Question about adding Space Force (92S) on my AFSC list.
Hello all, thank you first and foremost for the help you guys provide on here each day. Please forgive the lengthy post as it provides context on the situation I need advice for. I haven’t found any post with this specific situation/question.
I’ve been able to take a lot of your OTS application advice and I am currently waiting on my commander interview scores to finalize my application package.
While doing so, I took off some AFSCs from my list that I absolutely would not want to get picked for because my recruiter told me that once I get soft booked I essentially cannot back out as it leaves a bad look and most officer recruitment offices would not want to work with me in the future. My current updated list goes:
13S Space Operations
13N Nuclear and Missile Operations
14N Intelligence
17S Cyber Effects Operations (whenever available - recruiter said slots for the job are currently not available)
17X Cyberspace Operations (whenever available - “ “ “)
130/Z Multi-domain Warfare Officer (whenever available - “ “ “)
Before finalizing the changes, my recruiter asked if I would want to add Space Force (92S) to the list somewhere. While I do recognize the opportunity, I let them know that I am a bit divided.
Space Force has a couple jobs I’d definitely want to do, and some of them are similar to what I’ve chosen for airforce:
- Astronautical Engineer
- Aeronautical Engineer
- Space Operations Officer (similar to available AFSC above)
- Cyberspace Effects Operations Officer (similar to currently unavailable AFSC above)
- Intelligence Officer (similar to available AFSC above)
- maybe Computer Systems Engineer
But there are others which I would be indifferent about such as:
- Electrical/Electronic Engineer
- Mechanical Engineer
And then there are these two that I definitely want to avoid
- Human Factors Engineer/Human Systems Integration
- Acquisition Manager
While I’ve eliminated the possibility of being assigned an AFSC like Acquisitions or Logistics that I wouldn’t like, joining Space Force with no ability to make a list within their jobs reintroduces that risk of getting the jobs above that i would not like and/or feel indifferent about, despite the branch being a great opportunity. But it also has the possibility of more technical jobs that I would like. That’s why I’m torn. My recruiter doesn’t know if there would be a breakdown of what scores to get at the academy to secure certain jobs by the end of tech, where they say the instructor assigns what job i finally get for Space Force. I’d REALLY appreciate insight from current AF and SF Officers.
Thank you!!