Met with a recruiter... Deciding on a job

[ghettodub]

As I mentioned before, I'm going to be joining the Navy reserves in the near future, and I had my first meeting with a recruiter yesterday.

Started going through the jobs, so now I'm trying to decide what I want to do as my job. After my initial glances, the two I'm most interested in so far are Hospital Corpsman and an Engineering Aide.

Anyone have any experience in either of these two fields? Any opinions on jobs? Appreciate any feedback.

My next appointment is this saturday morning, so I think I'll dive a bit more in to it then

[fitz19d]

Navy.... Frown Town.

What is it with Mountainous Coloradans always rushing off into the sea.

[ghettodub]

Navy.... Frown Town.

What is it with Mountainous Coloradans always rushing off into the sea.

helpful, thanks...

I'm choosing Navy because my family has been Navy forever.

[fitz19d]

Guess that is a legit reason. Father/brother both went Navy. Left me to weep alone in the army. Laughably brother ended up scrubbing out of his original mos and ended up a seabee and tour in afghanistan.

[JohnTRourke]

Do something that

1. has a real job on the outside. (truck driver, welder (would be my choice, welder's make bank), etc.) so the training is useful if you decide to get out after a while.

2. requires training. (same set of jobs as above). You're "paying" for it one way or another.

3. You enjoy. (don't be a welder cuz it makes bank, be a welder cuz you enjoy fabricating and making and fixing things for example).

4. Can't be outsourced to India/china. (welder, boat captain, medical, etc)


Think further. Your resume has to make sense (i don't know what an engineering aide is, maybe you can explain it to me (as a hiring guy) or maybe I just toss your resume and move on to the next guy. Maybe you are in for 30 years and it never matters. but you never know, and it's smart to plan ahead.

a. thanks for serving.
b. Of course mountainous states want to go to the Navy. new adventure, etc. Makes sense to me.

[stevelkinevil]

The #1 most important thing to remember is a recruiter is basically a used car salesman in a uniform. So choose what YOU want to do and believe only what you see in writing.

PS. not knocking the military as I was in the ARMY myself just a friendly warning.

[ghettodub]

Do something that

1. has a real job on the outside. (truck driver, welder (would be my choice, welder's make bank), etc.) so the training is useful if you decide to get out after a while.

2. requires training. (same set of jobs as above). You're "paying" for it one way or another.

3. You enjoy. (don't be a welder cuz it makes bank, be a welder cuz you enjoy fabricating and making and fixing things for example).

4. Can't be outsourced to India/china. (welder, boat captain, medical, etc)


Think further. Your resume has to make sense (i don't know what an engineering aide is, maybe you can explain it to me (as a hiring guy) or maybe I just toss your resume and move on to the next guy. Maybe you are in for 30 years and it never matters. but you never know, and it's smart to plan ahead.

a. thanks for serving.
b. Of course mountainous states want to go to the Navy. new adventure, etc. Makes sense to me.

Great points, and thanks for your reply. Engineering aide is part of the construction/seebees. The description I got from the materials Draw plans; sketch, map and survey land for construction; estimate material requirements; and test materials.

My current job is as a graphic designer, so seeing something about drawing, mapping, etc, along with since I worked construction in my younger days, sounded interesting to me.

[ghettodub]

The #1 most important thing to remember is a recruiter is basically a used car salesman in a uniform. So choose what YOU want to do and believe only what you see in writing.

PS. not knocking the military as I was in the ARMY myself just a friendly warning.

10-4 on that! I've dealt with a few of em in my day, and that's been my experience as well

[Great-Kazoo]

engineering aide the construction industry worldwide is in the shitter, same for your job hunting once you are out.

1) Medical Field: everyone gets sick and med quals are nation wide hiring. Not great pay but opportunities non th eless.
2) Law enforcement: crime pays, You the bucks and/or once a civilian again, if not le there is always the private sector.

I suggest learning a second language while in. That is what opens any hiring door wider than only 1 language.

[Guylee]

The #1 most important thing to remember is a recruiter is basically a used car salesman in a uniform. So choose what YOU want to do and believe only what you see in writing.

PS. not knocking the military as I was in the ARMY myself just a friendly warning.

I went through five recruiters before I finally found one I could feel comfortable with. Even then everything that was said was cross referenced and taken with a grain of salt.