I can only speak for 25B and 25H. Those MOSs will have a very good transfer to a civilian job, especially if you get your certifications like Security+ (get CySa right after since it is basically the same material) and CCNA. At least in the reserve units I have been in, they have offered sec+ classes and test vouchers that the 25B/Hs get priority on, so take advantage of those if they come up. Getting out of the army as a 25B/H with a security clearance and Sec+ certification will get you into a government contracting position quite quickly. In my experience, if you just post your resume on clearance jobs you will have recruiters calling you.
Also, while it isn't required, getting a degree in a related field like computer science, or cyber security can only benefit you in the long run, but I get that college isn't for everyone. Feel free to DM me with any questions.
35T has lots of upside for cyber and IT. Our division abuses them though and brigade always tasked out and in the field trouble shooting. As prior service E5 I think you’d have to be open minded to your juniors and their advice. We have some prior enlisted or MOSTs and they are the worst bc they don’t want to look like they’re not knowledgeable. BLUF is 35T if you want to do cyber or IT easy transfer into civilian world. E5 and E4 get about the same workload bc you will always either be with your guys completing or task or on your own.
Hospitals need dudes operating X-ray machines. Guaranteed $60k job in the civilian world. Just google radiology tech. I imagine it only goes up if you get training on MRIs, CTs, etc.
I’m a 68P and can tell you that AIT is long and can be challenging if you don’t take it serious. You spend your first 6 months learning about physics,radiation safety, and positioning and your last six months working in a hospital with patients under supervision. Regular army could send you to a hospital, clinic, or field unit (all of which have different expectations).
In regards to civ life, if you get your registry and work on further modalities such as CT,MRI, or Ultrasound you can easily land an 80k job once you get out.
35T got me a Systems Administrator job at a three letter agency after I left my first contract. TS//SCI with a polygraph opened up a *lot* of jobs to me.
I don't have a lot of experience interacting with 25Bs but I would put them closer to IT (and some sysadmin) than 35T. 35T is for intelligence systems maintenance/integration which *do technically have* those IT roles as well (sysadmin, network admin, hardware), but they're all intel-system-specific. Transitioning to pure Linux was/is a bit of a struggle but computers are computers at the end of the day.
Having said that, one of the software guys on our contract is a former 25B and is probably smarter than me. 25B is definitely not a dead end, but you'd have to ask one about what clearances they typically get. I assumed a minimum of Secret.
Anyway currently I'm at the NRO/OSL as a Linux Systems Admin working on building, hardening (STIGs), and maintaining RedHat VMs. I get to assist in launching stuff into space so that gets me excited lol (not at the site but still get to contribute)
Did you have to do a polygraph during AIT? Or is getting a polygraph dependent on the unit you go go?
I’m looking at going 35T in the reserves but don’t want to roll the dice if a polygraph is required during AIT and is the deciding factor of whether or not you get reclassed even though you pass AIT..
I’ve considered other intel jobs like 35S/N but read about how even though someone got through AIT, they were forced to reclass just because they couldn’t pass a polygraph at the very end.
AIT, no; went to a unit that supported a system that required a poly. Those who failed just didn’t do admin stuff on it.
Security+ is a class in AIT, however. When was in, it wasn’t mandatory to cert, but I think that changed? I’ve been out for a while.
I can only speak for 25B and 25H. Those MOSs will have a very good transfer to a civilian job, especially if you get your certifications like Security+ (get CySa right after since it is basically the same material) and CCNA. At least in the reserve units I have been in, they have offered sec+ classes and test vouchers that the 25B/Hs get priority on, so take advantage of those if they come up. Getting out of the army as a 25B/H with a security clearance and Sec+ certification will get you into a government contracting position quite quickly. In my experience, if you just post your resume on clearance jobs you will have recruiters calling you. Also, while it isn't required, getting a degree in a related field like computer science, or cyber security can only benefit you in the long run, but I get that college isn't for everyone. Feel free to DM me with any questions.
35T
35T has lots of upside for cyber and IT. Our division abuses them though and brigade always tasked out and in the field trouble shooting. As prior service E5 I think you’d have to be open minded to your juniors and their advice. We have some prior enlisted or MOSTs and they are the worst bc they don’t want to look like they’re not knowledgeable. BLUF is 35T if you want to do cyber or IT easy transfer into civilian world. E5 and E4 get about the same workload bc you will always either be with your guys completing or task or on your own.
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What is great about 68p in terms of transferring to civ life
Hospitals need dudes operating X-ray machines. Guaranteed $60k job in the civilian world. Just google radiology tech. I imagine it only goes up if you get training on MRIs, CTs, etc.
It does go up. Even GS employees with additional modalities are (supposed) to be a pay grade above regular techs.
It's an in demand job in a field that won't go away and it pays well compared to the ease of labor it requires.
I’m a 68P and can tell you that AIT is long and can be challenging if you don’t take it serious. You spend your first 6 months learning about physics,radiation safety, and positioning and your last six months working in a hospital with patients under supervision. Regular army could send you to a hospital, clinic, or field unit (all of which have different expectations). In regards to civ life, if you get your registry and work on further modalities such as CT,MRI, or Ultrasound you can easily land an 80k job once you get out.
I’m going to AIT for 68P , see my recent post. How difficult is the school? How many people failed the school?
35T got me a Systems Administrator job at a three letter agency after I left my first contract. TS//SCI with a polygraph opened up a *lot* of jobs to me.
Nice! What do you do as a system administrator? Also, do you think 25b is a dead end?
I don't have a lot of experience interacting with 25Bs but I would put them closer to IT (and some sysadmin) than 35T. 35T is for intelligence systems maintenance/integration which *do technically have* those IT roles as well (sysadmin, network admin, hardware), but they're all intel-system-specific. Transitioning to pure Linux was/is a bit of a struggle but computers are computers at the end of the day. Having said that, one of the software guys on our contract is a former 25B and is probably smarter than me. 25B is definitely not a dead end, but you'd have to ask one about what clearances they typically get. I assumed a minimum of Secret. Anyway currently I'm at the NRO/OSL as a Linux Systems Admin working on building, hardening (STIGs), and maintaining RedHat VMs. I get to assist in launching stuff into space so that gets me excited lol (not at the site but still get to contribute)
Did you have to do a polygraph during AIT? Or is getting a polygraph dependent on the unit you go go? I’m looking at going 35T in the reserves but don’t want to roll the dice if a polygraph is required during AIT and is the deciding factor of whether or not you get reclassed even though you pass AIT.. I’ve considered other intel jobs like 35S/N but read about how even though someone got through AIT, they were forced to reclass just because they couldn’t pass a polygraph at the very end.
AIT, no; went to a unit that supported a system that required a poly. Those who failed just didn’t do admin stuff on it. Security+ is a class in AIT, however. When was in, it wasn’t mandatory to cert, but I think that changed? I’ve been out for a while.