u/Kubby_bear

Army is my desired branch, but I would consider Air Force if they gave me my dream opportunity. I’m guessing it will go like this: I will take my ASVAB score and qualify for my dream job, but it won’t be available and my second option will be. I will then wait a couple weeks then both my first choice and my second choice won’t be available. Has anyone taken their ASVAB score to another branch to get their dream job? Do you have any advice when it comes to choosing an MOS as far as availability?

Was it easy to get a role when you got out of the Army? How long were you in for and what is your role when you got out? Do you think that anyone who joins as 17,25,or 35 mos can easily find a role when they get out or is it highly competitive?

Did your 12R experience get you in the door for a residential, commercial, or industrial position? Did you need to go through an apprenticeship when you got out or were you qualified fresh out of the military? How long was your Army contract? I'm considering 12R or 12P but I heard 12P is difficult to get into.

Did your 12R experience get you in the door for a residential, commercial, or industrial position? Did you need to go through an apprenticeship when you got out or were you qualified fresh out of the military? How long was your Army contract? I'm considering 12R or 12P but I heard 12P is difficult to get into.

So before I ask my question, I will give you a little background about me. I was doing landscaping and remodeling residential homes as a sole proprietor and had good opportunities in my 20s and early 30s that would eventually run out. I took advantage of lucky opportunities. I do well in blue collar and have typically excelled in laborer positions. As my luck for these certain positions was running out, in an attempt to solidify a career for my future, I went to university and earned a bachelors degree in business management from a local accredited university that has a very good reputation around here locally. I got by with C’s and not an impressive GPA. 

After that, I got into multiple positions in Project Management for restoration companies. I don’t have much experience in an office position, but these companies seemed very low-grade to me. Lots of turnover, no structured training path, heavily reliant on a hierarchy system within the employees. There’s a lot of office politics and I basically got hired in to temporarily fill a void. Some positions would hire me then fire me because I couldn’t satisfy our customers that were trying to complain, or get stuff done that required modification of the house components for free. These roles were extremely chaotic and everyday I was blamed for not pissing excellence with little to no training. It was like you’re wrong if you do wrong if you don’t with every situation. I could easily get these jobs but the employees were all employed for a couple years or less (mostly less than a year). These past 4 years of holding 6+ different positions and doing side work to fill the voids in my employment have me searching for something more secure. I am interested in joining an mos that would pay dividends for my future. I am not trying to sell myself short, but I am not some networking superstar that aces interviews. I have relied on indeed to land these sub-par roles so I don’t want to rely on some high failure rate path. 

What MOS would instill skills that would make a change in my life that would carry over into my 40s and bring me into retirement. I want to get into something that will almost guarantee me success if I want to get out of the army after one contract. Not having joined yet, I love the thought of staying in until I earn a retirement. I have about 15k of student loan debt. I am not an overachiever as bad as that sounds so I don’t want to fight for highly competitive positions. Here are a list of roles that I am considering. 

Electrician (12r)

Horizontal Construction Engineer(12n)

Avionics mechanic(15n)

Intelligence analyst(35b)

Automated Logistical Specialist (92A)

Unit Supply Specialist ( 92Y)

Cybersecurity Operations Specialist (17C)

Information Technology Specialist (25b)

Cyber operations specialist (17c)

Military Intelligence Systems Maintainer/Integrator (35T)

Geospatial Intelligence(35G)

Geospacial Engineer (12Y)

I have a bachelors degree in business management. Which branch would I have the highest possibility of becoming an officer in?

I've already got my bachelors in business management. I dont want to get another 4 year degree. If I join as 25b will it set me up to almost walk on to civillian jobs? I am wanting to hear from people who have served as a 25b and done the transition. Would you be highly desireable after your contract?

If I spend 2 years in residential will I not qualify to go to commercial? Are commercial companies interested in applicants with residential experience? Will I have to go through a major pay cut when transferring to commercial? I’m very new to electrical work but I love it! I just don’t want to later regret starting in resi. I feel like it would make me a more well-rounded employee but hey, what do I know

Is it a field that has positions available and achievable or is there too much competition. Would you try to enter the field again if you had to start from scratch?

I have a background in residential construction and a bachelors degree in business management. My last role was as a project manager for restoration company. I may want to opt to do something that doesn't involve working with someone whos whole house just burned down or working closely with a team. Anybody have any ideas for career direction that pays dividends for the next 30 years? I love using my Macbook and may want to go in a direction away from being heavily reliant on human relationships and interaction. I want to persue something that will make it easy for me to find a job in multiple areas.