MiLITARY

PAID (ANNUAL)

• Lowest wage is 18,194
• Highest wage is 190,958
• If you go to college longer you get paid more

TRAINING

• All members of armed forces go through boot camp
• Last 8-13 weeks
• They also go to technical schools which last 10-20 weeks

ADVANCEMENT

• Each branch of the military has different rules determining promotion
• promotion may include time in service and in grade
• Also job performance, a fitness report, and passing scores

NATURE OF WORK

• They work on or near military bases throughout the United States and world
• The bases offer comfortable housing and amenities such as stores

JOB OUTLOOK

• The United States spends a lot of its overall budget on national defense
• About 155,000 people must be recruited each year to replace those who retire
• It's more difficult to meet these goals during times of war

RELATED OCCUPATIONS

• Military police
• Tanker pilot
• Special Warfare Combatant Crewman

POSITIVES ON MILITARY

• You education gets paid for (college)
• You get in shape and get fit

NEGATIVES ON MILITaRY

• You don't get paid a lot
• There's a chance you might die
• You are away from home a lot

This job is fit for me because I would like to fight for my country and everyone's freedom

THE WAY TO START PREPARING IS RESEARCHING THE JOB AND START ASKING VETERANS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE