'sabitextreme,butseriously:
Everythingwashighlypolishedaluminumorchrome.
Theyhadasaladbarinthemiddle.
Aboveitwasaneonsignthatsaid"Soups"infancycursive.
Totherighttherewasafairlylargefridgewithallmannerofdeliciouspiesandother
bakeddeliciousness.
StraightaheadwasanE5withasmile,standingbehindthesandwichbar.
Therewas,sincerely,amomentwhereIlookedatallofmysquadmembers(4otherguys),
andtheykindoflookedbackatmeinabitofawe.2ofthemwerefreshfromBasic,soI
knowtheywerelostintheprocess.
Oneofthemsaid,"Wheredowestart?"
Yousee,inArmyDFAC's,thereisaverysimplelinegoingin,andyoumustseparateyour
flatwarefromyourplates,andplacethetrayandplatesonaconveyor(usuallythrougha
littlewindow),andwalkout.
Isaid,"WellIguesswecouldstartwithhim?",andImovedustowardsthesandwichline.
IlookedattheStaffSgt.andsaid,"We'venevereatenherebeforeSgt.,isthereaplacewe
needtostart,orsometraysforustograb?"
Hesimplysmiledandsaid,"Noproblematall,thetraysareovertoyourleftwhereyou
entered,graboneofthose,thenproceedtograbyourfood,andthenyouwillsimplymeet
withthecashierovertherebythediningarea,provideyourmealcard,andyou'reallset."
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Sowefannedout,aftergrabbingourtrays,andeverybodyproceededtogetwhateverthey
desired.
IwentbacktothepoliteStaffSgt.,andaskedifIcouldhaveaburger.
Hesaid,"Howwouldyoulikeitcooked?"
Istoodthereforasecond,dumbfounded...
"Oh,sorrySgt.!CanIhaveminewelldone?"
Hesay's"Noproblem,givemeafewminutes."
Hethencomesbackwithaperfectlycooked,welldoneburger.
Hetellsmewherethecondimentsare,andweallwedgeintoaboothandstartourtypical
squadjibberjabber.
Mostlywediscussedwhatweweredoing,andthedifferencebetweenArmychowhalls,
andAirForcechowhalls.
Thencameanothermomentofcompletelylostconfusion...
Wefinishedeating,andneededtoreturnourtraysandflatware.
Wesatthereforaminuteortwo,andtheykeptaskingme,"Doyouseewheretheseare
supposedtogo?",followedwith"Dude...Ellis,....doyouthinktheycometakeitfromthe
table?"
"No,no,no,comeondude.Thisisourgovernmentwe'retalkingabout.Letmegoaskthat
helpfulSergeantwhatwe'resupposedtodo,I'llberightback!"
NosoonerdoIstandup,thanalittleladycomesoutwithabusingcart,andwalks
towardsourtable.
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Ilookedbackatmyguys,andsatbackdownatthetable.
Shesmiledandaskedifweweredone,andaswenoddedandthankedher,shegrabbed
ourtraysandwalkedoff.
Weallstaredateachotherfromacrosstheboothforabout3seconds,thenIgotupand
toldthemitwastimetogetbacktothedetail.
So,inanutshell,thereisyourdifference.
Ifyouwanttoeatnailsandshitsteelbeams,thentheArmyorMarineCorpisyourbest
bet.Thereisareasonthesebrancheshavea"harsher"qualityoflife,andthatisbecauseof
themission.
Ifyouwanttobetreatedlikeaprofessionalhumanbeing,thentheAirForcemaybea
goodfitforyou.
Myexperienceswereonlylimitedto2detailswiththem,buttheywerebothexceptional.
Justmytake.
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MurrayGodfrey,U.S.HistoryProfessor
11kViewsMurrayhas20+answersinU.S.Army.
Well,shecanbealittlemorecomfortablebecauseregardlessofservice,U.S.combat
presenceinIraqandAfghanistaniswindingdown.After2015herchancesofgetting
deployedtoadangerousplacearequitelow,atleastuntilthenextwarsrampup.
However,IthinktheAmericanpeoplewillnottolerateanymajormilitaryusageinforeign
countriesforatleastanother10years.
