Name: __Zachary Meyer_____________________________________

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Date

Military Careers Assignment

DIRECTIONS: Answer all questions in complete sentences. Change your responses to
another color or bold.
Part I: Before Research
1. Have you considered the military as an option after graduation?
a. No I have not considered the military as an option after graduation.
2. If yes, what branch are you thinking about?
If no, why have you not considered the military?
a. I have not considered the military because both of my parents said that I should go to
college and therefore have not put much thought into joining.
3. From what sources have you built your opinion on military careers? (Family, friends, TV shows,
news, etc.)
a. I have built my opinion on military careers from friends and family. Specifically my
parents and uncles who have served in the military before and also a friend of mine
who is in the Air Force currently.

Part II: Research

In this section, you will go to the website for the Army, Navy, Marines, or Air Force to
research information about different jobs available not everyone is a front-line soldier!
Fill in information on the table provided in your own words!
**Note the Armys website is the easiest to navigate to find details about specific jobs.
MICROWAVE
SYSTEMS
OPERATORMAINTAINER

Overview

Training

Helpful Skills

Microwave Systems
Operator-Maintainers
are responsible for
operation microwave
communications.
The training required
is 10 weeks of basic
combat training and
then 11 weeks of
advanced individual
training with on the
job instruction.
Some skills that are
helpful for this career
are interests in
working with
electronic equipment
and interests in
problem solving.

Cryptologic
Network Warfare
Specialist

Human intelligence
collector

Cryptologic network
warfare specialists
establish target
identification and
operational patterns.
The training required
is 10 weeks of Basic
Combat Training and
27 weeks of Advanced
Individual Training
with on the on
instruction.
Helpful skills are
information gathering
skills and the ability to
write, speak, and think
clearly.

The human
intelligence collector
is responsible for
information gathering
missions
The training required
is 10 weeks of Basic
Combat Training and
20 weeks of Advanced
Individual Training
with on the job
instruction.
Helpful skills are
foreign languages,
interests in reading
maps and charts, able
to gather information
and infer what it
means, ability to

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think, write, and speak
clearly, and an
outgoing personality.

Required ASVAB
Scores

The required ASVAB

score is a 107 in
electronics (EL).

Future Civilian
Careers

Careers the produce

communications and
electronic equipment.

Related Jobs

VISUAL INFORMATION
EQUIPMENT
OPERATORMAINTAINER

To get this job you

have to get a 112 on
the skilled technical
portion of the test.
This job prepares you
for certain
government careers
and jobs in private
electronic and
communication
careers.
Human intelligence
collector

The required ASVAB

score is a 101 in the
skilled technical
portion of the test.
This job will prepare
you for a career in
research, business
planning and even
government agencies
such as the Central
Intelligence Agency.
Cryptologic linguist

Part III Response

4. Which of the 3 military jobs would you like best? Why?
a. I would probably like the microwave systems operator-maintainer. This is because the
other two have to deal with many people from other countries and I am a very shy
person so I do not want to have to communicate with strangers on a daily basis.
5. Did you know that this job existed before? Or, are you surprised that it exists?
a. No, I did not know that these jobs existed. But I am also not surprised that these jobs
exist.
6. Now that youve looked into this career, do you think it might be a good option for you? Weigh
the pros and cons of military service, government benefits, and being able to transition into a
civilian career with the other paths to the career (usually college).
a. No I do not believe that this career path would be a good option for me. This is because
I am not of the right mind state to join the military. Mainly because I have always had a
problem doing what I am told to do.