Quote Originally Posted by Gomojoe View Post
I am not saying one branch is better than another. What I am saying is that the branches ARE different than one another. I am positive that you could find someone who graduated from Phoenix online who is more successful than someone who graduated from MIT, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't recommend that someone go to MIT versus Phoenix should they have the option. And I'm not saying other branches are Phoenix online. I am just saying stating a few possibilities doesn't change the reality of the situation. As far as a technical position vs a infantry position, I 100% agree that the infantry position probably has more leadership skills than the technical, but I don't know any employer who is going to hire someone with only infantry experience into a higher paid position(not that it couldn't happen). Because the Air Force specializes in Air it requires minimal people to run their equipment compared to the amount of people required to run, say a ship. They also don't provide significant ground forces like the army and the marines, so the bulk of what jobs the air force does have are either support positions or technical positions which translate to civilian life pretty well. Now my exception to the technical side is that if you are going to try and get an engineering position I think the navy has some really top notch stuff. Some of the best EEs I have worked with are out of the Navy. Having seen the way their training differs than the Air Forces in this field I can see why. Navy goes way more in depth. Anyway, just throwing out other things to consider. Another thing that is different between the branches is discipline. The Air Force is undeniably less disciplined. Enlisted can often be seen referring to officers on a first name basis and the chain of command, while outlined the same on paper as the other branches, is much more ethereal and relaxed. From my experience the navy is probably the most strict and therefore the Marines are very close as well.


The Army and the Marines are not made up of only infantry/grunt MOS's. To say so is ignorant. There are just as many "technical" jobs in both branches as there are in the Air Force. I am willing to bet that there are actually more. And for the record there are plenty of non technical grunts that get out and do very well in the civilian sector. Some going on to being CEO's and making 6+ figure paychecks. It's not all about what you did in the military necessarily, but what you take out of it and how you apply it.