US Army reviews

There will be many times in which you will be tasked with details not pertinent to your MOS (job description). These can range from mopping floors like a janitor to serving as a "headcount" in one of the base's dining facilities. Hours are not commensurate with pay, and if compared to a similar civilian job in regards to one's MOS, it would be shocking. Junior enlisted are often times treated like children, even slaves sometimes. If you live in the barracks, then be prepared to have you rooms inspected for cleanliness while the higher-ups who live off-post or in on-base housing receive the luxury of no such inspections.

However, this is one of the only jobs in the country that you can't quit. you also give up your constitutional rights in order to protect other Americans' constitutional rights. Unfortunately most commands don't seem to want to help you progress your career unless its with in the military. you lose any individualism, which is great for nipping social issues in the bud, but you end up being a just a number for administrative issues (pay issues, orders, personal/outside the military issues). Often times, people look at your chest (rank) and automatically discount you if they happen to have more stripes than you. However in occupational specialties like my own, there may be extremely limited opportunity to get promoted. It's not uncommon to see someone 1-2 ranks higher than you, who have been in the military less time than you have been your rank, and still be less skilled, and less qualified than you are.