I'm a management consultant thinking of spending a few years in the US military as a officer. Thinking of working in intelligence. Does anybody have thoughts on some of the most lucrative exit opportunities for ex-officers that might be a good fit for me?

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Army sleeps under the stars, Navy navigates by them, and Air Force uses them to rate hotels.

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At the end of the day… it’s the logistics that enables us to be the dominant force.

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Depends on what you actually end up doing in the military. The military has probably the strongest alum network of any organization in the country…but you don’t just get to “join” and tell them what you want to do. You have to get through OCS first, then they’ll give you options based on both your interests and your aptitude testing. Maybe focus on getting in before you worry about what to do when you get out?

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This. The military is a big investment in time and energy. Your focus right now should be directly on what you plan to accomplish while serving as an Officer and not the exit opportunities.

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I heard at Deloitte you can do 6 years in the military and join as a business analyst

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Lmao all these kiddos here wanting to join the service. You don’t actually understand the freedoms you would be giving up to do what you think you want to do.

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This! They own you, quite literally.

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Go coast guard or Air Force. Not army

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Navy has a strong intelligence group

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This sounds like a terrible idea.

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Go guard or reserves and keep your career intact

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It’s not quite as simple as you’re making it seem.

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I believe navy has the best technical jobs. Should also consider joining the reserves part time which commits every other weekend + 2 weeks a year. Your full time employer would probably be willing to work around that

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Space Force -> Top Grad -> Anywhere ✅

Literally had the exact same thought an hour ago. Following…

Why military? All the services have their own internal intelligence arms (some civilian roles) but are also supported by the Defense Intelligence Enterprise (lots of civilian roles). Recommend you do some research on what side intel (e.g., collections vs analysis) you’re interested in and military careers. The intel world is huge and is varied

No - DIA is one. Think NGA, NSA, etc. They sit under the DoD umbrella

Ple ty of ways to get into IC community at a big4/conaultancy that doesn't requiring joining? Unless there are other rewasons you have

Served 7 years as an intelligence officer (deployments, special operations, NSA). Got out 2016. Later became you. Please reach out.

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