How "SAFE" is engineering major or engineering job???

sakky
Thu, 28 May 2009 15:34:46 +0000

While I’m not 100% certain of the extent, I’m pretty sure you can have stipulations in the contract you sign when you join. You can request certain jobs and even units. However, I don’t know to what extent you can do this and you’d probably have to ask a recruiter



Then I would ask, why doesn’t everybody demand only safe non-combat roles, preferably only in the US? Or, if the person wants combat, then demand only the ‘sexiest’ combat roles? I know a bunch of people who would probably love to join the military - but only if they could be fighter pilots. If they just end up, say, flying transports, then they don’t want to join.

I think that shows that there are clearly great limits as to what you can negotiate. I doubt that any military recruiter can guarantee that you will never be deployed to a combat role.



You can also work as a civilian for the military. At Edwards AFB, there’s a large civilian engineer contingent working on flight testing the Global Hawk, some more working on the issues with the Airborne Laser, and they’re starting work on the new F-35s soon.



Which is where the outsourcing of military (yes, *military) projects becomes salient. See the story of Boeing’s outsourcing strategy above.



Besides, when are you “guaranteed” anything in any job?



Nobody is arguing that you are guaranteed anything. In fact, that’s been my point all along.