US Air Force reviews

4.1

79% would recommend to a friend

(31,323 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 31,323 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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3.0
Jul 22, 2015

Air Force needs to make better decisions

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Pros

The benefits of being in the military are good. Healthcare, pension, etc are taken care of. There is something to be said working with a lot of good people for the most part.

Cons

Deployments and spending months away from your family is the major downside, but that comes with the job. The military puts a lot of stress on you, which can help you grow, but a lot of it is completely unnecessary. The performance and ranking systems are outdated, as well as the technology we are expected to use, and everybody is "responsible" for their own currencies, knowledge, etc. There is a reason society has specialized, so we can be more efficient.

4.0
Jul 13, 2015

IT in USAF

Recommend
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Pros

Good atmosphere overseas, co-workers are like family almost. State-side, it's like any other job. Pay is good considering you don't need to already have college. You'll even still likely be making more when folks have just got out of college. If your job translates to civilian life, it can be easy to get such a job. Free education available. Potential for travel

Cons

Mandatory training that is totally unnecessary/doesn't exist in civilian world. Depending on your job, might be a higher chance of being killed than in the civilian world. You usually don't get much or any choice in where you're stationed. All your friends you made will either move to a new base or you will and probably never see them again. Sometimes you work 12 or more hours a day for 5-7 days a week months on end.

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