Can't decide what job I want. I qualify for every job in the Air Force, but have no idea what to look into. Def do NOT want a desk job, or something that is centered around computers. Any suggestions on jobs I should look into And/or talk to my recruiter about? Thanks in advance.
Well more often now than before there are less and less desk jobs so it would be easier to say what exactly you are looking for. There are so many jobs out there that arent desk jobs, You can do Aircraft maintenance, Security forces, Civil engineering, Vehicle maintenance, and the list could go on and on so what exactly are you interested in?
I guess that is part of my problem: I don't know what I am interested in or what I am good at. Isn't there a test I can take that could point me to what jobs I might enjoy and/or be good at? I was hoping Airmen with sweet jobs would be able to give their two bits about what they do and why they like doing it.
Well in that case Im NDI(Non destructive inspection) im in the maintenance squadron and the gist of my job is I find defects on certain parts of the aircraft and aircraft components I basically see what everyone else cant without taking apart too much or using the same amount of man hours. We basically find things using different inspection techniques like x ray and ultrasonics(sending sound waves into the part) we have others but it would take way too long to explain. I like doing my job because people rely on us to see what they cant and it takes us very little time to find out if there is something cracked and it might take them hours to fix it!
It's really hard to say if you don't know what you're interested in. But, as far as "sweet" jobs go, any aircrew job usually fits into that category.
My son went in 16 months ago as a loadmaster and says it's the best job in the Air Force. Lots of travel, flight pay, and other perks. He doesn't know anybody in the job who doesn't absolutely love it.
Loadmaster is really a great job, especially if you are single. It can be rough on a family life. I did it for a few years and I had a great time. I traveled to some cool places like Thailand, Brazil, Panama, Honduras, Tunisia, Italy, France, Germany and some not as nice places like the Republic of Georgia, Sierra Leone, Columbia, and Saudi. Every mission was different, and the downtime was pretty good on the road or at home.
Originally posted by 17092652: I guess that is part of my problem: I don't know what I am interested in or what I am good at. Isn't there a test I can take that could point me to what jobs I might enjoy and/or be good at? I was hoping Airmen with sweet jobs would be able to give their two bits about what they do and why they like doing it.
If you are in school (hs or college) your guidance office/career office should have tests that will show where your interests are (i.e Strong-Cambell Interest Survey). They tend to lump military into just that: Military. However, once you find a civilian type job interest there are sites out there that convert civilian jobs to military & the other way around. As for me, I'm 2A0. It's a maintenance job but it's still sitting looking at a computer screen for the most part. 2A5 & 2A3, however, are the flightline counterpart. If you are at all interested in electronics & avionics, I would recommend my flightline counterparts' AFSC.
Originally posted by 17092652: Can't decide what job I want. I qualify for every job in the Air Force, but have no idea what to look into. Def do NOT want a desk job, or something that is centered around computers. Any suggestions on jobs I should look into And/or talk to my recruiter about? Thanks in advance.
Perhaps you should narrow your question by stating either:
1. What jobs you are considering...then seek feeback about each 2. Or what are your skill/interest/strength areas...then seek feedback on which AF jobs relates closest
Just a you would not have another prescribe for you YOUR: perfect mate/significant other; ideal vacation destination; preferred workout routine -- neither can someone define YOUR ideal job w/o knowing what's important to you.