Othershavetalkedaboutthethevarious"personalities"oftheservices.I'dkeepinmind
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thattheDoDbenefitsareallthesame.Theadvantagetheairforcehasisthatitsslightly
laidbackthemost"civilian"oftheforces.Italsohasthebestjobsinthesenseof
transferableskills.TheNavyisalsoprettygoodinthatregard.TheArmyandMarine
CorpshavealotofMOSesthatdon'treallyapplytoanyciviliancareers.
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AlanMorrison,FormerNavyRussianLinguistandAircrewman
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IwenttotheNavyrecruitmentofficebecauseIknewIwantedtojointhemilitaryand
knewIdidn'twanttogetstationednearOklahoma,whichiswhereIwasbornandraised.
NavalbasesweretypicallyoneitherUScoastoroverseas.
Ididn'trealizebeforejoininghowmuchtheservicessharefacilities.Igottrainedatan
ArmyfacilityandanAirForcefacilityinbetweentrainingstintsatNavybases.Then,once
Igottrained,IgotorderstoabaseoverseasthatwasleasedbytheUSAirForce.
IreallylikedtheAirForcepeopleImetatthatbase.AcoupleofmyNavybuddiesmarried
AirForcewomenwhowerestationedthere.IwasgladtobeonanAirForcebase,thoughI
hadsomegoodexperiencesatNavyandArmybasestoo.FromwhatIcouldtell,theAir
Forcehadagoodculture.Atthattime(the1980s)andinthatplace,theAirForceseemed
tohavemorewomenandalsoameasureofcivilitywasmoreevidentandconstantthan
whatI'dseenfromtheotherservices.
Butyoucan'tpredictwhereyou'llbestationedorwhoyou'llbestationedwith.It'sbestto
pickaspecialtythatsuitsyouandhopethatthespecialtywillleadyoutopositiveworking
andsocialrelationships.Thoserelationshipswon'tallbepositive.Ihadagreatexperience
intheintelligencefield.Intermsofculture,thespecialtytrumpsthebranchofservice.
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JillCharpia,JillCharpia,InternationalBusinessProjectMgr/AF
Vet/TravelTillYouDrop.com
3.7kViewsUpvotedbyTraceyBryan,exRoyalAustralianAFfighterops
Well,frommy10yearsintheAirForce,Enlisted/Officer/&ReserveIMA,Ihaveseenalot
ofthings.Ispent5yearsdeployedinvariouscapacities(mostlynotwhileIwasinthe
military),andcantellyouweappearedtohaveitbetter.Iwillexplain...
WhenwewentonaTDYstateside,westayedinhotelsandgenerallyfairlyniceones.Our
facilitiesbothstatesideanddeployedhadprettydecentfoodwithsaladbarsandextra
fixings.Youmaynotthinkthat'sabigdeal,butnothavingfreshveggieswasabigdeal
whendeployed.Ourofficebuildingstendedtobenicerandourgearnewer.Thefunding
forqualityoflife"appears"toflowmorefreelytotheAFside,whichIwasgreatly
appreciativefor.Ourgymswerereallyniceandevengottothepointofhavingclass
offerings.Now,that'smoreofthequalityoflivingside.
NowIreallywanttodiscussthetrainingdifferences.OntheNavysideIcouldseethatmy
counterpartswhiletrainedinthesamegeneralareaweretrainedmorebroadlywhilewe
hadalaserfocus.Bothperspectivesareimportant.WhiletheNavycouldflowfromone
typeofjobintoanotherthatdidn'tseemallthatclosetotheprimarycareerfieldwithout
goingbacktotechschool,wewouldhavetogobacktoretrain.Theirjobswerecertainly
moreflexible,whileoursweremoreonagivenpath.Soitreallykindofdependsonwhat
youwant.IfIhadtogobackanddoitagainIwouldstillchoosetheAFfirst,buttheNavy
wouldbeaclosesecond.
Inmostcases,theAirForcesidetendstostayoutofthehandtohandcombat,whilethe
Army&Marineswereinthefaceofevil.Thatalsodependsonyourcareerfield.
