Comment Re:Don't bother... (Score 1) 344
There is a 401k like plan, called Thrift Saving Plan, and it's seperate from the Retirement Plan. So in fact you can get two retirement checks.. the TSP as it's called is yours so when you leave.. even if it's before 20, you get it, and can roll it over intoa real 401k or IRA.
As for miltiary IT, I'm an Air Force Tech Controller.. we get Cisco training.. and hands on with the routers.. We also do Telecommunications and pretty much everything else under the sun.. some things specific for the military.. (Cisco on the front line.. in transit cases.. TDC/ICAP anybody) while we also do things pretty much like any other corporation.. exept make money...
You need to know what to look for in the military.. The Air Force's career field is 3C2x1.. ask for it by name.. we are also called Tech Controllers or Systems Controllers.. depends on how long you've been in...
As for miltiary IT, I'm an Air Force Tech Controller.. we get Cisco training.. and hands on with the routers.. We also do Telecommunications and pretty much everything else under the sun.. some things specific for the military.. (Cisco on the front line.. in transit cases.. TDC/ICAP anybody) while we also do things pretty much like any other corporation.. exept make money...
You need to know what to look for in the military.. The Air Force's career field is 3C2x1.. ask for it by name.. we are also called Tech Controllers or Systems Controllers.. depends on how long you've been in...
