Advice needed - Daughter thinking about service

[Don Fernando]

Originally Posted by Smokin Gator

Her dream job has always been at an embassy in Western Europe.

If she comes to Amsterdam you're gonna have to visit her and that is a good reason to herf with the Dutch crew

[bobarian]

With her language skills the DLI(Defense Language Institute) is an option. Drop Darrell a PM as he just finished his enlistment there. I dont know if they have civilian jobs but that also might be an option.

[Partagaspete]

First bit of advice:

Make sure she is talking to an Officer Recruiter! If the guy is an enlisted recruiter chances are he is trying the old "enlist now and in a short while you can go officer, It's easy we do it all the time..." B.S.

Second bit of advice:

Go USAF, quality of life is so much better than the other branches IMHO and many will agree.

Finally, I will not recommend any career field because I can even understand why someone would want to be an accountant but some people love it. However, find a career that tranfers well to the civilian sector for the future.

T

Holy crap.....what are some of you basing your suggestions on??

""Well, I slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night""?????

Partagas Pete has about the most realistic and HONEST suggestion so far!!!

I think she should join the Air Force. They take better care of their people and have better facilities than the rest of the services. They also have a great Intelligence field, especially for Intel officers. Make sure she is seeing an OFFICER recruiter, and not an ENLISTED. You don't need your little girl who just spent 4 years getting a degree, getting suckered into joining the Air Force for 4 years as an E-3.

EDIT:

Tony beat me above about the officer recruiter thing.

just to ensure we beat the horse to ensure it's dead... OFFICERS RECRUITER!

[bvilchez]

Originally Posted by Darrell

I think she should join the Air Force. They take better care of their people and have better facilities than the rest of the services. They also have a great Intelligence field, especially for Intel officers. Make sure she is seeing an OFFICER recruiter, and not an ENLISTED. You don't need your little girl who just spent 4 years getting a degree, getting suckered into joining the Air Force for 4 years as an E-3.

EDIT:

Tony beat me above about the officer recruiter thing.

Darrell you're my boy and all and I can't wait to herf with you but you only served in the Air Force correct? Just my but I've only served in my beloved Corps and don't know how anyone else takes care of their people. I understand it's your opinion and I respect it fully. But let's not jump to conclusions here please.

On the other hand Darrell has made a point that I have seen time and time again in the Corps and that's my junior Marines telling me they have a 4 year degree. WTF!?!?!?!? I hate it when recruiters do that because it makes us look bad as a whole and 99% of the time gives that one individual a bad taste in their mouth about that service since the recruiter pulled a fast one like that.

Whatever choice she makes just instill in her that it's a commitment. If she goes military and sticks with it for a few years then tell her to enjoy it and to make the most of it. There are many programs out there for officers that will definitely be beneficial for when they decide to transition out of the service and into the civilian sector. Some may even apply to something she might want to pursue later.

Biggest thing is make sure she weighs ALL her options.

Originally Posted by bvilchez

Darrell you're my boy and all and I can't wait to herf with you but you only served in the Air Force correct? Just my but I've only served in my beloved Corps and don't know how anyone else takes care of their people. I understand it's your opinion and I respect it fully. But let's not jump to conclusions here please.

On the other hand Darrell has made a point that I have seen time and time again in the Corps and that's my junior Marines telling me they have a 4 year degree. WTF!?!?!?!? I hate it when recruiters do that because it makes us look bad as a whole and 99% of the time gives that one individual a bad taste in their mouth about that service since the recruiter pulled a fast one like that.

Whatever choice she makes just instill in her that it's a commitment. If she goes military and sticks with it for a few years then tell her to enjoy it and to make the most of it. There are many programs out there for officers that will definitely be beneficial for when they decide to transition out of the service and into the civilian sector. Some may even apply to something she might want to pursue later.

Biggest thing is make sure she weighs ALL her options.

You're right Jay. We could all argue which service takes care of their people better and we would never get anywhere, because we work completely based off of assumptions -- however the AF does have the best facilities.

[Tio Gato]

http://careers.state.gov/officer/index.html
Take a look at the Foreign Service website.
Something I had wanted to do when I was young was work in embassies. Just make sure she can get CC's in the diplomatic pouch for you.