Military

There are literally thousands of careers in the Military. Here they are categorized to help you decide the type that's right for you. 

The Military Occupational Classification (MOC) crosswalk has been updated by the Department of Defense and incorporated into O*NET OnLine. 

Here's what Jamieson had to say in December 2023 and photos he shared: 

I had an idea of what I wanted to do but not how to execute it. Susan Brackett helped schedule multiple interviews with professionals to get some insider knowledge on how the world of photojournalism worked. 

A family friend mentioned that the military probably had photography options. I knew I didn't want to come out of college in debt or really take that path for a career in the arts. So, the Army was the perfect opportunity to get field experience, travel, and have the opportunity for free college if I decide to go. 

I think the best part of my military path has been the travel. Following my 9 months of job training at DINFOS (Defense Information School), Fort Meade Maryland, I went to South Korea for a year as my first duty station, where I ran a photo/print shop and worked with the base Public Affairs at Camp Casey. After my time there, I moved to Fort Liberty, NC, and started working with Psychological Operations. I had about a year of training to learn how to work with special forces and what the mission was before I went on rotation out to Europe for 6 months. During that time, I worked with foreign allied special forces service members in Germany, and traveled all over Europe teaching photography and multimedia to locals and other military members. I never would have thought, within 3 years of serving, I would have worked in and visited over 10 countries and had the opportunity to meet so many people in different ways of life. 

After I get out of the military, I plan to go into government work on the civilian side. The Washington D.C. area is a hub for our job and there are so many opportunities for prior military photographers, but my main interests currently are either going to teach my field at the schoolhouse for incoming service members or to work at an embassy somewhere in the world for the public affairs department. 

The Aim High Flight Academy (AHFA) is an aviation scholarship for a three-week introductory flight program at various college universities across the country.   

Objectives for selected students: 

* Complete of up to 15 flight hours, and

* Understand the pathway to becoming an Air Force rated officer and various aviation professions.

Who can apply:

High school students, ages 16–18 with at least a 3.0 GPA submit an official transcript with their application. No previous flight experience or flight hours are required. Learn more here. Applications can be found under Experiential Learning Programs.