I was an MFS(Material Facility Specialist)Supply Squadron back in AF ‘83-87..Great Job-Terrific coworkers and overall great experience..Cool Job. I certainly can relate to this experience and description..brings back memories 🇺🇸👍
Hello! I'm actually getting reclassed into Material Management. A few questions, if possible: Which bases would have the 7-4 rather than the 24/7 rotations shifts? Which bases deploy more? Are we able to go anywhere really?
This is form a friend who is materials management " It's really not which base who has the 7-4 or 24 hours it's more depending on the shop you'll be working at. Some shop only works 7-4 and some are 24 hrs. With supply you are likely to go anywhere. Just don't know which base deploys more. Maybe global strike or fighter wing bases." Hope this helps.
This was not the AFSC or job I had. I asked a couple of my friends who are Supply and they like the job. They enjoy it. It is diverse and they feel if they got out of the Air Force the job would be good in the civilian side. They both said they have time to go school and from co-workers also in supply had time to go school. Hope this helped.
From what I can remember one section of supply had a mid shift and over night shift. They would rotate shifts every once and a while if I remember correctly. Also they would have standby duty as well for weekends. People will get holidays off but, again someone will be on standby just in case as the Air Force mission is also continuing. I will get more information and double check but, this is pretty close to what I remembered. Hope the information helps.
-To the best of your knowledge, what would you say the civilian life is like after doing this job in terms of pay? -How demanding is this job physically and mentally? I am about to declare which jobs I want to do in USAF and I would like something that translates well to civilian life after serving in the military. -After enlisting, could I work up to become an officer in materiel management or related field? Thanks for the content. This video helped me get an understanding of the job!
Jaquel Adams it real depends on what you do. Will you work for the government or a private company. One friend of mine works a similar job of material management on civilian side and he said he gets paid more but, he works overseas.
Jaquel Adams from what people have told me the job might be a little physically challenging, but if your fit yo will be fine. Mentally it is not difficult just learn your job. Also you can enlist as an officer but, it won’t be specific one job you will go most likely called logistics officer where you need know all jobs of logistics. Hope this videos helped.
Thank you Kotaro. This definitely helped. Would your friend who works overseas mind if I asked him about his transfer to civilian life? I've found it to be difficult to find people and other sources that talk about their transition from military to civilian life in this job field. If he is willing to discuss this, just shoot me a message. Thank you again, and best of luck to you as an officer
You are welcome. I am actually not in the military anymore. I separated almost six months ago. If you have any questions about transitioning from the military to civilian life I made a couple of videos of that on my channel.
Donald Daglo I took my ASVAB around August or September of 2012. Then my recruiter called me a month later with an open admin spot. Average right now from what I heard is about six months.
@What In The World ? I did not get a notification of this comment. Yes sometimes the time in Delayed Entry Program (DEP) is shorter than others. Thank you for sharing your perspective.
This is the job I got for the Air Force.. I leave on February 13, 2018 and I’m trying to figure out if I should sign for 4 years or 6 years... from the description I like it so far!
Michael Macaalay from what I am getting from my friends who are or were material management it is a mix. Some say six others say four. It will come down to your personal goals and what you are trying to do. I signed up for six and the time went by, fast. Also doing six years come with extra benefits as well. Four years in my view you can at least see if you will like the Air Force and can re-enlist but, if you do not like it than you do not have two more years to do. Hope this helped.
@@CoLewGaming I did not get notification of this comment. Thank you for your perspective. I have heard some people like the six year contract and others who do not. I think it depends on the individual and the experiences they had in the Air Force. The first four years of a six year contract might be amazing for one Airmen, while another Airmen first four are not so great. It depends on each person. There are pros and cons for both a six and four year contract.