Now,I'llanswertheonequestionthatI'vebeenaskedamilliontimes"doyoufly?"Um,
no.Well,notforthemilitary.Igetontheplane,bucklemybeltandenjoyanicecocktail
asthemoviecomeson.Butotherthanthat,notsomuch.Eachoftheservicesarepretty
wellthesamewhenitcomestowhatjobsareoffered,butrankplaysmoreofaroleinthe
typesofjobsbetweenservices.TheAFallowsthetheenlistedsidetoparticipateinjobs
thattheMarinesmaynot.Idobelievethishastodowithhowthetroopsaretrainedand
thebeliefsofwhatcoretrainingneedstobe.
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AnotherpointisthattheArmyandMarineslearnmorecombatskillsfirstpriortomoving
ontoatechnicalcareerfield.IcantellyouformycombattrainingIfiredaM16andan
M9onafewoccasionsinmycareer,buthandtohandcombatwasnotpartofit.Ihave
noideahowtotakesomeoneoutwithmyhandsandthefrequencyofweaponstraining
wasn'tenoughtotrulyfeelcomfortablewithone.Now,couldInegotiateamultimillion
dollarcontract,sure,noproblem.
Iappreciatemyfellowservicesforalltheiruniqueabilities!Iwouldrecommend
evaluatingwhichareayouwanttomoveintotobeabletomakeaneducateddecision.
Hopethathelpsabit!
Jill
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Specialist
Goodtoknowwehavemotivatedyoungpeoplevolunteeringtoserve.Ipersonallyserved
intheArmy,andvisitedAirforcebaseswhileiwasstationedinColorado.Thesimplefact
hereisthattheAirforce(notjustPilots)treatsitspeoplelikeemployees,andprovides
manybenefitsnotfoundinthenormalArmydaytodayranks.Althoughthereare
departmentdifferencesineverybranch,theAirforceseemstobethemostrelaxedofall.
Shewilllearnmorerelevantcareerorientedskills,notjustwhatyouseeonthe
commercialsbuttechnicalskillsthatactuallyapplyintoday'sworkforce.
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JayShore,3.5yearsNavyReserve/12yearsAirForce.WeatherForecaster
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Youhavetorememberthatalloftheseserviceshavedifferentbasicprinciplesinmind.The
Navyextendsforcesbyseatoanycorneroftheplanet.TheMarinesaretransportedbythe
Navyandperformlandforcesdutyforthesailorssincetheyneverleavetheship.TheAir
Forcesendsindividualsinplanestobomborshootatenemyinstallationsandforces.The
AirForcealsotransportsforcesormaterials.TheArmyservesaslandforcesforallbattles
thatcanbegroundorairdeliveredinthesamewaytheMarinesdoitviaoceandelivery.
That'sverysimplifiedasalloftheserviceshavesmallgroupstodosomethingtheother
servicesdo.Forexample,theArmyhasagroupofboatstaffthatmanandmaintainboats
associatedwithcoastalpracticefreefirezones.
Allofthattakenintoconsideration,theserviceleastlikelytoseecombatistheAirForce.
TheservicemostlikelytoseetheworldistheNavy,butmuchofthetraveltimeiscooped
uponboardship.TheArmy&Marinesaremostlikelytoseecombat,butthereismuchto
besaidforthebondsformed.
Thereisoneotherkeytothedecision.Whatdoesshewanttodo?Someskillsare
inherentlybaseoccupationslikeMilitaryIntelligence.Someoccupationsdon'talways
connectthebaseandtheservice.Army&NavynursesarestationedonAirForcebases.
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AnnaGarciaLucas
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Allserviceshavetheirpros&cons&theirquirkswhenitcomestofemales.I'veserved27+
yearsmostwithSpecOpsandtacticalcommunicationsworkingwithotherservices&love
everythingaboutit.
Thebetterquestioniswhatdoesshewanttodo&why?
Visitingbases&talkingwithactivedutymemberswouldbenefitherinadditionto
recruiters.Differentjobshavedifferentaspects&differentbaseshavedifferentmissions.
