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Dick Burglar posted:-Ideally I'd like to do some kind of environmental science work, like the MOS I linked above. Maybe I could get an age waiver for the MOS I linked? I dunno. One thing that people often misunderstand about commissioned officer jobs, and which I think is important to mention, is that for the vast majority of these positions, you personally are not the one doing that kind of work. It's much more likely that you're going to be in charge of a team of enlisted or civilian workers who do the actual science stuff, and your role is as a manager and interface between the people doing the work and the higher military echelons. As an officer your primary role is to be a leader, and in all practicality a paperwork pusher, rather than someone putting their degree to actual use. It's always good to have some background knowledge of your subject area, and you may very well find the work rewarding and satisfying, but I want to make sure you're getting an accurate concept of what you're thinking about signing up for. That's not to say there aren't officer positions out there that are essentially full time professional workers, but those tend to be specialized staff jobs like doctors or civil engineers with specific degree requirements; and even then, those people are going to be in charge of a larger team of technical specialists. Any MOS, designator, etc that simply requires "a four year degree" is designed so that any dipshit 22 year old academy graduate with a degree in art history can step into that role. More explicitly, there will be dipshit 22 year old academy grads in those jobs, and they will be your peers. If that's something you're up for, by all means press on, but I'd also recommend taking a look at civilian government employee or contractor positions in those areas if you want to do that kind of work while still being somewhat military-adjacent.
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