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Iv really been thinking about the airforce. Its ether this or state police and the outlook ain't to good for that. I'm a sophomore in collage and am thinking about transferring to the ROTC. I already talked with them and they want me to start next fall. What i would like to know is, what is it like to be an officer in the airforce. What is deployment like and the chances of that. Iv herd there is a very high divorce rate in the military. Is it like that in the airforce to. Iv been with same girl for years so i don't thing we'll be breaking up before i go if i do. All you can tell me about it and life in the airforce would be appreciated
Hi C.J.
The divorce rate in the US Military is about the same as it is for civilians -- around 50 percent.
Two articles on my website I recommend you read:
(1) Pro's/Cons of Joining the Air Force (at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/airforcejoin/a/chooseaf.htm).
(2) US Military 101 (see: http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/generalinfo/a/military101.htm). Page 3 and 4 of this article goes into detail about the differences between enlisted and officers.
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
Experience
Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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