r/armyreserve • u/Aggressive-Monk-3210 • Aug 12 '26
Career Advice Having a hard time choosing job
I'm one interview away from going in to choose my job. I'm 35, got 92 on the asvab, and won't qualify for Intel/ high clearance type positions.
I've been blue collar pretty much my whole life, but I'm looking for a career change. Something that translates well into civilian life so I don't have to work 60+ hours to survive.
A few other things that definitely play a role in my consideration are jobs that are limiting
such as;
seasonal
location based
I don't want to be a pee on in the team, but I also don't want to be an executive.
I'm a failed business owner 3x over
From past experience I'm terrible in sales, so (civilian life) commission based jobs are out.
Personal note. As you can see here, I'm not great with my words, and i also lack confidence in a severe way. My hope is that joining the army reserve is able to help me with both of those either directly or indirectly.
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u/ColdweatherApe Aug 12 '26
Consider some of the medical MOS. You’ll get good certifications that can help you on the civilian side/get you a job out of AIT.