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Military Careers. Brainstorm. What are the Pros and Cons of military service? Work with a neighbor – NO COMPUTERS. 5 Branches - Army. The Navy. The Marines. The Coast Guard. The Air Force. Jobs: Enlisted Men vs.Officers. Officers Higher pay Prestige Paperwork Leaders
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Brainstorm What are the Pros and Cons of military service? Work with a neighbor – NO COMPUTERS
Jobs: Enlisted Men vs.Officers Officers Higher pay Prestige Paperwork Leaders Requires more education & time Enlisted MenDo grunt work More freedom in job descriptions Can start right away
Benefits & Compensation • http://www.goarmy.com/benefits/total-compensation.html
Minimum Requirements • Age: 17 [parent consent]; or 18 • Good physical condition • Pass physical screening • Pass drug test • High School Diploma or GED • ASVAB Test • US Citizenship or green card • Willingness to commit 8 years
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery • Eight individual tests over three hours to determine eligibility and placement within the military • General Science (GS) • Arithmetic Reasoning (AR) • Word Knowledge (WK) • Paragraph Comprehension (PC) • Mathematics Knowledge (MK) • Electronics Information (EI) • Auto and Shop Information (AS) • Mechanical Comprehension (MC)
ASVAB Scores Military Jobs • Scores work like the SATs or ACTs to place recruits in jobs • Examples of Minimum Score Requirements in the Army • CO – Combat = AR + CS + AS + MC • Combat Engineer – 90 • ST – Skilled Technical = GS + VE + MK + MC • Air Traffic Contorl Operator – 100 • Military Police – 95 • Criminal Investigation Special Agent – 110 • Psychological Operations Specialist – 105 • Medical Laboratory Specialist – 110 • Health Care Specialist 95 • More information & practice tests: http://www.military.com/ASVAB/0,,ASVAB_MOS_Army.html
Ways to Join • Recruiter • Officer’s Programs • ROTC • Military Academies • National Guard & Reserves
Some Categories of Jobs • Administration • Arts & Media • Aviation • Aviation Support • Combat • Combat Support • Computers & Technology • Construction/Engineering • Electronics • Enlisted • Industrial • Intelligence • Law Enforcement • Legal Logistics & Supply • Mechanics • Medical & Emergency • Ministry