How to Find Military Jobs

The military continues to attract people from all walks of life. While recent high school graduates are the most common sort of military recruit, older people do also enlist. The military draws in recruits through its many benefits. There is money for higher education, the chance to travel the world, training in new and useful skills and the ability to defend one's country. Even after leaving the military, it is still possible to find a military job.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Find Military Jobs

1. Visit several military recruiting offices. There you can get up-to-date information on entry requirements to the military as well as what sort of careers you can train for. Try to visit one recruiting office for each branch of the military.

2. Select a branch of the military to join. In the United States, you can join the Army, Navy, Air Force or Coast Guard. Each branch has different duties it performs for the country and different jobs that are available to those who enlist.

3. Enlist in the branch of the military of your choice.

4. Take vocational testing. Once you've enlisted, you'll have the opportunity to take tests to determine what military jobs will be the best fit for you. If you have a particular job you're interested in, be sure to let your recruiting officer know. That way, you can be directed into the right training programs for you.

5. Find a civilian job with the military. You don't have to be in the enlisted service to work for the military. Former soldiers as well as those who have never been enlisted can get civilian jobs in the military. To find military civilian jobs, go to the website of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (see Resources below).

Tips & Warnings

• You must be in good physical condition to join the military. The first 8 weeks of your military career will be spent in basic training, a very physically demanding program. If you are overweight or in poor physical condition, you will be required to correct these things before beginning basic training.
• If you require physical conditioning before starting your military career, your recruiter will help you to get in shape and meet these goals.
• Military jobs often require frequent travel. It is not unusual to be sent to a multitude of different locations during the course of your career.
• If you are sent abroad as part of your military career, the military will either supply housing for you or reimburse you for your housing expenses while overseas.
• Once you've completed basic training, you could be sent anywhere in the world. In the military, where you go is not up to you. You could stay in the United States, travel to Europe or Africa, have a stay in Asia or go to the Middle East. The possibility of being sent to a war zone is very real, so be prepared for it.

Resources

• U.S. Office of Personnel Management for civilian military jobs

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