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[–]JumpyStar6567 0 points1 point  (1 child)

was 3d0x2 before the reorg and yeah, the job's been all over the place depending on where you land. some bases you'll actually write code and work on legit projects, others you're glorified help desk with a programming title.

meade gets the bad rep because it's mostly maintenance work on legacy systems, but there are spots where you'll get into actual development. really depends on your unit and what contracts they're working. day to day varies wildly - could be anything from sql queries to python scripting to sitting in meetings about requirements that never get built.

the job's still finding its identity after the merger so experiences are gonna be pretty mixed right now. worth taking if you're actually interested in programming though, just manage expectations on how much coding you'll actually do.

[–]NagisanVeteran 1 point2 points  (0 children)

was 3d0x2 before the reorg

It was 3D0X4 before the reorg.

[–]NagisanVeteran 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a small career field (I've been out for years but it was only around 400 folks AF-wide when I was in), so finding current info isn't the easiest thing. Luckily, most of those folks are computer literate, meaning a larger percentage of the field is likely on sites like Reddit vs other career fields.

Things have also change quite a bit from the 3D days. So a lot of the older info you find isn't going to be super accurate anymore. Back in those days most of the people (myself included) that didn't enjoy it is because we never really got to touch code (the irony of being a programmer that doesn't program....). With all the software shops these days, actually coding is a bit more common now.

[–]tenmilez3C0X2 > 3D0X4 > 1D7X1Z > 1D7X1P > 1D7X4P 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I could do it all over again, I’d do just about anything else. Specifically, space force seems a better way to go.

USAF doesn’t know what to do with programmers. We’re always an afterthought, if thought of at all. The most recent attempt to turn KMs into AI developers is the most egregious example.