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I'm am going to join the Army and I want a position where I can fight, provide security, stand gaurd somewhere, or just sit behind the 50 on a Hummer.
I'm not saying I want to join just because I want to hold a gun, I really am going to make the military my career, but I don't want a boring job.
I was just wondering if you knew the names of some positions I could apply for, or ones you think I would be interested in based on what I've told you. Thank you.
Hi John,
Gads, I had these kinds of questions. The truth of the matter is that everyone is an individual, and there is no way for me to advise someone on what Military job might be good for them.
A job that you might find "boring," is a job that someone else may find "interesting."
While I might find a specific job exciting, you might do the same job and spend your time yawning. Everybody is different, and I don't know you. How in the World am I supposed to advise you on an Army job (or jobs) that you may find "not boring?"
Additionally, I don't know your qualifications (ASVAB Scores, medical examination results, vision, color vision, security clearance eligibility, etc., ad infidium), which are different for every Army enlisted job.
My best advice is to check out the Army Enlisted Job Descriptions I have on my site at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/enlistedjobs/a/arjobs.htm).
If you're interested in jobs that involve direct combat and/or security, check out the jobs under Fields 11, 13, 18, 19, or 31.
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.
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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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