Air Force Job Recommendation/Opinion?
I am turning 17 this august and still am in high school, therefore i am planning to enter the air force through the softbook program. I have talked to my recruiter and even though I am dying to be a firefighter in the AF, I know the job is very hard to get a spot in even though I volunteer now at a station will have have FF I and FF II cert. by the time I graduate.
Anyways I need to pick 4 jobs as a member of the Softbook program. One is for sure fire protection apprentice. I do not like to do paper pushing jobs or sit in an office all day. I like to do hands-on, challenging, and interesting NON-COMBAT jobs. More than anything though, I like to help people and to make a difference. I also want something that has a good translation to civilian life.
I was thinking possibly as the other three:
Chaplain Assistant
Aerospace Maintenance/ Jet Mechanic/Crew Chief
Emergency Management/Readiness
Aerospace Propulsions Systems
Air Traffic Controller
Security Forces
Integrated Avionics Systems
space systems
aerospace physiology(I know nothing about this job)
EOD and PJ(Explosives Ordnance Disposal[probably more of impulse choices])
If I had to pick today i would put:
Fire Protection apprentice
Crew Chief/aerospace maintenance
integrated avionics systems
emergency management/readiness(I would really like to know more about this job in particular)
I dont know much about these jobs and I could use a lot of first hand info about them and others you would recommend. Thank You and God Bless.
PS: I have also thought about the coast guard as an AST (Aviation Survival Technician) and more minor as Damage controlman
Can Anyone tell me more about Chaplain Assistant?
Suggestions:
1. Firefighter
2. SERE – http://www.gosere.com
3. Air Traffic Controller
4. Chaplain Assistant
5. Aerospace Physiology – Medical Person that deals with Pilots and Aviation personnel. You deal with altitude chambers and flight physical stuff.
These based on the stuff you said you wanted. Also the SERE job sounds like the coast guard AST.
EDIT:
Also putting Security Forces down on your job sheet doesn’t automatically get you selected for it. I did that on mine and got my second job selected from a list.
Mine when I went through the job selection:
1. Imagery Intelligence
2. Operations Intelligence
3. Life Supoort
4. Firefighter
5. Security Forces
Dude, the Coast Guard is THE BOMB! I’m saying that b/c I LOVE the water and you get to scuba dive and work with weapons.
I’m joining the USAF b/c of the better careers and the policy of no prior-enlistment.
I wish you luck!
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going to MEPS this week
One reply I can give you is: Do NOT put down Security Forces unless you want to be Security Forces. It is an under-manned job and if you have it written anywhere on your sheet, you will be put in SF.
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The airforce picks your job for you.
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I am a volunteer FF also and my buddy joined the AF and demanded a fire job and he finally got one but if you got to pick 3 alts these are mine and they transfer over to civilian pretty good. I don’t know much about the soft book program just score high on the asvab and demand a fire job they will eventually give in.
Emergency Management/Readiness- FEMA type of work
Air Traffic Controller
Security Forces- Police or Cop
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Suggestions:
1. Firefighter
2. SERE – http://www.gosere.com
3. Air Traffic Controller
4. Chaplain Assistant
5. Aerospace Physiology – Medical Person that deals with Pilots and Aviation personnel. You deal with altitude chambers and flight physical stuff.
These based on the stuff you said you wanted. Also the SERE job sounds like the coast guard AST.
EDIT:
Also putting Security Forces down on your job sheet doesn’t automatically get you selected for it. I did that on mine and got my second job selected from a list.
Mine when I went through the job selection:
1. Imagery Intelligence
2. Operations Intelligence
3. Life Supoort
4. Firefighter
5. Security Forces
References :
http://www.gosere.com
http://www.airforce.com
http://www.af.mil
Emergency management/readiness works in civil engineering. They make sure you have all of your equipment and they work with all of the chemical, biological, and nuclear containment in the event of such an attack. The ones that I work with are honest to God the screw ups of the Air Force. It is mainly an office job with little out of the office work. In the exercises we have on base, they work in the command post. Very boring. Firefighting is having it’s problems because it is being contracted out. I would also look into Aerospace Medical (EMT). If you have any questions, you can e-mail me too.
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AD Air Force