Sniper Jobs? Whats out there?

[pmclaine]

Re: Sniper Jobs? Whats out there?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: YourMotherTrebek</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
What a bunch of douches </div></div>

Its not that they are douches. It is that other than having accesses to guns, military work and police work are that different from each other.

Soldiers shouldnt be asked to do police work and police are not prepared to do war work.

The most valuable aspect of your military experience is that you are willing to face adversity, overcome it and carry on.

That puts you head and shoulders above the majority of the population. The average person falls apart when confronted with a real problem.

Staying in the army, going to school, contracting, LE, whatever you choose to do realize that your experience puts you ahead of everyone else that has never served. The people that dont realize it don't deserve to use your abilities.

 

[Defuzer]

Re: Sniper Jobs? Whats out there?

look at staying in a little longer AND going to school online if necessary.

one thing that has been mentioned is switching over to a more marketable MOS, whatever might interest you, and keeping shooting on the side. I did that years ago, switched from artillery over to EOD and got out.

if you decide to get out and contract internationally, kiss any family time goodbye. and be super careful about which company you sign up with. I have seen companies strand guys overseas but they keep coming back once they get addicted to the big $$$.

I ended up getting a degree online and working for the gov now, and just got back from afghanistan. and yeah, being gov civ usually means being unarmed, you well know there will be plenty of weapons around if something does happen.

just my opinion, but stay out of contracting until college is finished. it is littered with SOF guys dating back to vietnam era, no shit. And now companies are going after cheaper and cheaper folks, eastern europeans, africa, wherever they can get a warm body to hold a weapon.

 

[Strykervet]

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Use the GI Bill most definitely. Go to a good university, those degrees are more valuable than online ones, live it up, and learn whatever you want. If you have to, get a transfer degree from a community college and then do the other 2 years at university (this is what I did to learn math). If you stay in a bit longer and get the promotion and get the 2 year transfer degree while you are in, then you may be able to use the GI Bill to get a Masters. Then you can find a job you actually like that pays well and may pay you to go get your Phd.

BLS has the statistics on what jobs make what, what degree is needed, and how in demand those jobs are as well as who does the employing and work conditions. Check it out.

College life is a lot of fun, and if you aren't married, you are gonna love that a hell of a lot more than the army. Of course you are always gonna miss what you do now... So satisfy that now --stay in and get the transfer degree and set yourself up.

Don't forget to get setup with VA when you get out. If you got hurt, it can come back and bite you in the ass hard later. That happened to me, but I was covered and took the advice --my buddy didn't and he's looking at an uphill battle and years to get his benefits. They make that shit real hard on you if you wait.

Take advantage of all of your benefits. They aren't "handouts" or "entitlements", they are earned. They were part of the contract you signed, a package deal, so take advantage of it. Get your VA house loan papers (even if you don't plan on using it) and keep your SGLI as VGLI and up it --you may not get insurance that cheap later, if at all, and your wife or future wife and kids will thank you for that.

Also, if you register with VA and get the ID card, some firearms dealers will give you the LE/mil discounts. That is pretty nice and worth doing for that alone I guess.

 

[Eric B.]

Re: Sniper Jobs? Whats out there?

Get a college degree in LAW ENFORCEMENT.

Then if you STILL want to be a sniper try out for the SWAT team.