How do I choose what job in the military is best for me?

I%26#039;m joining the Air Force, but I want to have my job picked out before I go in. The list seems endless! I am married, so I want a job where I can deploy, but not for extended periods. I was looking at logistics, but I was told I would be at bare bases for 8 months at a time. I want something fun, but where I can still see my husband from time to time. I know that we will be separated for at least a little while no matter what, I just want a job with an average deployment schedule! Help!|||Well, first you need to determine what your interests are. i.e. electronics, clerical, etc.. Then go to your local library and this book http://about.pricegrabber.com/search_get... This is a study guide for the ASVAB and also has desriptions of most %26quot;jobs%26quot; in the military. It also shows what parts of the ASVAB are most important for what job you want. For example, Electronics is highly mathematical, so you would want to make sure that you score high on the math portion of the test(and a couple other parts). This can help ensure that you will be placed in the job you want. If there is only 1 opening in the job you would like and another candadite scores higher on the most important parts of the test, he/she will be placed 1st.





I just found this http://usmilitary.about.com/od/airforcee...


it is a list of jobs in the Air-


force.|||That answer on test preparation was all good, but the AF does not guarantee the jobs, so it is a moot point.





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|||you have to do the research of what they have to offer, but be true to yourself as far as what you know you might like to do. I scored in the 90s too and have a degree, but when I joined I still signed up for airborne infantry just because I knew that was what I wanted to do and would be the most personally rewarding. After 5.5 yrs I don%26#039;t regret it. Just remember that you%26#039;ll be stuck doing what you sign up for, so pick something you know you%26#039;ll like.|||The only branch that will guarantee an exact job is the Army. The Air Force will usually not care what you want or scored on the ASVAB, but what they want or need. I wish you the best of luck, and enjoy serving next to your husband.|||Although I was in the Army I have spent a lot of time around the Air Force. I don%26#039;t think you really want an answer of what you should be, rather what you shouldn%26#039;t be so here goes.





First, you don%26#039;t want to join on an open contract. You will be given choices during basic training and that is the only time you will get to choose. The job you want may or may not be open for new people to come in. Depending on the season, summer is usually when the high school rush takes place, the good jobs will likely be taken.





If you don%26#039;t want to deploy for long periods don%26#039;t join the security forces. While I was in Iraq they were deployed for a year while most of the others were only there for 3-4 months.





Those two things are the some of the jobs you should avoid. Don%26#039;t let the other answers change your mind about joining, there need to be people like you serving their country. I joined long before the wars started, but given the choice again I would join the Army again.|||chickpea....joining the military, whatever branch of service...is not fun....it%26#039;s a sacred duty and responsibility...the lives of your fellow soldiers and the people of your country rests on your shoulders...It%26#039;s means sacrificing a lot from yourself and even from your loved ones. Good luck and God bless. Peace.|||It doesn%26#039;t really matter because they are going to put you in the job they need you in anyway.|||Chickpea, check out the want adds, because i don%26#039;t believe the air force, or any other banch of service is that accomodating. I could be wrong however, but in my day as a warrior they told you what you would be doing and where you are going.





Could it have changed that much?|||The Air Force will assist you in any way it can to keep both you and your husband together at the same base.


As you are already married, it sounds as if you have not gotten together with other Air force wives and discussed this. You also don%26#039;t say whether you are living with your husband at his current base either so it would be hard for me to advise you who to see.


I would suggest that you have your husband check into who you can contact to answer all your questions and assist you.


Please be advised that what ever you decide and it is agreed upon to make sure you get it in writing and don%26#039;t sign anything until you do. You pick and choose what field you want to enter, if you qualify you get it. But make sure you get it in writing so there is no mix up once you sign your contract. Believe only what you can see, not what you get here in Q%26amp;A.|||Are you serious? The military doesnt have to accomodate you. Maybe you need to look into other things and stay a civilian. But on the other hand women are sometimes catered to and coddled. I disagree with this and believe they should pull their own weight or get packing. You need to research everything before making a heavy desision such as this. You have a family for cripes sake.|||By not choosing any of the jobs the military offers. Why would you want to be at the command of President Bush or the current Congress. They will send you off to some wrongful war quick, while their own kids study at Yale %26amp; Harvard. Stay in school! Join the military after Bush is out!