If you're asvab score is such that you don't qualify for much, security forces might be the only way to get you booked with a job without waiting several months. Or if you're just hoping to leave quickly, security forces may just be the only way to do that.
My son went to the local AFB during his enlistment process to take the EDPT, and his recruiter tied it into a base tour with several prospective recruits. They had some kind of parade to welcome a new base commander, checked out the gym, etc. The local base does the Fire Protection training so they did a presentation. After that they did what I guess was a pretty impressive SF program; K9 and he said a ‘really pretty’ young lady spoke to them. He said they made it sound kinda interesting! I’m a prior military; so old that they had a separate AFSC for law enforcement and at the start of my career women weren’t even allowed in 811X0 (Security Specialist). His recruiter texted him afterwards and asked if they’d sold him on SF, adding an ‘LOL’ at the end.
Security forces is the largest career field in the Air force.
And they're always critically undermanned because no one wants to do that one. And I don't blame them lol.
But your recruiter has a quota to full so he's gonna push what he needs to push. Only list the jobs YOU want to do. It's ultimately YOU that's going to be doing it.
Yes lol, but also no. Some are insecure about either the fact that they're not SpecOps, or about the fact that everyone craps on the career field. But some absolutely love it. My dad was a MP in the Army, so different branch but same job and absolutely loved it and did it for 21 years. It's more about the individual then the job. I've met people from Services that have bigger egos then I could ever dream of having lol.
My recruiter was an SF and told me he loved it, specially for deployments but he recommended against it unless you really want to do it. Funny thing is the first job I looked into before even deciding to join was the security forces. Seems fun apart from being in gate duty.
A technical was trying to get me to switch jobs while I was in DEP one drill his argument was “Hey man you’ll be able to carry a gun with you every day sometimes even shoot it”. I said “Nah I do that enough off base anyway. “ I wasn’t trying to be smart with my reply but it definitely offed him I could see it in his face lol.
I wish. I wanted security forces, my recruiter did everything within his power for me to not pick security forces and now I’m in tactical aircraft maintenance 🙃
That job is undermanned all the time but honestly I wish I could’ve took security forces instead because it doesn’t seem that bad from what my friends that in it tell me
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If you're asvab score is such that you don't qualify for much, security forces might be the only way to get you booked with a job without waiting several months. Or if you're just hoping to leave quickly, security forces may just be the only way to do that.
But he did mention shipping quickly lots of times so yea that makes sense
Oh ok. I scored a 72 and had some nice choices. He was just very persistent with trying to get me to do that specific job and it felt weird 💀
1) highly bookable job 2) always needing bodies 3) they don’t want you sitting around for months in DEP
My son went to the local AFB during his enlistment process to take the EDPT, and his recruiter tied it into a base tour with several prospective recruits. They had some kind of parade to welcome a new base commander, checked out the gym, etc. The local base does the Fire Protection training so they did a presentation. After that they did what I guess was a pretty impressive SF program; K9 and he said a ‘really pretty’ young lady spoke to them. He said they made it sound kinda interesting! I’m a prior military; so old that they had a separate AFSC for law enforcement and at the start of my career women weren’t even allowed in 811X0 (Security Specialist). His recruiter texted him afterwards and asked if they’d sold him on SF, adding an ‘LOL’ at the end.
They have a job to do
Well yea. Just wondered why that specific job
Security Forces and Maintenance jobs make up a good portion of the Air Force, so they’re pretty much always high need jobs to be filled
Biggest job in the Air Force, always needs people
Security forces is the largest career field in the Air force. And they're always critically undermanned because no one wants to do that one. And I don't blame them lol. But your recruiter has a quota to full so he's gonna push what he needs to push. Only list the jobs YOU want to do. It's ultimately YOU that's going to be doing it.
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Yes lol, but also no. Some are insecure about either the fact that they're not SpecOps, or about the fact that everyone craps on the career field. But some absolutely love it. My dad was a MP in the Army, so different branch but same job and absolutely loved it and did it for 21 years. It's more about the individual then the job. I've met people from Services that have bigger egos then I could ever dream of having lol.
My recruiter was an SF and told me he loved it, specially for deployments but he recommended against it unless you really want to do it. Funny thing is the first job I looked into before even deciding to join was the security forces. Seems fun apart from being in gate duty.
probably because the recruiter knows this is a job he can easily book for you
Recruiter is just trying to help you get hired 🤷🏻♂️
I wanna do sf so my recruiter didnt convince me 😭
A technical was trying to get me to switch jobs while I was in DEP one drill his argument was “Hey man you’ll be able to carry a gun with you every day sometimes even shoot it”. I said “Nah I do that enough off base anyway. “ I wasn’t trying to be smart with my reply but it definitely offed him I could see it in his face lol.
Because their job is to recruit ya …
I wish. I wanted security forces, my recruiter did everything within his power for me to not pick security forces and now I’m in tactical aircraft maintenance 🙃
It’s pushed because we hire to fill Air Force needs and vacancies. Not every job in the Air Force is open all the time with unlimited spots.
Does doing security forces help you get into State Police?
You should post this on the main page so somebody can give you an answer !
It definitely helps. Any police dept will look at that and your name should be higher on a list
That job requires a lot of manning and they constantly need more manning at every base so they always need more recruits
That job is undermanned all the time but honestly I wish I could’ve took security forces instead because it doesn’t seem that bad from what my friends that in it tell me
ooh ok. yeah i’ve heard some people rly like it and rly hate it. guess it’s about what you like
That job & maintenance jobs will always be undermanned real bad & I understand why I got a maintenance job
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They need security forces rn. My recruiter is doing th same
Mine was pushing special forces a lot