Pros: continuing advancement and education.
Cons: rigorous hours and time away from family.
A typical day at work while not deployed usually consists of training new team members, developing briefs and presenting them at various meetings. I manage a team of personnel that all come from very different backgrounds and bring unique ideas to the table. During deployment, it is important to quickly adapt to your team, lead them in a stressful environment
– more... and make sure that the missions are accomplished. The most enjoyable part of my job is watching the personnel under me grow and develop and continue a successful career and advancement. The hardest part of my job is the continuous adaptations that are required while working in a high demand and stressful environment. I learn something new everyday from different things about my team to new ways to streamline the processes that we use to acomplish mission goals. – less