Great if you can handle the stress of the military, HORRIBLE if you can't - Anonymous employee US Air Force Employee Review

3.0
Apr 18, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Job security, unrivaled retirement plan, good benefits, plenty of opportunity for advancement, travel opportunities, great education benefits, great compensation, certain career field have well-paying civilian counterparts

Cons

Loss of some freedoms, held by contract, questionable middle management, frequent relocating almost guaranteed, universal pay scale, wartime deployments, promotion system can be unfair

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Pros

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Cons

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