Be all you can be - Anonymous employee US Army Employee Review

4.0
Apr 15, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Many opportunities to gain skills, increase responsibility, gain education, and have significant leadership responisiblities across a career. You can generally go as far as your skills can take you to a point.

Cons

Plan on frequent travel to locations that no one really wants to travel to. Difficult to balance work and life, especially if you want to be promoted.

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Pros

Great on a resume Education benefits (e.g. Montgomery) Free certifications; SkillBridge programs when leaving Phenomenal mentorship from seasoned leaders (Mostly) predictable work schedule Guaranteed career progression opportunities Potential for unique schools (airborne, air assault, rangers) A lot of time for personal development (if good leadership) Free healthcare VA benefits after leaving the service Huge veteran community after service

Cons

Sometimes unpredictable and very long work hours Not a lot of room for personal development (if bad leadership) Clearly unfit individuals in leadership positions in every unit A lot of time away from family when deployed/on rotation Moving from duty locations every few years on average Work may take a heavy toll on personal health Being treated like a child as a 30+ year old Overbearing emphasis on inclusivity and diversity for a military organization

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