I cannot believe this is the third video that pops up when you google "air force materiel management". This is not what I was looking for when I made this search but as soon as I found it i felt I had to comment. Let me preface this by praising the idea behind this video, this could be something very informative for someone considering joining the Air Force. However I thick the information was very basic. It gave a general idea of job but no specifics on daily tasks or how you would accomplish them. For instance if you mentioned that this is a desk job the majority of the time, that alone provides someone with useful understandable information. Now for the real reason I stopped to comment on this video. This is going to sound like i'm being an asshole but i'm not trying to be. I worked with the guy being interviewed a few years ago i'm going to call him S, I think I even worked around the interviewer for that matter, he looks familiar. Anyway, S is a nice guy, not a mean bone in his body, but there is not much going on upstairs.Let me give you two examples even though I have many more. I had to teach S how to use a can opener, not a military can opener, not a electric can opener, a basic can opener. I had to do it for S otherwise that can of peas he was trying to open was not going to be opened. I've never met anyone else in my life who didn't know how to use a can opener or figure out how to use one by themselves. S Once gave me a black eye because he didn't understand how to be part of a two man team to unload a crate off a flatbed truck. This large crate contained some kind of sensitive aircraft part that was worth more money than I will ever see in my life and it weighed 100+ lbs. I was pulling the crate off the truck slowly taking all the wight of this big crate by myself, S was holding it by the side. But as the crate was opposing side was being exposed S was not sliding behind it to take equal weight and help balance the crate. It got to the point of no return where that thing was coming off the truck no matter what I did. I thought the crate was going to smash into the ground, so rather than be blamed for destroying this expensive part I tried to wrap my body around this large crate. The idea was id just let it crush my body, it wasn't heavy enough to kill me and my body is softer then the ground. So gravity takes full control of the crate as the last edge slips off the truck, I'm trying to get under this this, so I wrap my whole body around it, including pressing my face to the box. As the crate is dropping, S jerks this crate up and gets into the proper position, it pops up and smashes me in the eye. After we safely set it down on the ground I was so pissed at him I saw red, I think I was too mad for words, I don't remember if I said anything. I went to the bathroom to throw cold water in my face before I did something to S. I calmed down and It was all good, except I had I had a nice shiner for a good week. In hindsight I should have just jumped in the forklift but at the time I figured doing it by hand would be just as easy. That's why this video boggles my mind, of all the airmen in Materiel Management it's S informing people about our career field. S should not be allowed to give anyone advice or information that isn't pre-screened. I don't think this video says enough to do much good or bad so i'm not worried about it. But be warned, stupidity can be dangerous. I hope S is doing well, no hard feeling. I have no idea if S is still in the AF in 2018, god help his troops if he has any.
Thank you for the comment. I am truly surprised that the video is viewed that much. Thank you for the feedback about the format. I decided to choose the format because it touches into the AFSC and allows viewers to get a base knowledge. As each AFSC has different sections that encompass the whole AFSC I felt the video would have gotten to long. That is why I touched on the basis and if others had any questions we could answer them in the comments. Also I am sorry about the interactions you had with the gentleman who was being interviewed with. He is actual a good friend of mine and I have nothing but, positive things to say about him. He is a good person, hard worker, and overall just a nice person. I feel with the Air Force each person is different and they bring a uniqueness to the Air Force. Yes we all have the same mission/goals, but what makes the US Air Force innovated and different is what the Airmen bring from their experiences. Thank you for your service and taking the time to comment.
Hello i just have a few questions about being in material management 1.Do you need your drivers license to qualify 2.Do you need any type of experience to get the job 3.Do get deployed often 4.is it hard to get
Guillermina Arellano 1. I do not believe it's required to get a driver license but, you get a driver license especially if you get this job. 2. No experience for the job you just need the right ASVAB score. 3. In the video like he says it will depend on your base really if you deploy a lot. Again it depends on the base. 4. You book the job meaning if it is available you can get it. You will list jobs down for your recruiter after the ASVAB and physical in MEPs. Let me know if you have any other questions.
I was an MFS(Material Facility Specialist)Supply Squadron back in AF ‘83-87..Great Job-Terrific coworkers and overall great experience..Cool Job. I certainly can relate to this experience and description..brings back memories 🇺🇸👍
That is awesome. Thank you for your service. Also, thank you for watching and commenting. Where were you stationed?
