TBR600
12-09-11, 02:52 PM
Hi, quick question (I searched)
I got moved up to Jan 9 but no jobs I wanted were available. All my RSS had was Supply & Accounting and some other Admin jobs as well as a truck driving job of some sort. So, my Recruiter said I could go open contract and I would be able to pick a job from what was available at MCT after boot. However, everything I read says they pick for you and normally the only jobs available are the ones they can't fill such as Admin jobs etc. (nothing wrong with Admin it just isn't for me)
I am a little nervous about shipping open because I don't want to get a job I dislike for 4 years, I was considering asking him if I could wait until my original ship date of Feb 6th just to see if anything comes up, because it kind of sucks I've been in the DEP for 7 months now and submitted my job choices before October but nothing I want is available. The only thing is that 1 month might not make a difference and there would be no jobs anyway, so I wanted to get some current opinions on shipping open contract.
I got an 86 on ASVAB and around an 80 on DLAB and my initial choices were
1)Intel
2)Aviation repair (I'd be good with pretty much anything close to this field)
3)Combat Vehicle repair
If I can pick from available jobs at MCT that's great and would make me less worried but still, there is no telling what would even be available, especially since I'd be graduating in April which is basically halfway through the year.
EDIT: I have known my recruiter a long time and I trust him, he hooked me up a lot... Got me contract PFC and also is trying to get me a bonus if I ship open contract, I just want some outside opinions to help me out. Thanks.
I got moved up to Jan 9 but no jobs I wanted were available. All my RSS had was Supply & Accounting and some other Admin jobs as well as a truck driving job of some sort. So, my Recruiter said I could go open contract and I would be able to pick a job from what was available at MCT after boot. However, everything I read says they pick for you and normally the only jobs available are the ones they can't fill such as Admin jobs etc. (nothing wrong with Admin it just isn't for me)
I am a little nervous about shipping open because I don't want to get a job I dislike for 4 years, I was considering asking him if I could wait until my original ship date of Feb 6th just to see if anything comes up, because it kind of sucks I've been in the DEP for 7 months now and submitted my job choices before October but nothing I want is available. The only thing is that 1 month might not make a difference and there would be no jobs anyway, so I wanted to get some current opinions on shipping open contract.
I got an 86 on ASVAB and around an 80 on DLAB and my initial choices were
1)Intel
2)Aviation repair (I'd be good with pretty much anything close to this field)
3)Combat Vehicle repair
If I can pick from available jobs at MCT that's great and would make me less worried but still, there is no telling what would even be available, especially since I'd be graduating in April which is basically halfway through the year.
EDIT: I have known my recruiter a long time and I trust him, he hooked me up a lot... Got me contract PFC and also is trying to get me a bonus if I ship open contract, I just want some outside opinions to help me out. Thanks.