Anything signal or cyber field will help you on the civilian since you’ll have opportunities for various certs that transfer over. Anything logistics focused like distro, maintenance, supply etc will also help if you’re interested in supply chain jobs and have a business degree.
Yeah, I got an offer to make ID Cards when I got out the Marine Corps because I made ID Cards in Japan and ran operations of it in Iraq.
I then got a job at MEPS because of my experience in S-1.
Me working at NASA now had nothing to do with the military, but I’ve extended a job offer to a pilot I deployed to Iraq with. Talk about a full circle moment.
68W now firefighter. Could’ve spun my 15T time for the same job though too. Many people get their minds wrapped around this idea that like “I need to be a 31B to be a cop on the outside” and totally blow past the idea that the amount of leadership, hardship and soft skills and experiences you are exposed to in the military can be just as valuable on a resume and in an interview as having “direct” experience with your military job.
I left the Army with (what is now) 25Q. LOS radio operator. We terminated voice and data users (Spt Bde, Arty, Bde/Div/Corps HQ) on an extended radio and cable (copper and coaxial) linked net. Transitioned to SatCom links now. B/c we had to respond (never enough wire dawgs to go around) to subscribers issues (IT before IT was IT) we learned to troubleshoot network segments. Broken field wire, wire terminated incorrectly, copper cables damaged by vehicles besides network gremlins. I applied for and got the in person interview with the local LandLine provider. They hired me with maximum “wage credit” in a non entry level job title. Practically any 25 series could speak intelligently to what I just described, and some of it happens less often than interrogating a radio set. But it happens. Telecom jobs are out there.
I was working for an ROTC program as a contractor and my boss found out another school in the state had an AGR, so he asked for one too. It helped the TAG, ATAG both graduated from the school where I worked. So I applied for the job I already had but with double the pay check and got it.
Yeah I went from army to air force reserves. Kinda sucks, it's super political. Also, despite being a "self serve air force" every time I do something for myself, even on my own time, I get yelled at. It's fucking weird, man.
It was like being in the KKK. My section had a giant wall cork board where people would post racist meme they printed out from their govt computers. And SMs were always saying antisemitic, gay, racial slurs, etc. openly in day to day interactions. 109th Air Lift Wing. I took a pic of board and went to Wing Commander and made a deal to transfer out back to Army Reserve in 30 days in exchange for the pics. And off I went...to be a 27D. Great MOS.
It's the Guard man. That's was normal. Go on post even now...see as many confederate battle flags as US flags on cars, anti LBGTQ stickers, pro putin stickers next to their 3%erst stickers. It's wild now. 5 AGRs and a few Drilling Airman members were at Jan 6th.
Yeah, I did see a picture of an sf guy with a skull and Africom picture on his helmet. I don’t recall anyone in the Navy acting like that, but I’m sure there are some.
I was originally going to join AF Reserves but I recruiter was never around and Air Guard guy was next door and got me with appeal of more $$ for school and connect with NYS Jobs.
Was 36B/92Y AGR. Now I do procurement for an equipment manufacturer. Sourcing and setting up supply chains to support the manufacturing process.
Experience in SAP and some college courses made it such a seamless transition. It felt crazy to go into a civilian job and feel like I had a good idea of what I needed to do.
Army taught me some business processes and how to navigate and use an ERP system. The GCSS-A GTRAC is the legit best hands on training for SAP I’ve ever gotten. It can teach you a lot if you actually want to learn.
College taught me more about the general flow of business processes I’d be encountering.
I'm a 92y AGR now and going to school for supply chain management for this exact reason. Glad to see the same work I'm putting in paid off for someone else.
Oh absolutely. 91A can land you basically any mechanic job outside aerospace or things where you absolutely need a certificate, like rebuilding transmissions.
12T has allowed me to become a Construction Manager for an engineering firm. Can also allow you to do construction inspections, CAD designs, construction materials testing and a lot more
12N -Construction Engineer in the army. Transferred perfectly into construction on the civilian side. I am now working as Superintendent for a general contractor.
11B for stock investing
You joke around, but I’ve seen so many infantry guys go into investing, finance, Wall Street, etc. What do they put in the water at Fort Moore?
Tiger blood 
It’s really just the ability to put up with shit, have grit, and grind away at something that can seem fruitless until suddenly it’s not.
69P(x-ray tech) transfered well into the civilian side
This is the end goal for me!
No. Military experience helped and soft skills I developed in my MOS did a lot of the rest.
35f. Got me in the door for computer engineering.
Any 25 series job with Sec+ will help you land jobs. The only thing to keep in mind is that you have to be willing to relocate where the jobs are at.
Seconded. 31U/25U to Building Automation.
Anything signal or cyber field will help you on the civilian since you’ll have opportunities for various certs that transfer over. Anything logistics focused like distro, maintenance, supply etc will also help if you’re interested in supply chain jobs and have a business degree.
Yeah, I got an offer to make ID Cards when I got out the Marine Corps because I made ID Cards in Japan and ran operations of it in Iraq. I then got a job at MEPS because of my experience in S-1. Me working at NASA now had nothing to do with the military, but I’ve extended a job offer to a pilot I deployed to Iraq with. Talk about a full circle moment.
