How do you military officers like your jobs?
I’m looking at joining the military this fall as an officer in either the Air Force or Army. I will have my bachelor’s in Criminal Justice in a couple weeks, so I will likely be looking at an MOS in policing or security. I was just looking to get a little perspective from some of the current and retired officers on how they liked being an officer. I know there are a number of different jobs and it will vary based on that, but I just wanted to know what it’s really like without the bias of a recruiter or scripted web page. Here’s some guidance of what I’m looking for:
What did you actually do over a typical day’s work during deployment/dwell time?
How is the quality of life?
How were the working hours during your time stateside?
How much time did you actually spend with your soldiers?
Describe your experience at OCS. (If you went).
How did your job change as you moved up from platoon leader?
How much actual combat did you see?
What is your college major?
Describe your experience with your on the job training with the platoon sergeant.
Anything else you can think of, please feel free to include. I know plenty of enlisted guys that gave me their aspects of the military, but no one can give me any insight as to what officers do. Army and Air Force officers are preferred, but Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard officers are also welcome to share their experiences.
Thanks in advance!!!
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July 30th, 2010 at 6:36 am
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wow that sure is alot of questions so here goes. typical work day is almost the same deployed as well as stateside depending on your job, because while in the states you are training for combat so there is no interruption. Good quality of life. normal duty hours are about 10 - 11 hours a day. I spend virtually all day with my troops. I got my commission through WOFT, it was tough. I have been deployed 4 times. BS in Aeronautics with a minor in safety. The platoon sgt teaches you the things that are not in any book.