US Air Force Reviews

Pros

A great way to gain work experience and do something for the greater good.

Cons

The Air Force is changing and the valued employee is getting cut for money. The leadership authors visions and advertises creeds but fails to live up to them.

Pros

Wearing the uniform and being part of the elite of our population that serves with distinction. There are excellent opportunities to serve all around the world and experience cutting edge technology that easily translates into a civilian career after you serve. You will have many opportunities to lead and grow and learn about yourself.

Cons

There are always a few bad apples that try to spoil the bunch. Working with others that are incapable but have seniority is always a bad situation. In some jobs, the hours can get tedious and monotonous and long.

Advice to Senior Management

Honest feedback and two-way communication is the most effective tool we have. Plenty of junior airmen and NCOs have excellent suggestions but need the refining of experience or a greater understanding of the overall picture.

Pros

Service to USA
Opportunities for promotion
overseas experiences

Cons

long hours
deployments of up to a year long
family separations

Pros

Serving your country.
Decent work ethics.
Job security.

Cons

Lazy individuals.
Budget cuts.
Long work weeks.

Advice to Senior Management

Need to ensure that all departments are working together and inprove on communication skills between upper leadership.

Pros

Solid Pay, Great benifits, Exciting opportunities

Cons

Mobility Requirements, (But they can be great too

Pros

Great start to a career. Learned how the government and the beauracracy involved in the DOD. They emphasize career growth and mobility.

Cons

Terrible processes. What takes a company a few hours to complete, it takes the AF weeks. Slow to get promoted.

Advice to Senior Management

Remove the beauracracy. It impedes motivation

Pros

Great training, great people, good locations, a lot of opportunity, good pay, great benefits

Cons

Sometimes leadership is not good, and it is hard to move to another position away from them in a timely manner

Advice to Senior Management

Ensure that people balance work with family - work to live, don't live to work.

Pros

Tons of professional development opportunities. Get to see the world. Fair and equitable promotion system. Get to serve your country. Frre college benefits, and dental, vision, and medical benefits for the whole family.

Cons

May not make as much as private sector peers.

Pros

The people are very professional and a great reason to show up to work. The flexibiity of the work schedule is outstanding. Prior to governmenrt cuts civil servicde was one of the more stable organizations.

Cons

Government cuts decrease stability, not worth lower salary

Pros

We get free healthcare and great benefits. Housing and food is paid for. Recognition is given where it is due. Advancement is based on your own abilities and knowledge of the job

Cons

It may be difficult for lower ranks with bigger families to make ends meet at times. Food pay does not change based on dependents, so no dependents or three dependents have the same amount of money allotted for food. Management has a lack of communication at times.

Advice to Senior Management

Please think of how certain decisions will affect everyone, not just yourself and people around you. All in all not really any complaints