Posted on May 21, 2018
Sam M
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I am in ArmyROTC with a major in Economics and minor in Information Technology. I was wondering what branch would be the most beneficial for the civilian job market. I am extremely interested in a business or IT career after the Army. My favorite branches right now are Finance, Signal Corps, or any Logistics Branch.
I know your given branch is based off the needs of the Army but out of these branches which would open the most doors for me after leaving?
Any input from you guys would be appreciated!
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Capt Daniel Goodman
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Soldier_Systems_Center

Th8s could be another good potentiql first assignment, trust me, immsure they've gotmSignal Corps aspects there....
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LTC Jason Mackay
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Capt Daniel Goodman this is a Program Management Office Function, he would have to be an acquisition Corps officer to do this. Sam M
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Capt Daniel Goodman
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I follow, I'd expected as much, it was just a thought, honest....
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Capt Daniel Goodman
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Finance_and_Accounting_Service

You want a specific group to ask to be assigned to, ask for this, and to maybe extern there as part of ROTC...you want to use IT with economics, this is very def one of the major places, OK?
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LTC Jason Mackay
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Capt Daniel Goodman if he were branched Finance, he could conceivably do an assignment at DFAS. As FI officer he would work with DFAS on days that end in y as the majority of the FMSU's work is being the front counter of DFAS.

DFAS currently runs on the computer equivalent of Sandscrit, COBOL circa 1950s. Not IT cutting edge. If they every pull the trigger on a system, it will be some derivative of an ERP. All other Logistics systems are nested in GCCS-A, which is an SAP based ERP. If they ever rip off the band aid and get rid of the current system, you could be at ground zero of a system fielding Sam M which could be a great learning experience. No telling when that will happen.
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Capt Daniel Goodman
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I didn't kno2 those aspects, certainly, please realize, however, I was !merely trying to give him some various ideas, though I obviously follow your argument, certainly....
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Capt Daniel Goodman
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Sorry, typo, know, clumsy tablet....
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Capt Daniel Goodman
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https://usnwc.edu/Student-Information/Distance-Education-Students

Same here, the NWC command and staff nonresident is a really serious, hard program, I asked to do it, I tried, I didn't have time, it was quite good, trust me, ask, OK?
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Capt Daniel Goodman
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squadron_Officer_School

I did this nonresident, if you can, do it that way also, then ask to be allowed to attend in residence, as well, trust me, OK?
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Capt Daniel Goodman
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Postgraduate_School

Sorry, this link didn't go through the first time, this is where I had a recommend to go and couldn't get....
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Capt Daniel Goodman
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_University

When I was in, I did USMC command and staff nonresident, as it was available, I'd seriously look at it, you might also be allowed at some point, it'd broaden you to do PME in other svcs, if allows d, honest....
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Capt Daniel Goodman
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Next, aside from your summer training, ask to extern at actual facilities, if it could be permitted, ask for a finance spot, !ed Svc Corps (MSC), logistics, actuallymaskmto spendmskme serious extern time in maybe an engineering lab, possibly as well, I don't know if it'd be allowed, however, you've got nothing into lose by trying, and everything to gain in tet!s of exposure, OK?
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Capt Daniel Goodman
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https://www.stripes.com/blogs/stripes-central/stripes-central-1.8040/five-military-students-named-rhodes-scholars-1.198437

Trust !e, of they can be allowed, you might be able also, never hurts to to y if you GzpA is decent enough...
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Capt Daniel Goodman
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Same Jere, I had a recommend to go, I couldn't get it, they have an online PhD in comp sci (CS), I don't know if you could be allowed to do it, I !erely !mention it as it's as good as AFIT....
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Capt Daniel Goodman
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Institute_of_Technology

Read this, if your GPA is decent enough, try submitted ing to go for minimum a masters straight off, I didn't know it existed till I was in, trust me, you're gonna want to know all about this place....
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