1.0
Nov 19, 2011
Current employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Job stability (it's nearly impossible to fire a civilian worker), esprit de corps, generous sick/annual leave, decent salary (typically higher than private sector equivalent).
Cons
Frustrating bureaucracy, job incompetence usually results in promotion or reassignment (since it's nearly impossible to fire a civilian worker), pilot-dominated "good-ol' boys" system results in unnecessary leadership micromanagement (i.e., pilots can do no wrong and are experts at everything--even job areas the pilots have zero experience in--but non-pilots are inherently screw-ups), frequent leadership turnover results in "reinventing the wheel" every time a new commander comes on board.