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?
No I have never 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?
Ive never considered it because its a big commitment and I have never pictured myself
working in any of the branches of the military. Ive never really found interest in it thinking it
was just mostly about combat.
3. From what sources have you built your opinion on military careers? (Family,
friends, TV shows, news, etc.)
Sources that have built up my opinion about military careers has been TV shows or movies
that mainly just focus on the combat aspect of the military.

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

Training

Multimedia
Illustrator
In charge of making
visual displays and
documents that are
used in signs, charts,
posters, TV and
motion pictures.
This involves making
illustrations and
working with TV and
producers.

10 weeks of Basic
Combat Training and
13 weeks of Advanced
Individual training
with on the job
training. This involves
being on the field and
in the classroom.

Public Affairs Officer

Financial Manager

Public Affairs Officers

have many
responsibilities and
jobs like, providing
media training,
planning and
coordinating
community events,
supervising
photojournalists and
broadcasters, and to
gain support of the
American Public.
Have to attend the
Public Affairs Officer
course that is at the
Defense Information
School and this course
is both on and off the
field. This involves
supervising, writing
and giving speeches
within this course.

In change of the Army

Finance Corps and are
responsible for
maintaining missions
through the purchases
made.

Completion of the
Finance Officer Basic
Course and time on
the field.

Name: _______________________________________
Helpful Skills
Being interested it art,
detail, lettering,
making ideas visual,
and being neat

Required ASVAB
Scores

Electronics: 93
Skilled Technical: 91

Future Civilian
Careers

A graphic designer or
illustrator.

Related Jobs

Combat
Documentation
Specialist or Visual
Information
Equipment Operator

Having an interest in
English and journalism,
paying attention to
detail, be skilled in
planning and
organization, and
lastly quick decision
making.
Not listed.

Public relations firms,

newspaper,
magazines, director,
producer, or radio and
TV outlets
Public Affairs Specialist
or a Combat
Documentation/Produc
tion Specialist

Date
Being able to perform
under pressure, make
decisions quickly and
have a lot of
responsibility.

Not listed.

A book keeper or an
accountant.

Signal officer,
psychological
operations officer and
human resources
officer.

Part III Response

4. Which of the 3 military jobs would you like best? Why?
The job I would like the best would be the Multimedia Illustrator because I enjoy art a lot and
have been interested in it for a long time. I could easily come up with ideas for posters, signs,
etc. I also think working with doing things for TV or films would be something I would be
interested in.
5. Did you know that this job existed before? Or, are you surprised that it exists?
I did not know that any of these jobs existed before and Im surprised that they do because I
didnt know that there were this many other jobs besides being in actual combat.
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).
It could be a good option for me. The pros would be that some of the paths the civilian
careers leads to are things I could be interested in and the schooling for this would be paid
for. The cons would be not getting to go to a college of my choice and that there is on the
field training.