Hello! I'm actually getting reclassed into Material Management. A few questions, if possible:
Which bases would have the 7-4 rather than the 24/7 rotations shifts?
Which bases deploy more?
Are we able to go anywhere really?
This is form a friend who is materials management " It's really not which base who has the 7-4 or 24 hours it's more depending on the shop you'll be working at. Some shop only works 7-4 and some are 24 hrs. With supply you are likely to go anywhere. Just don't know which base deploys more. Maybe global strike or fighter wing bases." Hope this helps.
Are you familiar with operations management?
do you enjoy this job? my concern is if you have a lot of free time to go back to school.
This was not the AFSC or job I had. I asked a couple of my friends who are Supply and they like the job. They enjoy it. It is diverse and they feel if they got out of the Air Force the job would be good in the civilian side. They both said they have time to go school and from co-workers also in supply had time to go school. Hope this helped.
What are the working hours and days.. and do they get the holiday off?
From what I can remember one section of supply had a mid shift and over night shift. They would rotate shifts every once and a while if I remember correctly. Also they would have standby duty as well for weekends. People will get holidays off but, again someone will be on standby just in case as the Air Force mission is also continuing. I will get more information and double check but, this is pretty close to what I remembered. Hope the information helps.
Kotaroprince thank you ! let me know more info because this might be my job im in DEP right now
That is awesome. Let me know if you have any more questions. I know a coupe of people who are supply.
This my first choice. Been in dep for 2 months now
Awesome sir! Congratulations and if you have any questions let me know. I will try answer them or reach out to people who may be able to answer it.
Kotaroprince how long was he in dep before he book this job
Not Chris he said “a little over a month”. Hope this helps.
Kotaroprince dang I been in dep for 2 months now 😩
Not Chris copy it’s different for each person from what I remember. Some people might wait shorter and others longer.
-To the best of your knowledge, what would you say the civilian life is like after doing this job in terms of pay?
-How demanding is this job physically and mentally? I am about to declare which jobs I want to do in USAF and I would like something that translates well to civilian life after serving in the military.
-After enlisting, could I work up to become an officer in materiel management or related field?
Thanks for the content. This video helped me get an understanding of the job!
Jaquel Adams it real depends on what you do. Will you work for the government or a private company. One friend of mine works a similar job of material management on civilian side and he said he gets paid more but, he works overseas.
Jaquel Adams from what people have told me the job might be a little physically challenging, but if your fit yo will be fine. Mentally it is not difficult just learn your job.
Also you can enlist as an officer but, it won’t be specific one job you will go most likely called logistics officer where you need know all jobs of logistics.
Hope this videos helped.
Thank you Kotaro. This definitely helped. Would your friend who works overseas mind if I asked him about his transfer to civilian life? I've found it to be difficult to find people and other sources that talk about their transition from military to civilian life in this job field.
If he is willing to discuss this, just shoot me a message. Thank you again, and best of luck to you as an officer
You are welcome. I am actually not in the military anymore. I separated almost six months ago. If you have any questions about transitioning from the military to civilian life I made a couple of videos of that on my channel.
How long did it took you to book a job
Donald Daglo I took my ASVAB around August or September of 2012. Then my recruiter called me a month later with an open admin spot. Average right now from what I heard is about six months.
@What In The World ? I did not get a notification of this comment. Yes sometimes the time in Delayed Entry Program (DEP) is shorter than others. Thank you for sharing your perspective.
This is the job I got for the Air Force.. I leave on February 13, 2018 and I’m trying to figure out if I should sign for 4 years or 6 years... from the description I like it so far!
Michael Macaalay from what I am getting from my friends who are or were material management it is a mix. Some say six others say four. It will come down to your personal goals and what you are trying to do. I signed up for six and the time went by, fast. Also doing six years come with extra benefits as well. Four years in my view you can at least see if you will like the Air Force and can re-enlist but, if you do not like it than you do not have two more years to do. Hope this helped.
+CoLew Gaming why?
