The United States Air Force

"Be your own advocate. There are dozens of tools available to make your experience the best it can be, but the military at large is very poor at pointing people in the correct direction. "

"Only join if you want to be “one of the guys.” If you value your identity as a woman, don’t join because no one else will value you, not even other women"

"Great benefits! Career advancement and great opportunities to travel overseas. "

"The USAF is a great place to work with competitive benefits and flexible scheduling. In addition, they offer childcare on base for a significantly reduced price, which is a huge draw! The only drawback that I see is that oftentimes leadership doesn't listen to employees about what they want in terms of future career progression; people are often pressured into applying for promotions when in fact they are not interested for various reasons (i.e. no interest in climbing the ladder, already have too many things on their plate, etc). The pay is not as much as you would see in private industry, but that is made up for with the flexibility and great benefits."

"Like many organizations, you may have to work harder, but there are many opportunities to excel and move up."

"The benefits are unsurpassed but the hours you put in for those benefits are often not worth it. They will take the best years of your life and convince you it meant something, but I have met many vets who regret the time they lost with their families."

"I do not have anything to share about this employer."

"You need to build a support system and be prepared to flex your time to keep pace with mission needs. "

"The military is as flexible as they can be due to the nature of the job."

"The military is as flexible as they can be due to the nature of the job."

"You can promote in your job as well as men."

"Great place to start a career and retire after 20 years. Excellent benefits. "

"don't do it, no work life-balance to spend time with your family. "

"In general, it seems as if the Air Force is a "bro" network. I believe that sexual harassment is common and it is not a female friendly place to work."

"Probably the best benefits and pay for someone who does not have degree. Can be stressful but will give you the opportunity to see the world or maybe just different parts of the USA. Small family of 4 ( 2 adults, 2 children ) can live very comfortably in a nice home and middle class area with only one working spouse. "