For those of you who haven't heard, I am planning on joining the Air Force to become an Operations Intelligence Specialist. Sarah and I have been working extremely hard to finish all of the paperwork to get the ball rolling, but overall it has been the classic game of, "HURRY UP!... and wait..."
It all started out when we were in Washington visiting Sarah's parents for Christmas. We felt really impressed that we were supposed to visit a recruiter. When we stopped by to visit, we had a rough start to the process. Recruiter #1 turned out to be a real piece of work. Instead of trying to convince us that joining the Air Force was a good thing, he actually did everything in his power to convince us otherwise. It left a little bit of a sour taste in our mouth, but we felt determined that this is what we were supposed to do.
Feeling a little bit down, we left Washington to head back down to California. Our friends, who have been crazy generous to let us stay with them through all of this, helped lift our spirits by reassuring us that Recruiter #1 just didn't want to do his job. In everything they have been such an amazing help!
In the next couple of days we would come to meet Recruiter #2. While a huge improvement from the first experience, Recruiter #2 would tell us that we couldn't join the Air Force because of Asthma. I called my mom to talk with her about it, and evidently they only told me I has Asthma because it was easier to explain. I actually had something completely different. With our new found knowledge, it would change everything.
It wasn't until meeting Recruiter #3 that we would find the success that we were looking for. We went in, and I started in on the paper work, scheduled to take the ASVAB, and looked into different career options. It was a substantially different experience, and I loved it!
The day of the ASVAB came, and I was a little nervous, but everything would work out fantastically! I came out of the test with an Air Force Score of 93, which the Recruiter told me gave me an eligibility to apply for any job that the military offered. I was relieved that I did that well, and even more relieved that I would be able to get things moving again.
While I have finally gotten all of the paperwork done, I am waiting on medical information to arrive in the mail so that I can schedule my medical and physical screenings. I will update when we have more information!
Always,
-The Dewster-
It all started out when we were in Washington visiting Sarah's parents for Christmas. We felt really impressed that we were supposed to visit a recruiter. When we stopped by to visit, we had a rough start to the process. Recruiter #1 turned out to be a real piece of work. Instead of trying to convince us that joining the Air Force was a good thing, he actually did everything in his power to convince us otherwise. It left a little bit of a sour taste in our mouth, but we felt determined that this is what we were supposed to do.
Feeling a little bit down, we left Washington to head back down to California. Our friends, who have been crazy generous to let us stay with them through all of this, helped lift our spirits by reassuring us that Recruiter #1 just didn't want to do his job. In everything they have been such an amazing help!
In the next couple of days we would come to meet Recruiter #2. While a huge improvement from the first experience, Recruiter #2 would tell us that we couldn't join the Air Force because of Asthma. I called my mom to talk with her about it, and evidently they only told me I has Asthma because it was easier to explain. I actually had something completely different. With our new found knowledge, it would change everything.
It wasn't until meeting Recruiter #3 that we would find the success that we were looking for. We went in, and I started in on the paper work, scheduled to take the ASVAB, and looked into different career options. It was a substantially different experience, and I loved it!
The day of the ASVAB came, and I was a little nervous, but everything would work out fantastically! I came out of the test with an Air Force Score of 93, which the Recruiter told me gave me an eligibility to apply for any job that the military offered. I was relieved that I did that well, and even more relieved that I would be able to get things moving again.
The top 8 jobs that I am applying for are as follows:
- Operations Intelligence Specialist
- Cryptologic Linguist
- Cyber Space Operations
- Geospatial Intelligence
- Electronic Signal Intelligence Exploitation
- Sensor Operator
- Air Borne Cryptologic Linguist
- Network Intelligence Analysis
While I have finally gotten all of the paperwork done, I am waiting on medical information to arrive in the mail so that I can schedule my medical and physical screenings. I will update when we have more information!
Always,
-The Dewster-
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