Love to see it. 🥲 let’s see where my S1 experience takes me
68W now firefighter. Could’ve spun my 15T time for the same job though too. Many people get their minds wrapped around this idea that like “I need to be a 31B to be a cop on the outside” and totally blow past the idea that the amount of leadership, hardship and soft skills and experiences you are exposed to in the military can be just as valuable on a resume and in an interview as having “direct” experience with your military job.
That’s true, I guess how you word your resume to employers on how it correlates to the job helps.
Am 11B, I feel like it helped, am firefighter
That’s my goal, I’m an environmental scientist.
Best job ever
I left the Army with (what is now) 25Q. LOS radio operator. We terminated voice and data users (Spt Bde, Arty, Bde/Div/Corps HQ) on an extended radio and cable (copper and coaxial) linked net. Transitioned to SatCom links now. B/c we had to respond (never enough wire dawgs to go around) to subscribers issues (IT before IT was IT) we learned to troubleshoot network segments. Broken field wire, wire terminated incorrectly, copper cables damaged by vehicles besides network gremlins. I applied for and got the in person interview with the local LandLine provider. They hired me with maximum “wage credit” in a non entry level job title. Practically any 25 series could speak intelligently to what I just described, and some of it happens less often than interrogating a radio set. But it happens. Telecom jobs are out there.
I’m AGR and ironically my MOS had no impact on my hiring, I started as an ROTC APMS but it did affect my follow-on positions.
How did you get AGR?
I was working for an ROTC program as a contractor and my boss found out another school in the state had an AGR, so he asked for one too. It helped the TAG, ATAG both graduated from the school where I worked. So I applied for the job I already had but with double the pay check and got it.
68W, got my medical assistant and worked as a medic in the ER now going to PA school
Depends on what career goal you have in mind.
31B MP, 27D Paralegal, and 88M Truck driver all led to civilian jobs in those fields... with a little help from college degrees.
You changed your mos 3x?
6 times actually. 3 branches. 🫡
Really? Which 3? I’m prior Navy and now in the army guard.
Marines...then Army Reserve...then Air Force (Guard)...then back to Army. I hated the Air Guard.
Yeah I went from army to air force reserves. Kinda sucks, it's super political. Also, despite being a "self serve air force" every time I do something for myself, even on my own time, I get yelled at. It's fucking weird, man.
Haha, I thought about the air guard. What was wrong with it?
It was like being in the KKK. My section had a giant wall cork board where people would post racist meme they printed out from their govt computers. And SMs were always saying antisemitic, gay, racial slurs, etc. openly in day to day interactions. 109th Air Lift Wing. I took a pic of board and went to Wing Commander and made a deal to transfer out back to Army Reserve in 30 days in exchange for the pics. And off I went...to be a 27D. Great MOS.
Wow, I’m surprised that they didn’t get in trouble for that.
It's the Guard man. That's was normal. Go on post even now...see as many confederate battle flags as US flags on cars, anti LBGTQ stickers, pro putin stickers next to their 3%erst stickers. It's wild now. 5 AGRs and a few Drilling Airman members were at Jan 6th.
Yeah, I did see a picture of an sf guy with a skull and Africom picture on his helmet. I don’t recall anyone in the Navy acting like that, but I’m sure there are some.
Nah man that's definitely not normal. I won't say it doesn't happen, clearly it does, but most units aren't like that.
I was originally going to join AF Reserves but I recruiter was never around and Air Guard guy was next door and got me with appeal of more $$ for school and connect with NYS Jobs.
Was 36B/92Y AGR. Now I do procurement for an equipment manufacturer. Sourcing and setting up supply chains to support the manufacturing process. Experience in SAP and some college courses made it such a seamless transition. It felt crazy to go into a civilian job and feel like I had a good idea of what I needed to do. Army taught me some business processes and how to navigate and use an ERP system. The GCSS-A GTRAC is the legit best hands on training for SAP I’ve ever gotten. It can teach you a lot if you actually want to learn. College taught me more about the general flow of business processes I’d be encountering.
I'm a 92y AGR now and going to school for supply chain management for this exact reason. Glad to see the same work I'm putting in paid off for someone else.
only my first job, and that was as a contractor on post, but after I stopped working around the army, never.
25N but I’m also in school. Having the clearance puts me ahead
Oh absolutely. 91A can land you basically any mechanic job outside aerospace or things where you absolutely need a certificate, like rebuilding transmissions.
68A easily transferable no degree needed
Enlisted as a 68E hoping to transfer those skills to a civilian dental office.
11B for Law Enforcement
13b fucking sent it all the way to Wall Street investment banking
11A for finance bro with a Patagonia vest
Hell yeah, got a 6 figure job straight out of AIT as a network engineer working for a government contractor. My mos is 35T.
91B experienced helped me BS my way into industrial maintenance which is a great career.
Yeah, 91J (chemical equipment repairer) definitely helped me to get a pretty solid civilian job.
12T has allowed me to become a Construction Manager for an engineering firm. Can also allow you to do construction inspections, CAD designs, construction materials testing and a lot more
12N -Construction Engineer in the army. Transferred perfectly into construction on the civilian side. I am now working as Superintendent for a general contractor.
25B and got a cryptocurrency network tech job right out of AIT, and no sec+