Which of the Armed Forces is Better for IT-Types?

Posted by Cliff on Monday November 19, 2001 @09:40PM from the geeks-in-the-military dept.

tang asks: "As a Computer Science major who will be graduating this year, I wanted to know the experiences of any slasdotters who have been/are in the military. I'm exploring my options after college, and wouldn't mind serving my country. The question is, which branch of the armed forces? Physical shape is no problem, I just wanted to know which branch would have the most use for a computer programmer. The army seems to have only slightly interesting computer positions, while the navy has some better ones. Will any particular branch give me better training for when I get out?" We've already argued the point of whether it's better to go to college or sign-up, so if one had their heart set on joining, which service is better if you are planning on a career in IT, afterwards?

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Re:None. by Snowfox · 2001-11-20 01:54 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Sir, you have apparently been modded up exactly once in your last 24 posts. Do you feel... inadequate?

This is like the event horizon calling the kettle black, but good humor no less.
I wish one could filter for 5, 4, 3, and -1 posts and ignore all those dull 0, 1 and 2 posts, such as this one.