/sci/ - Science & Math

[Anonymous No.7301578]

So /sci/, what's the consensus on joining the military, specifically the us air force? is it good for engineering careers? do I learn useful things? I just want to be like Big Boss and serve my country while not shooting myself in the foot career-wise ;-;

[Anonymous No.7301617]

It'll be entirely what you make it. If you shrug you're way through life it won't matter where you go or serve. Grab that shit by the balls and make something of it and you'll go far. Not the most concise but true as far as my life has been concerned.

[Anonymous No.7301637]

>>7301578
>what's the consensus on joining the military,

Join the world's biggest, most wasteful bureaucracy, work along side welfare queens and psychopaths, and maybe blow up a school or two!

[Moose No.7301651]

>>7301578
It's a last resort if you need to turn your life around in a big way.

[Anonymous No.7301659]

>>7301651
OP here. If I join I'd like to join through my Unit's ROTC program so I can be an officer and actually hopefully do cool tech shit. I'm mainly asking in those terms.

[Anonymous No.7301702]

From what I hear, the airforce is full of /pol/esmokers. At least go navy.

[Anonymous No.7301714]

>>7301637
give an example of a military that's not what you just described

[Anonymous No.7301724]

>>7301659

> If I join I'd like to join through my Unit's ROTC program so I can be an officer and actually hopefully do cool tech shit.

Get your degree first. Go enlisted, learn the dirty work, become an officer later. Officers are more about oversight, enlistees get their hands dirty

[Anonymous No.7301725]

>>7301702
>/pol/ esmokers
explain?

USAF just comes to mind since my Uni has ROTC for it, there's an airbase nearby, and they're supposed to be working with lots more tech than other branches right?

[Anonymous No.7301734]

>>7301724
sorry, meant my uni. I'm majoring in Electrical Engineering and want to do the AFROTC program there. I feel like enlisted would be kind of a waste of time and I wouldn't get to do much cool stuff. Whatre the differences?

[Anonymous No.7301759]

>>7301637

>Join the world's biggest, most wasteful bureaucracy, work along side welfare queens and psychopaths, and maybe blow up a school or two!

That's what I never understood about you /sci/ types — you're supposedly intelligent, yet, when it comes to things not covered in your textbooks, lectures, and B-rated documentaries narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson, you have absolutely no idea what the fuck you're talking about.

[Anonymous No.7301805]

>>7301702

>/pol/esmokers

Butthurt JIDF detected

[Anonymous No.7301867]

Whats the consensus about joining the military to pay for your education. I'd love to be a doctor but my family is on the poor side of middle class and theres no way i can afford med school. Should I join the military or is debt the better option?

[Anonymous No.7301869]

>>7301867
debt by student loans I mean, and im from canada if that helps

[Anonymous No.7301875]

Leaning useful things all depends on what type of job you have. A lot of the jobs, aircraft maintainer, medical, some of the computer-type shit jobs, translate very well to the outside world. Some of them, not so much(cook, SP, etc).

I t all depends on what you do when you get out. In any case, you're likely to have a fair amount of downtime once you get out of tech school, so use it wisely. Any college classes you want to take are free, and you'll have the GI Bill when you get out. If you're not planning on making a career out of the military, make the most of the opportunities it affords so you'll be in good shape when you get out.

Aside from techinal knowledge and education opportunities, enlisting teaches you a lot about organization, teamwork and how to pass for a decent human being. I'd recommend it to any young person that doesn't already have their life mapped out.