Originally Posted by ct63084

I'm in the Airforce also enlisted E-5 been in for 6 years, I don't make us much money but i like going home and not think about other stuff. Here's the deal about the Military anyone can be an officer if you dedicate yourself into it, most people think being an officer is easy and you make money. But i say this to all of my troops that comes in enlisted and wants to be an officer "Being an officer is not about how you get there cause that's easy, the question you gotta ask yourself is can you handle the responsiblity" Also depends on your AFSC but being a Supply troop i had a chance to be in Maintenance for 2 years, Civil Engineering for a year and Logistic Squadrons 3 years.

The amount of BS officers go through is incredible you gotta babysit at least 100-300 people, if someone gets in trouble you gotta be there with your troop in front of the wing commander in full service dress and trust me this happens almost every week then combine that with your daily task to accomplish the Mission, if someone fails a PT test then you will get an earful and the list goes on. This is not counting your actual daily task to make sure mission operation goes smoothly. Most enlisted people don't see this espcially airmans and bec this usually happens in closed doors, but i've been in enough staff meetings, maintenance meetings and occasional run ins with my troops getting in trouble. You are their leader and what ever happens to them your responsible, i've seen so many officers get out because of this reasons. But if your the leader kind of guy and your dedicated to take care of your people and sacrificing some on and off duty time then i say go for it, because being in the military is the best thing that ever happened to me.

This is coming from my experience with working with diff officers in diff squadrons I can't vouch for other squadrons i didn't mention above.