vocational guidance

"The military's ultimate mission is to protect and defend the US, and, to do so, it needs to use the most advanced technology when dealing with potential threats from other nations. Gaining that position of strength requires the development, utilization, and maintenance of the needed technologies which results in a multitude of STEM careers in all military forces"--.

"The military teaches teamwork, fitness, and decision-making. It also trains service members in skilled occupations that are useful while they're in the armed forces and, later, in civilian life. There are hundreds of these military occupational specialties (MOSs). You're free to choose any MOS, depending on your qualifications, as soon as you join up. For many recruits, the chance for paid training in a job they enjoy is one of the best aspects of joining the military"--.

"In all branches of the military, certain services are required to keep operations running. Service careers are those careers in which one does make a product, but instead provides a needed service to others. Without such services and those who provide them, the military could not operate"--.

"Having special sets of skills is a huge part of having a working military. Many jobs require years of education on top of military training. In Careers in the US Military: Technical Professionals, this high-interest nonfiction book for young readers, you'll learn about these jobs and what it takes to be great at them, including stories from military members themselves"--From the publisher's web site.

When considering career options, working for one of the world's largest employers-the US military-deserves consideration. This is especially true for young people thinking about a career in health care. Whether performed by someone who is enlisted, an officer or a reservist, armed forces health care jobs can be found on military bases in clinics, hospitals and laboratories, and aboard ships, submarines, helicopters and airplanes. Such jobs provide an opportunity to serve the troops and the country at the same time-to play a part in the readiness of America's military personnel around the world.

The US military mission is to protect the United States and its allies from attacks by adversaries and enemies around the world. Today, wide ranging attacks include cyberattacks on computer systems, increasing nuclear expansion by adversaries, and terrorist attacks on civilian people. To address these threats, the military has developed programs that specifically are devoted to intelligence, which is the collecting and analyzing of information about potential threats, and cybersecurity, information technology focused on securing computer networks.

From its early investments in the internet, to developing drones that have crept into the civilian market, the U.S. military has long been on the leading edge of technologies of all kinds.

"From its early investments in the internet, to developing drones that have crept into the civilian market, the US military has long been on the leading edge of technologies of all kinds. Students who are military buffs, those contemplating a career in the armed forces, and young, reluctant readers can all enjoy this . . . exploration of the workplace technologies that millions of combatants and support staff employ daily throughout all the major service branches, and which are speedily filtering into civilian workplaces"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the various coding careers, focusing on the military.

The military relies on computer systems for all sorts of tasks, including communication, data analysis, geospatial analysis, decision-making, weapons control, simulation, testing, and administration. Many of these systems are coded by enlisted members of the military or by outside contractors hired by the military. This cool volume introduces readers to the types of coding jobs available in the military today and in the future, and explores the types of technologies that military coders employ. Using vivid photographs, primary examples, and professional advice, it provides an outlet for budding coders in the military field and ensures they are prepared to tackle the future of the coding industry.