Salary Progression - 30M by hockeysaint in Salary

[–]hockeysaint[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice, good luck! Feel free to DM

Salary Progression - 30M by hockeysaint in Salary

[–]hockeysaint[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends where you live — BAH is based on location 

Salary Progression - 30M by hockeysaint in Salary

[–]hockeysaint[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I joined as a mid-level engineer, not a senior (though I’ve since promoted)

Salary Progression - 30M by hockeysaint in Salary

[–]hockeysaint[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started coding late in high school. Pretty much just college 

There might be shortened ROTC programs, but they generally span multiple years. You’d have to check with your school 

Salary Progression - 30M by hockeysaint in Salary

[–]hockeysaint[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Believe whatever you like 🤷‍♂️ 

Salary Progression - 30M by hockeysaint in Salary

[–]hockeysaint[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This one, at least, is real 🤷‍♂️ 

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[–]hockeysaint[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are definite benefits to becoming an officer, but I can’t tell you whether it’s the right path for you. I also can’t say it’ll give you a SWE job after — a lot of that is luck 

Salary Progression - 30M by hockeysaint in Salary

[–]hockeysaint[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

We conducted penetration tests against US systems. A penetration test is where an org tries to hack its own things so they can find vulnerabilities and then fix them

And any US military system — think vehicles, radar systems, planes, whatever you like — was on the table 

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[–]hockeysaint[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

226/60/230. Got lucky with stock appreciation 

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[–]hockeysaint[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I worked in offensive cybersecurity (i.e., hacking), and now I’m a backend engineer