Army Officer Career Advice
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 4:43 pm
Long time lurker seeking some general career advice. Senior year of college scored a 163 and finished with a 3.9. Decided to forego law school and went on to earn my M.A with a 3.9 while being an athletic graduate assistant. Both degrees came with no debt due to athletic scholarships. Over the course of earning my M.A I applied to Army OCS and was accepted.
I recently finished roughly a years worth of training and I am heading to my first assignment. I have roughly two and half years left in the Army and will have the fully funded G.I Bill available. I am struggling with what direction to take my career in due to amount of opportunities and have limited resources or peers to reach out to with similar aspirations. I currently work in the tech side of the Army but have very limited tech skills and have truly enjoyed the material. I catch myself going back and forth between working in tech field after the Army using the G.I Bill to go back to school for a formal tech education or attending law school. I realize I have time to make this decision but do not want to be scrambling as a Captain with what direction to take my career.
I enjoyed studying for the LSAT in a sick way and I am fine working my way up to 167ish to grab a t14 spot with the G.I Bill. On the other hand, I could forget law school completely and seek a career in IT hopefully in the information assurance/ security management realm. I am currently working towards my CISSP and hope to have it within the next year.
Other options include applying to the FLEP program, which will send me to law school to be a JAG for the Army or seek a Functional Area within the Army to gain more concrete tech skills. Both of these options come with additional service time. I am currently 23 and would like to be in a stable career track by my late 20s. I DO NOT see myself making it 20 years in the Army but have found the experience so far rewarding.
I would really appreciate hearing from some former service members and other opinions of board members. This site has given me more solid career advice then any other single source.
TL;DR Current Army Officer seeking advice on attending LS after service or moving into the IT world by utilizing the G.I Bill.
I recently finished roughly a years worth of training and I am heading to my first assignment. I have roughly two and half years left in the Army and will have the fully funded G.I Bill available. I am struggling with what direction to take my career in due to amount of opportunities and have limited resources or peers to reach out to with similar aspirations. I currently work in the tech side of the Army but have very limited tech skills and have truly enjoyed the material. I catch myself going back and forth between working in tech field after the Army using the G.I Bill to go back to school for a formal tech education or attending law school. I realize I have time to make this decision but do not want to be scrambling as a Captain with what direction to take my career.
I enjoyed studying for the LSAT in a sick way and I am fine working my way up to 167ish to grab a t14 spot with the G.I Bill. On the other hand, I could forget law school completely and seek a career in IT hopefully in the information assurance/ security management realm. I am currently working towards my CISSP and hope to have it within the next year.
Other options include applying to the FLEP program, which will send me to law school to be a JAG for the Army or seek a Functional Area within the Army to gain more concrete tech skills. Both of these options come with additional service time. I am currently 23 and would like to be in a stable career track by my late 20s. I DO NOT see myself making it 20 years in the Army but have found the experience so far rewarding.
I would really appreciate hearing from some former service members and other opinions of board members. This site has given me more solid career advice then any other single source.
TL;DR Current Army Officer seeking advice on attending LS after service or moving into the IT world by utilizing the G.I Bill.