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The Air Force offers jobs in officer and enlisted career fields. Examples of jobs in the enlisted career fields in the Air Force include finance, technical and accounting careers. Other enlisted career fields include positions such as postal clerk, recruiter, military police officer, first sergeant and military training leader. All enlisted Air Force personnel must successfully complete basic training and pass a written and physical examination. Enlisted career field levels in the Air Force start at the E1 level (Airman Basic) and go up to the E9 (Chief Master Sergeant) level.
Officer careers in the Air Force include aviator, biomedical science corp officer, dentist, air battle manager and special flying program officer. Air Force officer careers require the completion of a college or university degree in the particular field of work from an accredited school. Officers must also complete officer basic training at the United States Air Force Officer Academy. Officer career field levels start at the Second Lieutenant level and go up to the level of General of the Air Force. -
The Army offers careers at the enlisted, officer and warrant officer levels. Career fields in the Army include administrative support, arts and media, intelligence and combat, medical, computers, construction, engineering and aviation.
Examples of administrative-support careers are assistant to a chaplain, unit supply specialist, financial management technician and human-resources specialist. These careers can be filled by enlisted personnel. Careers for Army enlisted personnel start at the E1 (Private Recruit) level and go up to the E9 (Sergeant Major) level.
Careers for chaplains, medical and legal and law-enforcement personnel are generally reserved for officers. Jobs in these career fields might include a JAG corps attorney, occupational therapist and physical therapist.
Officers in dedicated career fields must have a degree from an accredited college or university in their field of work. Prior to gaining employment in Army careers reserved for officers, personnel must also pass the Officer Basic Training. Careers for Army officers start at the Warrant Office One level and go up to the level of General of the Army. -
The United States Navy has enlisted, officer and medical career fields. Enlisted jobs do not require Seamen or WAVES (women in the Navy) to have a college degree. Officer and medical field jobs require Navy personnel to have a college degree.
Jobs in the enlisted career field include aviation, business management, law enforcement and security, world languages, telecommunications and human resources. As an example, according to the Navy's official website, an enlisted job in law enforcement and security field requires Navy personnel to "serve as security advisor" and "enforce Navy rules and regulations and maintain discipline". A complete list of careers and jobs is located at the Navy's official website.
Navy enlisted personnel start at the E1 (Seaman Recruit) level and go to the Master Chief Petty Officer (E-9) level. Personnel are required to take and pass a written exam prior to be promoted to the next level. At the higher levels, personnel may be required to pass an in-person review board. Senior jobs in all career fields are generally assigned to more experienced personnel. Enlisted persons can get on a track to become officers after gaining a college degree.
Navy officer and medical career fields include attorneys, clergy, public affairs, special operations, intelligence, physicians, radiation health, research psychology and nuclear power.
Upon entrance into the Navy, persons who have a college degree start as an Ensign. After two years of service, an Ensign can be promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade if they meet level requirements. Generally, it takes four years of service before an Ensign becomes a Lieutenant. The highest ranking officer level in the Navy is that of Fleet Admiral. -
The Marine Corps is a part of the United States Navy. Careers in the Marine Corps include accounting and finance, business administration, editorial assistant, construction, military police, educational and training program specialist and engineer. Many careers in the Marines and throughout the military are akin to non-military careers.
Another career field in the Marines includes jobs in the Marine Air Ground Task Force. According to US Marines.com, enlisted staff in the career field "provide the technical, automated system, and advisory support to staff plans officers in the areas of force deployment planning and execution, requirements, force resources, plans analysis, report retrieval, force location, phasing data, and electronic conferencing."
Officer jobs in the Marine Air Ground Task Force "include identification of force requirements, the refinement of force and movement data for plan execution, deployment, employment, mobilization, sustainment, and redeployment of forces."
Enlisted career fields start at the rank of E1 (Private) and go up to E9 (Sergeant Major) level. Officer career fields in the Marine start at the Warrant Officer level and go up to the level of General or Commandant of the Marine Corps. -
Military personnel must pass a written examination then pass a physical examination at a local Military Entrance Processing (MEPS) center prior to gaining admittance to the military. Careers exist for active duty, reservists and non-military persons (civilians). Many reservists work civilian jobs outside the military until called up for training or active duty. When called up for active duty, reservists fill the same jobs in career fields as do active military personnel.
Civilians have worked in the military since 1776. Careers open to civilians include electrical engineering, biological sciences and business administration. According to the United States Army's official website, the Army alone employs more than 250,000 civilians. All branches of the military employ civilians to serve in various career fields, primarily in computers and administration. The Coast Guard and the Merchant Marines operate year-round to protect the public, environment, coasts, ports, etc. During times of warfare, both units may be called upon to serve in the military. Coast Guard and Merchant Marine careers include jobs in law, environment, intelligence and aviation.
Throughout local communities and high schools, the military holds career fairs where interested persons may learn more about the types of careers available in the military.
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ilzima said
on 11/9/2009 I would be extremely careful about joining the U.S. military today because many of the promises that are made are not going to be kept. The G.I. Bills have not been the same from the end of WWII through now. The G.I. Bill of the Vietnam Era was promised to be the same thing as the one that our fathers received. However, when we tried to retrieve those benefits, we found that (1) the G.I. Housing Loans promised had been transferred to the private sector as to opposed to directly guaranteed loans from the Government. What this meant was that the G.I. Loans were not different from any other loans as far as requirements go. (2) the Education Benefits were there; however, they were offset by the implementation of the Pell
Grants, which gave essentially that same things to everyone no matter who they were or what they did. So the benefits of the G.I. Education Benefits were essentia...