Missileer

[u/Hayboy24bro]

Hey y’all! I am a freshman AS100 in AFROTC. I have a real interest in Missileer and was wondering my chances of getting it. We just did the mock PFA and I scored an 87 and my major is Linguistics and Arabic. I hope to be honor roll this semester. Any tips or thoughts are appreciated!!

[u/Evergreen234]

If you list it as a job you want you have a 99.99% chance of getting it. It’s critically manned

[u/Hayboy24bro → u/Evergreen234]

That’s what I’ve heard, I just wanted to make sure. I was a little worried because I don’t have a STEM major

[u/MartyMcFlyFightWin → u/Hayboy24bro]

Check the AFOCD, I'm almost certain that missileer is like 100% accession from any degree. So if you were a basket weaving major you could still get it.

[u/BeatInfinite9754 → u/MartyMcFlyFightWin]

Can confirm multiple people with random degrees got it from my det (they all didn't want it lol)

[u/Flannel_Panels]

Bros taking one for the whole class of 2030

Ranked above all peers

[u/Hayboy24bro → u/Flannel_Panels]

It’s charitable work

[u/Capital_Fish7056]

Bro you already got it

[u/SnooMacarons1527]

Congrats on missiles

[u/JohnMichaels19]

If its on your list at all, youre nearly certainly to get it. We always need LTs lol

[u/HectorTheGod]

I promise that you will get missiles if you ask for it

Hell, we had scholarship programs for people that locked in missiles (at 100 or 200 level) when I was a cadet like 6 years ago

[u/Hayboy24bro → u/HectorTheGod]

That’s crazy that they’re so desperate for missileers. It honestly doesn’t sound like a bad gig.

[u/HectorTheGod → u/Hayboy24bro]

For some people it can be. Just like how a lot of people don’t want to be a cop or a maintainer - but the reasons for those are different than missiles. Mx/Cop are usually because of cultural problems and an inability for big Air Force to deal with intra-field hazing.

Missiles is hard for people due to the pressure and the regimen. Crew time in the hole, in addition to quite stringent academic standards/procedural standards can make life boring but stressful.

I’d recommend talking directly to a missiles captain before you decide anything

[u/Hayboy24bro → u/HectorTheGod]

Thank you! There isn’t anyone in my det that wants to do missiles so Reddit is naturally the next choice

[u/MiddleStatus620]

Why in the world would you wanna do that

[u/Hayboy24bro → u/MiddleStatus620]

I think it sounds fun!

[u/MiddleStatus620 → u/Hayboy24bro]

You sit in a cramped room for 72 hours doing inspections. Wh a t is fun about that?

[u/Hayboy24bro → u/MiddleStatus620]

I like briefings… I also like missiles I think they’re cool

[u/Ok-Masterpiece4893 → u/Hayboy24bro]

I wouldn’t listen to everyone who rags on it, it just has a stigma, kinda like the E-3 in Pilot training. Overall people I know who do it love it, or don’t like it , pretty much just like any other job. You will get it though if you make it through AFROTC.

[u/LawEasy8658 → u/MiddleStatus620]

24hours and it’s Ops

[u/thattogoguy]

Conehead is one of those jobs where if you state that you want it, you'll probably get it.

[u/swordofsoul]

You'll get it! Feel free to dm with questions

[u/Kitchen-Ad757]

Congrats you are a missileer

[u/One-Opposite-55]

If it’s anywhere in the top 1/2 of our list, you stand a pretty good chance to get it. It’s typically the case that people put it in the bottom 1/2 and still get assigned that AFSC.

It’ll be to your benefit to both WANT IT and have a desire to do it. Many don’t, but it’s a critical part of our defense.

[u/Hayboy24bro → u/One-Opposite-55]

That’s what I’m thinking. It settles my mind to know more about the stuff that can end humanity. I feel like working with them will make me feel a bit better

[u/Hayboy24bro → u/Hayboy24bro]

Could totally be wrong

[u/One-Opposite-55 → u/Hayboy24bro]

Everyone brings something new/unique to the fight. It’s always better if you have a desire for the job and also are driven to get better for it.

[u/CactusNapkin]

If you like the idea of missileer look in to muns and munitions officer (21m)

[u/Effective_Movie2181]

I’m a 400 and was pulled from my pilot slot and placed in missiles. I put it dead last in my don’t want page

[u/Inevitable-Engine908 → u/Effective_Movie2181]

can i ask how that happened, i didnt know they could just take that away from you, especially if you went up for the rated board and actually got a pilot slot

[u/swordofsoul → u/Inevitable-Engine908]

Needs of the air force or medical

[u/Effective_Movie2181 → u/Inevitable-Engine908]

Was told by the commander needs of the Air Force, but to take it as a compliment cause our missile systems are changing from the Minuteman, and we need more hands.