>>2701500>without an engineering degreeI'm an EE, and while I wouldn't say I "use" the skills of that degree as much now, I'm still faced with problems that do require a little more than a tech/trade school would probably get you.
Military gets you a lot of training and experience that will give you a leg-up in industry once you're out. I've hired a few vets and they've all worked out great - discipline and work ethic is above what most civs offer.
The work's niche, but not particularly specialty. You need to know enough about a lot of things to get the job done.
There's "IT" work - networking, firewalls, routing/switching, desktop support type stuff. PBX/phone systems, DVR/video systems, management/security, VPNs, fiber and copper systems.
There's technical work - configure and deploy equipment on remote sites. Rack n' stack gear, wiring it all up, battery systems, installing breakers and pulling wiring, fixing outlets, grounding.
RF is kind of its own animal, the filters/feedlines/antennas/amplifiers/combiners/multicouplers that are all part of a radio system. This is where the engineering degree helps a lot. Understanding RF at its physical level, the electronics that make that happen, and the modulation/coding, firmware, FPGA, SDR stuff that's involved with making those signals useable.
Work at height is another niche skill... and it's not for everyone.
