Airforce, FBI, and Secret Service.

[RichsBallPythons]

BCP is another one i have looked at. It's crazy on the mexican border though, very warzone like, but almost worse because most of the time you are alone. Cartels are setting up mexican snipers on their side and there's not much we can do about it (well we can do some thing about it, i guess its more of nothing we "will do"). But that is definitely something I've looked at. My only question would be about my chances of getting in with only a computer science degree. That's why I'm thinking AF first would be better and then move to something like that.

I live in Georgia, i had no idea they did their training here.

You dont need to be in the service to be part of Border Patrol. My Local PD have flyers on the wall saying were hiring US Border Patrol. They take what they can get and those that pass training.

[Ezekiel285]

I have to agree with those encouraging the AF. My husband is 21 years in and still going strong. His degree was in Computer Science Engineering. The first half of his career had little to do with computers (in the traditional sense). This second half has everything to do with computers, but he's not sitting at a desk actually programming or anything himself. Don't discount computers as a viable career path, you'd be amazed at the options out there.

I concur with the one who said to look at a career path in Information Operations. That's where my hubby is now. And it's pretty exciting stuff.

I'm gonna brag on my hubby for just a bit here...since we're sort of on the subject. He was just selected to be the Vice Wing Commander of the 688th IO Wing out of Lackland AFB. They are involved in what is essentially the bleeding edge technology of cyber warfare.

Whatever direction you decide to go, you just about can't go wrong with starting out Air Force. Even if you decide after a few years that it's not for you, those few years will be invaluable to your future. You'll have doors opened to you that would not be otherwise. And you KNOW of opportunities and possible paths you might take that you never hear about in our day to day humdrum lives where "computers" means little more than sitting at a desk writing code or linking networks and answering tech support calls.

The AF is looking better and better the more I think about it and the more good things I hear about it. I will have to look into that IO stuff that definitely sounds interesting. Sounds like you picked a good one btw

You dont need to be in the service to be part of Border Patrol. My Local PD have flyers on the wall saying were hiring US Border Patrol. They take what they can get and those that pass training.

Good to know, I'll have to look into that. Thanks


Thank you all so much for your replies by the way, and also to anybody else that may contribute later. This is helping me more than you know and is all very encouraging. It's good to get feedback from people about this sort of thing, for me anyways. And I know that it is all ultimately my decision in the end, but this sort of dialogue about what I want to do is really helping me process it more and figure out for myself which direction I want to take.

[JLC]

Sounds like you picked a good one btw

Indeed.

[jmitch]

I am in the navy and i will say what has already been said start with the af. When you do this though you cannot take any job. Find a job in the af that will give you atleast a secret clearance. That will mean a ton in finding another job being cia, or fbi. If you decide not to go government after the af. This clearance will give you a foot in the door at any contracting company ie ge, locke marten, there are so many more. good luck.