5.0
16 May 2010
Current employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Excellent leadership, intelligent NCOs (forecasters have to be smart), huge responsibility (weather support of DOD installations) placed on airmen, a chance to mix creativity with science/ officers, enlisted, and civillians working side by side, training translates to most high paying civilian weather jobs, - WAY more training and responsibilities than Marine and Navy forecasters. Army doesn't have the asvab scores to create a weather field so USAF takes care of them too.
Cons
Pay is very low compared to civilian forecasters, weather can be affected by many so variables that excellent forecasts can be ruined,