Pros
Outstanind travel opportunities for most jobs. Where else can you be moved from Turkey, to Italy, to Germany, to the U.K., over to Japan - and get payed to visit and live in each one! Educational opportunities are outstanding. With Tuition Assistance, you can obtain a Bachelors or even a Masters Degree - free of charge!
Cons
Senior leadership can, and has, signifiantly changed the rules without any notice. Example: Each rank has a High Year of Tenure. For E1 through E4 HYT is 10 years of service; for E-5 and 6, HYT is 20 years; E-7 is now 24 years (previously 26); E-8 is now 26 years (previously 28). This change was made without any warning to those that would be effected. It was anonced on the day the changes took affect. This is a serious failure in leadership to not give advanced warning to individuals how had, no boubt, made serious financial plans based on having another 2 years of service remaining. Those that were forced to retire earlyier than expected lost over $6,000 per year in retirement pay alone. Be aware that most of the inner workings of the AF can and have been changed without any warning to the masses.