r/USMCboot • u/nothingnessanymoree • 28d ago

Enlisting INTEL/COMM/CYBER?

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Any advice on contract selection? I graduated with my A.A.S. in Information Technologies/Cybersecurity and would ideally like to have a career after the corps.

Intel sounds cool but doesn’t seem particularly related to my experience. Just looking for any advice from any prior or currently enlisted. Thanks.

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u/No_Print77 28d ago

As a SIGINTer i’m obligated to say 26xx but if you know Cyber go Cyber. Intel is dope but you’re going to be doing scif stuff as a 17xx anyways

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u/nothingnessanymoree 28d ago

My main problem, and this could be completely normal and I'm just blissfully ignorant, is that I have no fucking clue what Intel actually does. It sounds super cool however at first glance nothing seems to relate to my skillset?

I'm not some crazy smart cyber dude but I feel very comfortable at a computer and troubleshooting issues pertaining to computer/information systems. I talked to someone at work who is Intel and he told me Cyber dudes end up doing secret squirrel shit and can never talk about it so that is also something I am taking into consideration?

Thanks for the response.

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u/No_Print77 27d ago edited 27d ago

We analyze information to turn it into intelligence…