Certification or Licensing
The military does not offer certification or licensing for many jobs that require these credentials in the civilian sector. If you train in the military for a certain job and plan to transfer skills to an equivalent job in the civilian sector, find out first what additional training and/or certification or licensing is needed in the civilian workforce.
Other Requirements
All military branches require U.S. citizenship or permanent residency status (green card). To enter the Army, Navy, and Air Force, you must be at least 17 years of age. The maximum age to enter the Army is 35; the Navy, 41; the Air Force, 42; the Coast Guard, 41; and the Marine Corps, 28. (The maximum age limit is subject to change depending on such factors as the nature of the military service and the demand for recruitment.) You also cannot have a criminal record. Height, weight, and vision standards vary by military branch.
- Aeronautical and Aerospace Technicians
- Aerospace Engineers
- Architects
- Avionics Engineers
- Avionics Technicians
- Biosecurity Monitors
- Bodyguards
- Chemical Technicians
- Chemists
- Computer Network Administrators
- Computer Programmers
- Computer Systems Programmer/Analysts
- Cryptographic Technicians
- Drone Pilots
- Electronics Engineering Technicians
- Engineering Technicians
- Engineers
- Environmental Engineers
- Flight Instructors
- Fluid Power Technicians
- Futurists
- Gunsmiths
- Hypersonics Engineers
- Hypersonics Technicians
- Intelligence Officers
- Internet Security Specialists
- Interpreters
- Laboratory Testing Technicians
- Laser Technicians
- Manufacturing Supervisors
- Materials Engineers
- Mechanical Engineers
- Meteorologists
- Military Pilots
- Military Police
- Military Recruiters
- Military Workers, Enlisted
- Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
- Optical Engineers
- Physicists
- Pilots
- Quality Control Engineers
- Quality Control Technicians
- Radiation Protection Technicians
- Robotics Engineers
- Robotics Technicians
- Security Consultants
- Security Guards
- Space Pilots
- Space Systems Operators
- Translators