HawkeyeNFO
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
PS, If any of you are Air Force guys, let me know how AF life is. I'm looking to be an Air Battle Manager or Air field ops manager. Thanks!
I don't know much about air field ops management in the USAF, but
I do the same thing as an AF Air Battle Manager, and deployed to the same place as the E-3 dudes last fall. Command and Control platforms are always in demand, so if you go that route, plan on being deployed. A lot. AWACS recently lost funding for a major upgrade program, but I'm not sure if that means it will see a 'sundown' within the next 10 or 15 years. The Air Force would rather spend on F-22 and F-35 (It's still a fighter-dominated service). Pilots (esp fighter pilots) still run the USAF, with navigators/WSOs frequently getting second class treatment. Unfortunately, that means the Air Battle Manager is sometimes a third class citizen. Hope you like Oklahoma City or Omaha.
As far as your mission, you'll have involvement in just about every major military activity, from gathering intel, to ensuring bombs get to the target in support of SOF guys. Very interesting career.