U.S. Army Employer Reviews

A typical day is 0530 formation for Physical Training, then 0900 work call.Lunch break is either 1 1/2 hours, or to switch out personnel to grab lunch and return to work to eat. End of Day can run between 6 p.m. or until mission completion.
I learned how to value my free time and how to manage my finances, time and have great organizational skills. – more... I learned to have patience and strive for excellence not only for myself but to pay it forward to everyone else.
Hardest part of the job is getting non military people to understand the dedication and hard work that is involved.
Most enjoyable part of the job for me was completing missions and being a part of a committed team whom all had the same goal in mind. – less

I really enjoyed my 24 years of service, made many friends over the years, learned a lot about responsilibilities, leadership,teamwork, and commitment. The hardest part of the job was being away from family members on deployments. The most enjoyable part of the job was the togetherness that we had as Soldiers.

Typical days at work involve endless formations, waiting hours for commanders to arrive. Standing in lines for long periods of time while maintaining silence. Walking long distances while maintaining silence. Driving long distances while maintaining silence. Sitting long periods of time while maintaining silence. On the medical side you will find yourself – more... knee deep in blood of your friends, animals, innocents, and manikins. Your hands will sometimes take days to wash clean, and you will be forced to clean your boots every day, and they just smell worse and worse from always being wet. In your downtime you will treat soldiers who didn't want to use their own socks for happy time, so they use their fellow team members socks, but they quickly realize their neighbor had a form of foot rot, and its now become their joysticks problem. If there is a cactus somewhere, somebody will find it. You will spend hours inspecting brown eyes, watching people urinate into cups, and listening to people complain about how bad THEIR day has been. You will hear people complain about how they have to get a vaccine, or how they are allergic to... whatever magic is in the tube. Ive even had people tell me they are allergic to mercury, uranium, and sarin... No kidding so is everyone else...

Tens of millions will be spent to train you, and employers typically won't actually value any of the skills you have learned. Every interview you will receive a generic, 'Thanks for your service' followed by the *don't hire this guy, smile at him and thank him for his time, he might be crazy* handshake. The majority of skills you learn will not transfer well over to civilian life, and you quickly realize working as a whopper flopper could have advanced you much further in the 4,6,10+ years you spent serving a nation that only values its ability to consume.

Co-workers are generally those who were unable to achieve whopper flopper greatness, and were unable to make it to college. On the medical side, people are generally intelligent to an extent... but quickly crack under any real pressure. Your supervisors will constantly look to you for a diagnosis and solution to any problems, using the slick 'I know whats wrong, but lets see what you think' style of covering up their ignorance. You will constantly have to train the FNGs, because of the stress of a militia with an increasing level of turn over means people graduate classes they don't remember attending.

Management is a story. I cant even tell the story, this box doesn't support a dissertation on failure. Top level generals are selected using the scientific good-ol-boy method. Trickle down leadership economics is then used to fill the officer ranks, and generally the higher enlisted ranks. Eventually you will find the lowest level leaders achieved the highest levels of leadership, and the rewards can be amazing. Anything from your supervisor writing about how great he is for creating such an outstanding leader, to a coin of no value that people yank from your pocket and throw on to bars forcing you to buy their beers because they bought their coins on ebay.

The most enjoyable part of my job was every time I received the results of my STD test, and understood I was clean. Being covered in so many bodily fluids, dirt, etc and constantly getting torn up no matter what your doing because your one of the only soldiers who understands what the evil four letter word WORK means really puts you at risk. Having to hear about who did who where and why, and then following the trail of high 5s back to the original pit was terrifying... you always think to yourself... If I had any free time, I could have been there.

The least enjoyable part of the job was the vegetarian omelet. Not the new one they made for these go happy go lucky no violence stress card children... The original one for adults. When that thing first came out, I remember crying for days. After my first bite I actually saw part of my soul descending to the first circle, I instantly lost 20lbs due to depression, and began to have horrible nightmares. Ultimately it led to my separation from service. A good medic always eats last, and that means they have to be the biggest strongest of the all, because they have to stomach that beast of entree. – less

The Army has provided some lifetime experiences that you can't experience with any other employer. The Army rewards you for loyalty and selfless service. It was an honor to serve in the United States Army and was one of the most rewarding opportunities of my life. I learned how to be a better leader and person while serving. It will push past all the – more... limits you thought you had. The Army requires the best from everyone. I have had the pleasure of meeting many people with many different backgrounds and cultures. The hardest part of the job is being separated from your family during holidays and family occasions. The most enjoyable part of the Army are the people you meet and lifelong friends you make. – less

I currently work with 9 people. We get along well. I am up at 3:30 am daily and usually off by 5:00 pm. My job in the Army is an ongoing one and I enjoy every minute of it. Being around soldiers provides you with a good atmosphere.

great education benenfits, great opportunities for anyone trying to make a career.

