You'll always have a job. - Software Engineer US Air Force Employee Review

3.0
Jan 18, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Stability, stability, stability. Once you're in, you're set. It's almost impossible to get fired from this job, which is good and bad--good because I know even in an unstable ecomomy, I will have a job. Bad because there are people here who don't cut it.

Cons

Poor managers, and sometimes poor employees. Because the USAF doesn't pay as highly as "industry," they don't attract the smartest people--often solid B- or C+ students. I spend a great deal of time maintaining old code rather than writing new--and if I do want to write new, I am confronted by a lot of old fuddy-duddies who don't understand new protocols.

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Cons

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Pros

Teaches you a trade while paying you. Social appreciation. Purpose. If you have no idea what you want to do with your life especially as far as a career goes, run to a recruiter. Regardless of whereever you come from a military career is your stepping stone into middle class and up living and career opportunity.

Cons

Every extra dollar you attempt to make beyond your rank will require more work than you will be paid to do. The real payoff monetarily you get from competing in the military will come in to play during your post life. Confidence, courage, accountability, etc are not standard attributes in people at all.

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