Options as I approach my ETS
Hey all! Just seeking some career advice :)
Bit of background: I am an E5 with about 7 months left on my first contract. Returned from a 14-month deployment to Iraq last fall and got promoted during pre-MOB, so my time as a SGT has been mostly done through deployment (and I didn't really lead troops due to being in a MEDEVAC team for a different state's Guard). I'm a 25U in a combat engineer unit now and not the biggest fan of Signal work anymore, so I have a few options that I'd like some input on:
(1) I'm one semester away from obtaining my bachelor's degree (law/sociology), so I could ETS and pursue my master's degree in either counseling psych or cybersecurity (I am CompTIA Sec+ certified already) and maybe come back in at a later date as an officer
(2) reclass to a 35-series MOS for my TS clearance; might just do a 3-year contract in order to do this if retention allows. Is it worth re-enlisting for a TS in your opinion?
(3) lateral transfer over to the reserves in order to reclass into PSYOPS, mostly because this sounds like a very interesting line of work (but I know the reserves are kind of disorganized compared to the Guard). However, I don't know how many positions are available (if any), so I would have to research this more
Thanks in advance for any advice!
Posted Jun 16, 2021, 9:44 PM UTC
1st option all the way.
Your long term life should be priority
Seconded
I appreciate it my guy!