Army can be very stressful at times but very rewarding when you see the outcome of every mission that helps this country look to a better future

A successful environment for people who are self-motivated and driven.

My jobs varied. I'm not really aloud to talk about what our actual S.O.P I served with a group of very talented and experienced individuals whom guided me in when I needed help.

I learned how to work good as a team. I learned how to lead soldiers and how to operate heavy equipment. I deployed twice in combat I am currently not in the army as of April 2013.

Joining the Army was one of the best decision I have ever made. Before the Army I felt I was just living day to day with no purpose. The army gave my life purpose. I helped people all over the world. Being in the Army isn't only about fighting wars but it is more about keeping the peace. It is a great way to learn skills while seeing the world.

Spent three years in various job duties to include team leader responsible for six to ten soldiers while maintaing and inspecting teams equiptment on a weekly, monthly, quarterly basis. The hardest part of this job was motivating the unmotivated and uninterested soldiers who did not understand the lessons behind tasks that management gave.

Its a good place to learn and grow. Meet alot of good people and accomplished much.

Learned to interact with people from different walks of life, learn discipline, intergrity, and selfless service

My average day would start at 6:00am with a company staff meeting for thirty minutes followed by physical fitness training for sixty-ninety
minutes. Take a shower, eat breakfast, and be in the motor pool before 8:00am. I then ensure that my shop foreman and other sergeants understand the tasks that they, and their men, must perform that morning. Then – more... I have a new vehicle deadline report printed up so I can be sure all corrections were made from the night before. Next thing I did was go over any NCO/soldier counseling or evaluation reports as needed. After that I would go through vehicle service packets to ensure all services were completed to standard and all parts are ordered. Then for the remainder of the morning (about 45 minutes) I would go out to the fleet and check if every thing was in order i.e...... men were on task and no major problems or set backs. After lunch, usually noon- 1:00pm, I attended the maintenance meeting with the Battalion Motor Officer, Chief Warrant officer, and the other company Motor Sergeants. This meeting concluded usually after an hour. Then I would go back to the fleet lines and follow up with my men. I would put my coveralls on and assist my men with any tasks they may need help with. This would go on until 4:45pm, at which time, shop cleanup would commence. This would occur only if any major parts didn't come in for installation, and that happened very frequently around 4:00pm. In this case I would keep the necessary personnel to complete the task no matter how long it would take. This happened on a regular basis. However if no major repair parts came in, cleanup would ensue and all lower enlisted maintenance personnel would go home for the day at 5:15. Then I would go over with my sergeants, the tasks that got done that day and the tasks that needed done the next day. Then we would leave around 5:30. – less

The army can be stressfull at time but it has great benifits and a lot of learning experiences

Throughout life my attitude towards making things happen has led me to being placed into the lead whether it is though a natural selection as in being made Jury Foreman by eleven other people I had just met or my current appointed duty of being in charge of over 200 personnel. This has not happened because I demanded it but because of my common sense – more... approach to working with people. I use experiences I have learned from the strict disciplinary style of the military to the fluidity of the sales process to apply actions that will produce the best results from each member of the team and create successful results that all who participate are satisfied with. – less

• Supervised and performed duties involving request, receipt, issue, accountability, and preservation of my unit’s expendable supplies and equipment.
• Provided technical guidance in areas of supply management.
• Prepared and maintained organizational supply records and forms.
• Reviewed records and information documents for accuracy.
• Recommended – more... professional development activities for subordinates, and assisted and advised my supply officers and my commanders.
• Used supervisory skills to assist others in performing supply control management.
• Received and inspected equipment inventories for future deliveries, while maintaining accounting systems associated with supply management. – less

Typical day at work involved executing daily operations on the PBUSE system, distributing supplies to unit hand receipt holders, conducting periodic inventories with the company commander, and maintenance of unit arms and service records. The most enjoyable aspect of being a 92Y (Unit Supply Specialist) was a clear job description, and working closely – more... with unit hand receipt holders to resolve discrepancies. – less

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