Originally Posted by
123494
I’m not military so I don’t know how well this idea would work. For airline pilots who want to join, would it make sense to avoid flying and enter in a different field to learn a new skill? I’m sure the military has IT, healthcare, and trade jobs that could help in civilian life.
Yes, that will work. Numerous mil skills transfer directly to civilian professions, although additional training is often required. In some cases ex-mil are the preferred candidates (ex aviation and nuclear power).
Combat arms skills mostly translate to police or security (officers are sought after for fortune 500 management jobs). Ex-SOF can make big bucks in high-end private security, or really big bucks if they don't mind changing the odd regime.
Also... you can go on active duty for a very long time and still retain your seniority number (even if it gets furloughed and then recalled while you're gone).