<p>i'm not at an academy, but would still like to get involved without officially enlisting.
what are ways civilians can get involved, not necessarily applying for work/internships under their major?</p>
<p>i.e. clerical, volunteer, research</p>
<p>background: i applied to the AF academy as a high school senior and got in, but had to stay behind due to family issues. now i'm "making it up" by getting involved somehow.</p>
<p>Yeah, I believe you could either work for the Department of the <em>insert branch here</em> or get a job on the base, although in that case you’d probably be doing some menial work like flipping burgers or working at the PX.</p>
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<p>They’re federal jobs though, meaning it’s pretty damn hard to get one.</p>
<p>Yes, it’s possible. There are civilian nurses that work at military bases.</p>
<p>The federal jobs are what you want. If you want an easy start try the commissary. It’s a GS level job. Once you’re in one, it will be easier to get other GS lvl jobs.</p>
<p>Why not do ROTC?</p>
<p>thanks everyone!</p>
<p>@ dchurricane:
i want to do rotc, but i don’t want to serve afterwards anymore. had i not had the family issues, i would** definitely** jump at the opportunity, but s*** happens, yknow?</p>
<p>and that’s ok, bc i’ve made the most out of the “regular” college experience by making it up with internships.</p>
<p>I worked for the Department of the Air Force 2 summers ago as a civilian summer clerk. USAjobs is definitely where to look!</p>