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Military Careers

Military Careers. Pathways 10/18/2010. The Military. Structure of the US Military Current Structure Established 1947 Everything Military falls under the Department of Defense, which is part of the Presidents Cabinet

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Military Careers

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  1. Military Careers Pathways 10/18/2010

  2. The Military • Structure of the US Military • Current Structure Established 1947 • Everything Military falls under the Department of Defense, which is part of the Presidents Cabinet • Department of Defense is under the control of the Secretary of defense (Robert Gates) • He answers directly to the President (Obama)

  3. The Military • 3 Military Departments- Headed by Service Secretaries • Army • Air Force • Navy • The marines falls under the Navy

  4. Military • Military leaders of the Branches • Army- • 4 star general (aka Army chief of Staff) • General George W. Casey, Jr • Air Force • 4 star General (aka, air force chief of staff) • General Norton Schwartz • Navy • 4 star admiral (aka, Chief of Naval Operations) • Admiral Gary Roughead

  5. Military • Military leaders of the Branches • Marines • 4 star general (aka Commandant of the Marine Corps) • General James T. Conway • Coast Guard • Not in Department of Defense • Currently under Department of Homeland Security • But in War, all assets go to the Navy • Leader is Commandant- 4 star Admiral • Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr

  6. Branches • The Army • The oldest • Provides the main ground forces for the US • Cool Stuff • Tanks, helicopters, guns, artillery, nuclear weapons • Size • 76,000 officers • 401,000 enlisted members

  7. Army

  8. Branches • Air Force- youngest • Originally part of the army, until WWII, when it was recognized that air power was important • Space is part of the Air Force • Cool stuff- • Fighter jets, bombers, tanker, helicopters, satellites, controls the nuclear ballistic missiles • Size • 69,000 commissioned officers • 288,000 enlisted members

  9. Air Force

  10. Branches • Navy • Protect the seas for American Interests • Support the Army and Air Force by providing transportation of equipment and personnel • Cool Stuff • Air craft carriers, fighter bombes, big boats with huge guns, Navy SEALS • Size • 54,000 officers • 324,000 enlisted

  11. Navy

  12. larger image Branches • Marines • Infantry of the Navy • Take the beaches to provide a path from the sea to the enemy • Cool Stuff • Fast, self-sufficient (fighter jets, helicopters), boats • Smallest of the Forces • 18,000 officers • 153,000 enlisted

  13. Marines

  14. Branches • Coast Guard • Was part of the Department of Transportation • Now part of Homeland Security • Cool stuff • Law enforcement, boating safety, sea rescue, illegal immigration • Size • 7,000 officers • 29,000 enlisted

  15. Types of Ranks • Enlisted- • Backbone of the military • Do the primary jobs • Enlisted members become specialists • Trained to do specific tasks

  16. Types of Ranks • Different ranks for each branch • Enlisted officers are called non-commissioned • Highest rank • Sergeant Major- Army • Master Chief petty Officer- Navy • Chief Master Sergeant- Air Force • Sergeant Major- Marines

  17. Types of Ranks • Requirements to enter the military as Enlisted • High School Diploma • Less than 10% enter with GED • Majority of enlisted have some college • Many have associate or bachelors degrees • Some even have masters or doctorates

  18. Types of Ranks • Have to take the Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) • 2 purposes • Check for mental ability to learn • Placement for military jobs • Form 18/19- High School ASVAB • For high school • 900,000 a year take it

  19. Types of Ranks • ASVAB • Qualifying score AFQT- Armed Forces Qualification Score • Air Force- 36- can go as low as 31 • 0.5% with GED, but you have to have a 50 • Army- 31- can go as low as 26 • 17% GED • Marines- 32- as low as 25 • Less than 5% with GED- must have a 50 • Navy- 35 as low as 31 • No GED unless you get a 50 on the ASVAB • No Drugs • 3 letters of reference

  20. Jobs for the Enlisted Military • Infantry • Artillery • Air Defense • Electronic Warfare • Cooks • Law Enforcement • Intelligence • Finance • Psychological Operations • Civil Affairs • Religious • Medical • Chemical warfare • Transportation • Explosives and Ammunition • Recruiting • Maintenance • Supply and Logistics • more

  21. Warrant Officers • Highly trained specialist • They differ from Commissioned Officers because they stay in their primary job • Highly skilled technicians • Work on the complex battlefield systems like • Outrank all enlisted ranks • College not required

  22. Commissioned Officers • These are the leaders • “Top Brass”- they have the most medals • They provide overall management and leadership. • Not like warrant officers they don’t specialize • Except for doctors, lawyers, pilots, etc.)

  23. Commissioned Officers • Promotion • Enlisted members stay where they are trained for their entire career, unless they get more training • Officers move around a lot • This allows them a better understanding of the whole picture • They start small, commanding a small group of people, then gradually more and more, until they command an entire battalion

  24. Commissioned Officers • Minimum of Bachelor’s degree (4 year college) • Have to get more (masters) to be promoted • Also can attend a military academy • West Point • Naval Academy • Air Force Academy • Take ROTC in college • Reserve Officer Training Corps • Officer Training School

  25. Commissioned Officers • 2 lines • Non-Line- Not for combat • Medical officers, chaplains, lawyers • Line Officers • Combat officers • Even though a Non-Line may outrank a Line officer, he still will not have any decision making ability in the combat arena

  26. Commissioned Officers • 10 levels • Lieutenant • 2nd, 1st • Captain • Major • Lieutenant Colonel • Colonel • Brigadier General – (Rear Admiral- lower half) • 1 star • Major General (Rear Admiral- top half • 2 stars • Lieutenant General (vice Admiral) • 3 stars • General (Admiral) • 4 stars

  27. Pay • Officers • $2,745 up to 16, 132 per month • Warrant • $2,683 up to $7, 603 • Enlisted • 1,447 up to 6, 129 per month

  28. Pay • Housing allowances • Overseas allowances • Combat duty allowances

  29. Website • http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/generalinfo/a/military101_3.htm

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