Pima
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Many of the incoming cadets are trying to plot their military life. I thought that since we are coming up to graduation and C2C are getting their future career fields that this might be the time to discuss if your vision at 17 is now reality.
I would like cadets or parents to opine in this issue.
For example:
Entered in the USNA thinking I would be a SEAL and exiting as a SWO.
or
Entered in the AFA with the belief that I would get UPT and I am going to Maxwell July 1st for UPT.
I am just posting this so candidates and cadets have a bigger picture on how you may know what you want, but you need to be open minded to other options.
From our child or our friends children, we have seen that few walked in and out with the same career field. Our friends son at the USNA started off saying he wanted to be a submariner, now he wants to be a pilot. Another friend's son walked in saying pilot now he wants to be CE (building runways). Ours has remained the same. I also know one on this site who wanted to be a pilot than a flight doc.
Again, I am just curious to know how many went in with one specific field and walked out with a different one and how many of you will walk out with the job that you wanted when you walked in.
I would like cadets or parents to opine in this issue.
For example:
Entered in the USNA thinking I would be a SEAL and exiting as a SWO.
or
Entered in the AFA with the belief that I would get UPT and I am going to Maxwell July 1st for UPT.
I am just posting this so candidates and cadets have a bigger picture on how you may know what you want, but you need to be open minded to other options.
From our child or our friends children, we have seen that few walked in and out with the same career field. Our friends son at the USNA started off saying he wanted to be a submariner, now he wants to be a pilot. Another friend's son walked in saying pilot now he wants to be CE (building runways). Ours has remained the same. I also know one on this site who wanted to be a pilot than a flight doc.
Again, I am just curious to know how many went in with one specific field and walked out with a different one and how many of you will walk out with the job that you wanted when you walked in.
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