Impressive schedule flexibility and paid time off, but significantly lacks upward mobility. - Unit Administrative Technician US Army Employee Review

3.0
Jun 25, 2012
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Pros

As a Soldier in the Army Reserve you will find no job more flexible than working as a Military Technician. You will be able to take paid time off for military training, paid sick leave, paid annual leave, and compensatory time for any time work over the usual 80-hour pay period (2 weeks). Challenging and rewarding work that helps the people you serve with.

Cons

As a military technician you will find yourself stuck with no options for promotion unless you are willing to relocate (civilian) and transfer your unit of assignment (military) because until someone leaves and/or retires there are no job openings. When you are a significantly above-average performer stuck in a position pay grades below a poor performer, this is demoralizing, and there is no legitimate way (due to federal regulations in the general schedule) to remedy the situation.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

The Pros to being a 92Y is that you may work alone and have an office to yourself, along with creating your own schedule by that i mean tasks. You dont have someone breathing down your neck unless you screw up or cannot meet deadlines. You have the ability to be stationed anywhere around the world, i was stationed in the US and Europe there are several oportunities and specific units you can support. After having 9 years of experience I think ive learned a lot and met great people.

Cons

You will be alone sometimes you wont have a mentor or subordinate when you become a supervisor or "supply sergeant", you will get micromanaged if you are not on top of things. People will think you dont do anything, you'll deal with a lot of officers who think they know more than you.

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