US Air Force reviews

4.1

79% would recommend to a friend

(31,325 total reviews)
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Gen. David L. Goldfein

81% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

US Air Force has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 31,325 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The US Air Force employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Regierung & öffentliche Verwaltung industry (3.6 stars).

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5.0
Dec 2, 2010
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Pros

Automatic 30 days of paid vacation your first year. Everyone starts at the same level. Huge sense of family. Lot's of different incentive pays. Pays not bad, especially near the end of a military career. Free training and lots of it. You will get to see how the rest of the world lives. More time off after returning from deployments; often, two or more weeks. Lots of paid government holidays. Let me say, I've also deployed with the other branches of service and the AF has the best standard of living, bar none.

Cons

First off, it's tough to get accepted. After you are accepted, you will be competing against peers with a very similar intellect to yours, making promotion testing difficult at best. Lastly, with regard to promotions, it is a one mistake Air Force; the most deserving will be promoted first. OIhter cons are: 1. Deployments with 12 hour days that turn into 18 hour days, 7 days a week. 2. The special days you'll miss: holidays/anniversay celebrations/graduations/family reunions/etc. 3. Slow promotions...

4.0
Dec 1, 2010

USAF

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Pros

Exciting job; opportunity to travel; high set of core values; good benefits, excellent retirement plan; broad set of training programs and opportunities to learn transferable skills.

Cons

Turbulent nature of employment dependent on political leadership; must accept risk to life and limb in mission accomplishment; constant transition in policies and guidance

4.0
Nov 30, 2010
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Pros

It's great to be part of something bigger than yourself. Great benefits and a place that you'll make life long friends.

Cons

Job can be physically demanding, likely to sustain some sort of injury over time. Government budget cut backs create job uncertainty

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