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Re:Do You Really Need a College Degree to Get a Programming ... by kingkongrevenge on Monday March 23, 2009 @05:09PM (#529188)
How many people from the services do you know who have gone on to well paying non-Defense jobs? I get the impression that the enlisted route you describe is very often a lifelong commitment to the defense industry.

In case you didn't know, working for a large defense contractor is very different from most of the "real world."

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Re:Do You Really Need a College Degree to Get a Programming ... by ww on Monday March 23, 2009 @05:29PM (#529231)
Count me as one from the 'services' that has gone on to well paying non-defense job(s). But you are correct in that it doesn't happen often. At least not without getting a degree somewhere along the line.
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Re:Do You Really Need a College Degree to Get a Programming ... by walesmd on Tuesday March 24, 2009 @07:31AM (#529983)
Of course it's different than the real world - it's government. I'm sure we've all heard the phrase "it's good enough for government work." Sad, yet true.

Nonetheless, a lifelong commitment to the defense industry doesn't seem like a bad deal to me. Great pay, great hours, and no matter how bad the economy sinks - my job isn't going anywhere.

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