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Advancing in the Military

Overview

If you’re planning to stay in the military for several years or even become a lifer, you’ll need to know about military jobs and what you can do and where you can go.

Learn at Your Own Pace

MilLife Learning offers free, personal and professional development courses for service members, their families, survivors and those who support them.

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With MilLife Learning, you can take a variety of courses at your own pace, as they are available anytime, from anywhere.

Explore military jobs

Enlisted service members have a variety of careers to enter, including those involving mechanical, transportation, journalism, medical, legal, personnel and office skills. Officers are typically managers who also serve in a variety of areas, including law and medicine.

Some military jobs are specific to the Defense Department, such as a fighter pilot or infantryman. There are also tons of military occupations that exist in the civilian workplace, like nursing and law.

ARTICLES FOR EXPLORING MILITARY JOBS

Check out steps for success in your military career

Whether you’re an enlisted service member or an officer, you can start advancing your military career as early as boot camp and officer candidate school.

ARTICLES FOR CHECKING OUT STEPS FOR SUCCESS IN YOUR MILITARY CAREER

Learn about re-enlisting and rising through the ranks

Understand the re-enlistment process, the bonuses that come with re-enlistment, key military career decision points and ways to advance in your career.

ARTICLES TO LEARN ABOUT REENLISTING AND RISING THROUGH THE RANKS

Learn about military bases worldwide. Get installation overviews, check-in procedures, housing, neighborhood information, contacts for programs and services, photos and more.

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