The military and computers...

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Phantum

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In terms of technology and options open to you in that field when you've completed your service, which branch of the military is the best?
 
The Air Force, of course. I mean they've got the Stargate at Cheyenne Mountain, they deal with extra-terrestrial beings constantly, stay on the bleeding edge of technology (no pun intended) and...

Yes, I'm kidding. But I mean they are in charge of Area 51 soooo... (I live in Vegas so Area 51 is a hop, skip, and a jump up the road...) You just never know what's going on in the desert in the middle of the night... ;)
 
The Air Force. Look up the 3c0x1 career field (computer operations), as it deals mostly with computer/server administration. There are similar career fields, such as 3c2x1 (tech control), but those focus more on specialized skill sets such as router/switch configuration and long haul circuitry.

Be warned that every branch of the military, including the Air Force, is 3-5 years behind the technology curve.
 
oreos said:
The Air Force. Look up the 3c0x1 career field (computer operations), as it deals mostly with computer/server administration. There are similar career fields, such as 3c2x1 (tech control), but those focus more on specialized skill sets such as router/switch configuration and long haul circuitry.

Be warned that every branch of the military, including the Air Force, is 3-5 years behind the technology curve.
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I know they're not related, for the most part, but that last comment made me think about the fact that NASA built the Space Shuttle so long ago, with DIP switch mania it seems, and yes the primary systems and backups do actually run off Intel 486 processors, even today. Talk about behind the times... ;)

But I'd agree with the Air Force recommendation, hence my original post. Was poking fun at 'em and everything, but they really do have a tremendous IT infrastructure in place and the training to make it happen that will translate into a long solid career if you decide to pull a short haul enlistment and use those skills later after you're discharged.
 
Sure the AF is 3-5 years behind, but most major corporations are as well. There's alot of money invested in IT infrastructure, you can't just change it all when the latest and greatest comes out. And the shuttle doesn't use 486 processors, it uses 5 redundant IBM mini-mainframes (even more obsolete). The 486 didn't come out until 1992, the shuttle was nearly a decade old by then. The difficulty comes in when you have to "harden" a CPU to handle the radiation. I think the 386 was the last "hardened" processor, but it's not like sattelites are running WinXP.
 
They are all about the same IMO.
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