This is an alphabetical index of the careers in this guide.
Aircrew (Air Force) - members of Air Force flight crews, officer and enlisted.
Antiaircraft Artillery (Army)
Armor - Tankers and Armored Cavalry
Artillery - Heavy fire support via cannons, rockets and missiles.
Aviation (Army) - Flying mostly rotary-wing aircraft for a nation's ground forces.
Aviation (Naval) - Fixed and rotary wing pilots
Clerical / Office (Civilian)
Coast Guard - careers in the world's maritime patrol, search and rescue operations.
Combat Engineer (Enlisted)
Construction (Civilian Trade)
Construction Worker (Civilian Trade)
Criminal (Crime)
Cyberwarfare Specialist (Civilian intelligence agency)
Doctor, Medical (Civilian medical)
Editor (Civilian media)
Electrician / Electronics Technician (Civilian Private Sector)
Engineering - building things, tearing them down
Engineering Officer (Army).
Entertainer (Civilian entertainment / media)
Explosive Ordnance Disposal - Enlisted
Factory worker (Civilian)
Farmer (Civilian)
Farmer, Subsistence (Civilian)
Fire Control (Army Artillery)
Forward Observer (Army Artillery)
Government militia (Paramilitary)
Gunsmith (Civilian private sector)
Hostage Rescue units (Special Forces)
Infantry (Army) - Careers in leg, mechanized and airborne infantry.\
Intelligence Agent (Civilian, national intelligence agency)
Intelligence Analyst (Civilian, national intelligence agency)
Intelligence, Military - Careers in the intelligence branches of any armed force (Army, Navy, Air Force).
Law Enforcement (Federal) - Investigators for a federal law enforcement agency (like the FBI) or a national-level one (Scotland Yard, the Gendarmerie, etc).
Law Enforcement, State and Local (Government)
Law School - A post-University degree leading to a career as a lawyer.
Machinist (Civilian private sector)
Marines - careers in the world's various Marine corps.
Marines (British / Dutch Royal) -
Marines (US)
Medical Doctor (Civilian)
Medical, Military - Careers in the medical branch of a nation's armed force (or in some cases
Medical School - A four year, post-University degree that leads to a career as a Doctor.
Military Academy - A four-year undergraduate program leading to a career in any of the nation's militaries.
Military Police (all services).
Missile Launch Crews - the officers that many the world's land-based strategic missiles.
Office worker (Civilian)
Para-Rescue units (Special Forces)
Performer (Civilian entertainment / media)
Photographer (Civilian media)
Plumber (civilian private sector)
Police, State and Local - From local cops to state troopers.
Politician (Government)
Producer (Civilian media)
Scout / Sniper (Marines)
Signals - Operating, maintaining and managing radio, telephone and computer signal systems.
Software Engineer (Civilian)
Special Boat units (Special Forces)
Special Operations Aviation units (Special Forces)
Special Operations Combat Support units (Special Forces)
Special Operations Forces (Special Force)
Special Reconnaissance units (Special Forces) - Units that special
Submariner - Officers and enlisted men in the Silent Service.
Support (Air Force) - Air Force support operations, from mechanics to Meteorologists
Support (Army) - Everything pertaining to Army logistics, maintenance and other support services.
Support (Navy) - support functions, from maintenance to intelligence, afloat and ashore.
Surface Warfare (Naval) - Officer or crewman on surface combat and support ships.
Surface (Coast Guard) - Officers and ratings on Coast Guard surface ships.
Raiders (Special Forces)
Rancher (Civilian)
Rescue Swimmer - Air-sea rescue specialist in many of the world's coast guards.
Technical School - a two-year degree leading to a technical, artisanal or trade career.
Trades careers (Civilian private sector) - careers in various skilled trades.
Unconventional Warfare units (Special Forces) -
University (Undergraduate) - College and university leading to a four-year degree.
Welder (Civilian private sector)
Reporter (Civilian media)
Veterinarian (Civilian)
Video Cameraman (Civilian media)