Mostimportantly,thepeopleyouservewithcanmakealmostanythingbetter.
Herrelationship&familysituationalsoshouldimpactbothherquestions&decisions.
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Finally,sheneedstobetheoneasking&receivinganswersasshe'llbetheoneinboots.
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JoshDean,Youcanonlyshootasfastasyoucansee
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Iwouldrecommendhertoprioritizehergoalsandwhatshecangetoutofaenlistment.
KeepinmindForthefirstfewyearsisjustagroomingstage.Thefactremains....Shemight
notlikeit....orshemayjustkeepreenlisting.
Fornow,itiswiseforhertodoherhomeworkinwhatmilitaryoccupationalspecialty
(MOS)/jobshewantstoperform.
1.FocusontheAsvab!
2.Whatthejobtypeconsistofandwhatshecangetoutofit?
3.Canshedoit?
4.Ifneedbe,Isthisskill"really"transferableinthecivilianworld?
5.Promotableprobabilitydoesitleadtoaspeedycareerpath."Movinguptheranks"
Whenienlistedrtafterhighschool.Imadesureiwenttothebranchwhohad
1.Budget
2.Miltaryschools
3.Activityinatraditionalcombatrole.
4.&Budget.
Iwantedtogotothemarineslikeallmyfriends.DuringtheClintonadministration,atthe
timeitwastheArmywhocouldfulfillmyneeds.
TheAirforcealwayshaditmadewhenitcomestocomfort&livingstandards.Italways
amazedmeinhownicetherefacilitieswhere.Forwhatihavenoticed,theAFmentalityis
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alsomorerelaxed.
AFforwardcombatcontrollersareadifferentbreedShowofforceanddosome
damage.Propstouguys.
Isay,gowherethemoneyisat.Whohasthebiggestbudget.Thebiggerthebudgetthe
moreversitileyourcareercanbeduetofunding.
Ididhaveagirlfriendwhowasinintellegenceforthe18thairbornecorp.@ftBragg.She
wasoneverybrightwoman,veryhot&verycapable:)
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DanteBroadbent,armynurse,backpackingguide
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Youwilldoyourselfadisservicebysayingthatanybranchismoreorlesshumane.The
lawsgoverningtreatmentarethesamethroughouttheforces,everythingelseisrelatedto
thekindofpeopleyouworkwith.
Largelyitwilldependonwhatshewantstodo.Forexample.Thearmyhasthemost
medicaltraining,themarinesthemostcombattraining,navythemostlargemachinery
andairforcethemostsmallmachinery.Nottosaytheseskillsarenotaroundinother
branches,buteachhastheirownstyleandasmanyunhappyservicemembersasanother.
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RandyPricskett,PartnerinCampgroundBusiness
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Spent9yearsintheAirForceandlovedeveryminuteofit.Thepeopleareawesome.
Greatplacetolearnjobskillsandmature.Manyenjoythevariousstationstheygoto.
Andthereisalotofnewtechjobshappeningintheairforce.Mostjobsarelandbased.
Greathiringopurtunitiesafteryouleavetheservice.Lifetimefriendships....formesome
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ofmybestfriendsarefromtheairforce.Prideinservingyourcountry.
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JimMergott
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Ihave7yearsactivedutyintheArmyand13yearsintheArmyNationalGuard.Iwillbe
bluntandtothepoint.TheAirforcetreatstheirpersonnelbetter.Withtheexceptionofthe
CoastGuardtheyarethebesttakencareofpersonnelinthemilitary.Nowhavingsaidthis
therearemanymanyotherfactorsinvolved,likewhetheryouareenlistedoranofficer
andofcoursewhatyoutradeisinthemilitary.
