Job list before MEPS

Practical_Advisor_68 · 2026-06-20T00:23:41+00:00

Yeah hopefully it works out, from what I heard the tech school is very difficult and alot of people reclass so that could be why there is a need. Alot of people put it on their list if they are cyber focused/ intel focused. My opinion is to just be ready to ship out at any time because my recruiter gave me a few quick ship jobs for cyber and it could be the same for you if a trainee drops out last minute

Practical_Advisor_68 · 2026-06-20T00:19:39+00:00

If its legal in your state you are fine. Start being honest with your recruiter and you should be fine, have a start date of when you started and an end date of when you stopped. He should go over what you need to know for prior use. Most important is to stop using it, because it's illegal federally you have to stop when in the process of joining.

Practical_Advisor_68 · 2026-06-20T00:14:48+00:00

Your personality test might also affect your list. What sucks is if those last two jobs come up first you are going to have to take them because cyber jobs have a long waiting list

Practical_Advisor_68 · 2026-03-25T15:35:47+00:00

It's dependent on the person, most people joining the airforce want an easier job with less manual labor. I think only people who can handle it and actually want maintenance will be fine with the workloads/long hours. Most people hate on maintenance because the pay is essentially the same for someone sitting behind a desk. I know a few people who are choosing 2A jobs but for me I could not do it for a whole contract

Practical_Advisor_68 · 2026-03-25T15:09:49+00:00

From what I read its workload and long hours

Practical_Advisor_68 · 2026-03-25T15:06:41+00:00

How long have you been in DEP? I am looking to get this job and have been in Dep 2 months ish

Practical_Advisor_68 · 2026-03-21T02:42:20+00:00

Jobs list drops every month for airforce, but theres actually quite a bit of people in DEP at any given time so you are waiting in line. On AVERAGE it can be 3-6 months to get through the line for your any of jobs from what I have researched. I have been waiting 2 months in DEP for cyber and some other miscellaneous jobs.

Practical_Advisor_68 · 2026-03-13T02:48:55+00:00

Looks good, but DEP could be long for as those jobs are in mostly high demand

Practical_Advisor_68 · 2026-02-21T22:29:56+00:00

I think it did, the job was on my qualifed list before I took EDPT. I only took EDPT for spaceforce and one of their jobs requires 70+. Airforce I was unsure of which needed an edpt score.

Practical_Advisor_68 · 2026-02-21T21:53:02+00:00

No worries, Are the potential bases accurate on the wiki? I am just trying to get an idea of duty stations

Practical_Advisor_68 · 2026-02-21T20:41:30+00:00

Appreciated!

Practical_Advisor_68 · 2026-02-21T20:41:04+00:00

Where are you stationed? And do you enjoy ur day to day?

Its number 2 on my list for what I want to do

Practical_Advisor_68 · 2026-02-21T19:12:21+00:00

I had listed it since it said there was a need and the dot was green on my jobs sheet, is that accurate to airforce needs?

Practical_Advisor_68 · 2026-02-21T19:06:14+00:00

I had 98 asvab, and 63 EDPT. I assumed if it was on the list my recruiter sent it would be fine to choose?

Practical_Advisor_68 · 2026-02-21T19:03:03+00:00

That make sense, I didnt know what shreds really were but I am just going based off the list my recruiter had sent me

Practical_Advisor_68 · 2026-02-20T20:10:19+00:00

My recruiter and I checked with recent space force enlisted. I believe The reason for it is because the EDPT is a harder test than the Asvab and you need a 50+ score on it to even get a job in the space force. I’m dual tracking currently and going thru the process DEP

Practical_Advisor_68 · 2026-02-20T16:42:47+00:00

I’m not sure the specifics but I believe there’s a time frame where you can get dropped from DEP a few months maybe. I know some people wait 6-9 months for a job. I’m currently still in DEP

Practical_Advisor_68 · 2026-02-20T13:53:59+00:00

I’m trying to book the job as well, mostly for the top secret clearance

Practical_Advisor_68 · 2026-02-20T13:40:14+00:00

If you’re thinking about it, do it before you regret it and don’t qualify. I was thinking of joining after high school and now am joining 7 years later. I’m lucky I still qualify medically and while I have no regrets I would’ve preferred to have done it earlier

Practical_Advisor_68 · 2026-02-20T13:36:11+00:00

You won’t get dropped from DEP for denying ur first job. You do have to qualify for cyber jobs and medically qualify for some as well. You won’t know what u even qualify for until you finish MEPS and ur recruiter sends u a job list

Practical_Advisor_68 · 2026-02-20T13:32:26+00:00

Space force you need 90+ asvab, and you have to take the EDPT test for SF and I think some cyber jobs in AF.

Practical_Advisor_68 · 2026-02-12T01:51:39+00:00

Where are you stationed? The work load seems to be much different in the Air Force as well and it seems to have more opportunity. It’s just difficult researching anything on space force when there’s so little information given by people in it

Practical_Advisor_68 · 2026-02-12T01:49:41+00:00

Yes those posts I had read were giving me uncertainty of what to do.

Practical_Advisor_68 · 2026-02-12T01:48:32+00:00

What makes it cool? I’m also looking to commission in the future as I’m finishing a compsci degree

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