4.0
Dec 1, 2008
Current employee
Bedford, MA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Pride in serving your country, pay is competitive (especially when you consider your tax breaks on housing allowance), pension plan with cost of living increases after just 20 years, job stability, will pay for your college degree (bachelors or masters and PhD in some cases), great experiences gained even if you don't serve 20 years.
Cons
Moving your family around every few years, potentially deploying for months at a time, constant travel, difficlut to own a home until after you retire, you have little say in where you are stationed, hard for your wife to find jobs each time you move, at times feels like you cannot speak your mind in meetings due to military rank structure.