Yeah, you're not wrong. Being an Army officer is also not a singular "job" since we effectively change jobs within the Army every 1-3 years, and the jobs vary w

Yeah, you're not wrong. Being an Army officer is also not a singular "job" since we effectively change jobs within the Army every 1-3 years, and the jobs vary widely. We might go from a job that requires hands-on skill flying a tactical aircraft and employing weapon systems in combat, to a job that is basically doing logistics or HR middle-management[1] like you said, to a job in Washington (on Capitol Hill or at the White House) advising senior civilians and writing speeches on defense strategy and policy within our first 10-15 years. [1] To get a real sense of just how mundane this can be, skim the table of contents for this Army Regulation which is like the bible or touchstone for every officer in command of a unit: https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN32931-AR_600-20-004-WEB-6.pdf https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN32931-AR_600...