Active Duty, Reserve Part Time Duty and Commissioned Officers

Enlisted service members have a variety of careers to enter, including those involving mechanical, transportation, journalism, medical, legal, personnel and office skills. Officers are typically managers who also serve in a variety of areas, including law and medicine.

Some military jobs are specific to the Defense Department, such as a fighter pilot or infantryman. There are also tons of military occupations that exist in the civilian workplace, like nursing and law.