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EricBurcher
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Alloftheserviceshavealmostallthesamejobsavailabletheyeachhavetheirownareasof
responsibility.IretiredfromtheNavy.IchosetheNavybecausealotofthejobsinthe
Navywerereadilycompatibleandhadciviliancounterparts,somethingshemaywantto
consider.Foraninformeddecision,findaclosefriendoffamilymemberthatisservingor
hasrecentlyserved.I'mnotsayingdon'ttrustarecruiterbuttheyhaveajobtodoandthat
jobissellingtheirrespectiveservice.Thekeyisfindingsomethingthatshewantstodoand
willingdoforatleast4yearsifitturnsoutnottobehercupo'tea.Theserviceisn'tfor
everyonebutgettingtalkedintoajobthatyoureallyhavenointerestinorreallydon't
wanttodocanmakeforamiserableenlistmentandleaveanoverallbadimpressionofher
service.
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PeterDavies,Conscripted,15monthsintheSouthAfricanAirForce
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InSouthAfricathenavyissmall,eventhoughwehaveahugecoastlineasaproportionto
thesizeofourcountry.WhenIwasyoungthe"threat"wasfromournorthernneighbours
whodidnothaveanynavalpowertospeakof.Beingsmallithadtheabilitytochoosewho
joinedanditwasdifficulttogetpostedthereunlessyouhadaparticularaptitude.My
limitedexperienceofournavywasofmotivatedpeoplewholearnedskillsthatwoulddo
themproudanywhereinsociety.
IdidmytimeintheAirForceandIknewIhaditmuchbetterthanthearmy.Idealtwith
moretechnologythanIwouldhavehadinthearmy.Ihadabrickbuildingtostayin
ratherthanatent.IhadregularleavefrombaseandIactuallylearnedafewthings.Iate
wellmostdays.Iwenttosleeptothesoundofafterburners.
in1994themilitarycalledupalotofus(exconscripts)forthefirstdemocraticelections.A
numberofusairforcetypewerepostedasguardsonalargearmybase.Thiswassothat
thearmycouldpatrolthetownshipswhichwerethreateningtobecomeviolentandnoone
wantedtheelectionstobedisrupted.
Thefirstdaywegottherewe(about50ofusinabaseof800soldiers)weregivensupper.
Wegotupasagroup,threwourfoodawayandwenttoasupermarketoffbasetobuy
pies.(Icanstillpicturethesergeantwholeadusoutthedoor.Aslight,shortmanwith
characterthatfiledaroom.)Thenextdayafieldkitchenarrivedwithacompetentcook
andwethenateonbase.3mealsaday,notthetwomealsthearmyguyswereusedto.
Thethankswegotfromthearmyguyswhoenjoyedtheupgradewasembarrassing.(Brief
thanks.Weraisedthebaronsecurityoperationsandcausedarecordnumberofthemto
bearrestedforarangeoftransgressions)
Inanutshell:Thearmytookeveryonetheotherservicesdidnotwant,andtreatedthem
accordingly.
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DanielJackson
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Me,4yearsUSN.Fromapracticalpoint,jointheAirForce.IntheNavyyouwillhaveno
privacyonshipsandyouwillwork14hourdaysdoingthingslikepolishingbrightwork
andstrippingandwaxingfloors.Ifyouarestationedonabaseyouwillhavesomeprivacy
butstill,theworkhours...IwillsaytheNavyhadgoodfoodforcommercializedfood
service.Idon'tregretmilitaryservicebutidoregretthechoiceoftheNavy.Onelastthing,
iwenttoanAschoolandaCschoolanditcountedfornothinginthecivilianworld
withoutthatlittledegreepieceofpaper.
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MikeHolovacs,ServedinUSAF20002007,MunitionsSystemscrewchief.Six
years2W051,twoS...
8.1kViewsMikehas60+answersinU.S.AirForce.
Itdependsonthetypeofworkshewantstodo.Whatmilitarycareerfieldsdoesshefind
interesting?
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RandyHilarski,Metals,Phenomena,Libertarian,Expat
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AsaformerNavyCorpsman,IwouldchoosetheNavyfortravellingreasons.AirForceis
waytostuffyforme.Iworkedwiththemwhileondeployments,waytouptight.Armyis
fine,probablythebestforcareermovement.Travellingissomuchfun,andtheNavyisall
overtheworld.
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RobertJ.Kolker
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Theguysintheairforceareeitherchairbornwarriorsortheyengageinrelativelyclean
airreconnandcombatoperations.Whowantstofightinthedirt?
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