Great Career Field - Meteorologist US Air Force Employee Review

5.0
May 16, 2010
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Pros

Excellent leadership, intelligent NCOs (forecasters have to be smart), huge responsibility (weather support of DOD installations) placed on airmen, a chance to mix creativity with science/ officers, enlisted, and civillians working side by side, training translates to most high paying civilian weather jobs, - WAY more training and responsibilities than Marine and Navy forecasters. Army doesn't have the asvab scores to create a weather field so USAF takes care of them too.

Cons

Pay is very low compared to civilian forecasters, weather can be affected by many so variables that excellent forecasts can be ruined,

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5.0
Jul 8, 2026
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Pros

Great job because your not bound to a desk all the time

Cons

Sometimes have to work through rough weather conditions

4.0
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

Its a good start to wanting to learn stability and being able to be consistence at receiving a pay every two weeks.

Cons

Its hard to provide for a family when you don't get paid for overtime and you're basically living pay check to pay check due to bills

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