Excellent people, but different kind of "engineering" - Mechanical Engineer US Air Force Employee Review

4.0
Feb 4, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

The people in the Air Force are incredible. They are laid-back, focused, hard-working, but balanced, a rare combination in industry.

Cons

Their version of "engineering" is very different from that of industry. Governmental "engineering" is much closer to program management, as the focus is on managing engineering contractors and their progress, rather than being the one to create designs yourself.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
Jun 4, 2026
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Pros

Fully regulated (if things go wrong then you did not read regulations), brotherhood/family environment, supportive of military members and families, civilians, and contractors.

Cons

Highly regulated - if there is a regulation/directive for something, that means something bad happened to cause a new mandate

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