Name: _______________________________________

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?
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?
I have not considered the military because there are other jobs that I would prefer
to have. Also, I would like to go to college after graduation.
3. From what sources have you built your opinion on military careers? (Family, friends, TV shows,
news, etc.)
My dad was in the Army so my opinion of military careers is mostly based on him. I
also hear about the military on the news.

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.

Overview

Psychological
Operations
Specialist
A Psychological
Operations Specialist
analyzes, develops,
and distributes
various intelligence
and information for
psychological effect.

Aviation Officer

Combat Engineer

Aviation Officers
coordinate or lead
operations using
helicopters. The
operations usually
include hauling
troops/supplies or
going on the offensive.

A Combat Engineer
supervises, serves, or
assists as part of a
team in combat
situations. Their
expertise is in areas
such as mobility,
survivability, and
engineering
14 weeks of One
Station Unit Training
which includes Basic
Combat Training and
Advanced Individual
Training.
The ability to use
hand and power tools,
being able to perform
physical activities
over long periods of
time, an interest in

Training

10 weeks of Basic
Combat Training and
14 weeks of Advanced
Individual Training

Completing Aviation
School and then going
to Basic Training to
specialize in a specific
aircraft.

Helpful Skills

Interest in foreign
countries, ability to
analyze and organize
information, social
skills in unfamiliar
situations, and

Self-discipline,
confidence,
intelligence, physical
and mental fitness, the
ability to make quick
decisions, and being

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college-level aptitude
in social science

capable to bearing
numerous
responsibilities.

Date
engineering, and
wanting to work
outdoors.

Required ASVAB
Scores

101 in Skilled
Technical

N/A

87 in Combat.

Future Civilian
Careers

Anthropologist,
journalist, social
scientist, or
statistician.
Intelligence Analyst,
Human Intelligence
Collector, Civil Affairs
Specialist, or Public
Affairs Specialist.

Business
management/manager
ial positions.

Construction, building
inspection, or building
engineering.

Signal officer,
transportation officer,
or warrant officer
corps.

Bridge crewmember,
horizontal
construction engineer,
plumber, carpentry
and masonry
specialist.

Related Jobs

Part III Response

4. Which of the 3 military jobs would you like best? Why?
The military job that I like the best is Psychological Operations Specialist because I
have an interest in psychology so that job would be interesting to me.
5. Did you know that this job existed before? Or, are you surprised that it exists?
I did not know this job existed before, it surprised me a little bit.
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).
I think it might be a good option for me because I want to do something the field of
psychology so this works out. However, if I had the choice, I would still rather take
the route of going to college and finding a job after that. This is mostly because I
do not want to go through all the military training. If I had to take this job and join
the military, I would try to be either a journalist or statistician as a future civilian
career.