@@CoLewGaming I did not get notification of this comment. Thank you for your perspective. I have heard some people like the six year contract and others who do not. I think it depends on the individual and the experiences they had in the Air Force. The first four years of a six year contract might be amazing for one Airmen, while another Airmen first four are not so great. It depends on each person. There are pros and cons for both a six and four year contract.
I cannot believe this is the third video that pops up when you google "air force materiel management". This is not what I was looking for when I made this search but as soon as I found it i felt I had to comment. Let me preface this by praising the idea behind this video, this could be something very informative for someone considering joining the Air Force. However I thick the information was very basic. It gave a general idea of job but no specifics on daily tasks or how you would accomplish them. For instance if you mentioned that this is a desk job the majority of the time, that alone provides someone with useful understandable information.
Now for the real reason I stopped to comment on this video. This is going to sound like i'm being an asshole but i'm not trying to be. I worked with the guy being interviewed a few years ago i'm going to call him S, I think I even worked around the interviewer for that matter, he looks familiar. Anyway, S is a nice guy, not a mean bone in his body, but there is not much going on upstairs.Let me give you two examples even though I have many more.
I had to teach S how to use a can opener, not a military can opener, not a electric can opener, a basic can opener. I had to do it for S otherwise that can of peas he was trying to open was not going to be opened. I've never met anyone else in my life who didn't know how to use a can opener or figure out how to use one by themselves.
S Once gave me a black eye because he didn't understand how to be part of a two man team to unload a crate off a flatbed truck. This large crate contained some kind of sensitive aircraft part that was worth more money than I will ever see in my life and it weighed 100+ lbs. I was pulling the crate off the truck slowly taking all the wight of this big crate by myself, S was holding it by the side. But as the crate was opposing side was being exposed S was not sliding behind it to take equal weight and help balance the crate. It got to the point of no return where that thing was coming off the truck no matter what I did. I thought the crate was going to smash into the ground, so rather than be blamed for destroying this expensive part I tried to wrap my body around this large crate. The idea was id just let it crush my body, it wasn't heavy enough to kill me and my body is softer then the ground. So gravity takes full control of the crate as the last edge slips off the truck, I'm trying to get under this this, so I wrap my whole body around it, including pressing my face to the box. As the crate is dropping, S jerks this crate up and gets into the proper position, it pops up and smashes me in the eye. After we safely set it down on the ground I was so pissed at him I saw red, I think I was too mad for words, I don't remember if I said anything. I went to the bathroom to throw cold water in my face before I did something to S. I calmed down and It was all good, except I had I had a nice shiner for a good week. In hindsight I should have just jumped in the forklift but at the time I figured doing it by hand would be just as easy.
That's why this video boggles my mind, of all the airmen in Materiel Management it's S informing people about our career field. S should not be allowed to give anyone advice or information that isn't pre-screened. I don't think this video says enough to do much good or bad so i'm not worried about it. But be warned, stupidity can be dangerous.
I hope S is doing well, no hard feeling. I have no idea if S is still in the AF in 2018, god help his troops if he has any.
Thank you for the comment. I am truly surprised that the video is viewed that much. Thank you for the feedback about the format. I decided to choose the format because it touches into the AFSC and allows viewers to get a base knowledge. As each AFSC has different sections that encompass the whole AFSC I felt the video would have gotten to long. That is why I touched on the basis and if others had any questions we could answer them in the comments.
Also I am sorry about the interactions you had with the gentleman who was being interviewed with. He is actual a good friend of mine and I have nothing but, positive things to say about him. He is a good person, hard worker, and overall just a nice person. I feel with the Air Force each person is different and they bring a uniqueness to the Air Force. Yes we all have the same mission/goals, but what makes the US Air Force innovated and different is what the Airmen bring from their experiences.
Thank you for your service and taking the time to comment.
Hello
i just have a few questions about being in material management
1.Do you need your drivers license to qualify
2.Do you need any type of experience to get the job
3.Do get deployed often
4.is it hard to get
Guillermina Arellano
1. I do not believe it's required to get a driver license but, you get a driver license especially if you get this job.
2. No experience for the job you just need the right ASVAB score.
3. In the video like he says it will depend on your base really if you deploy a lot. Again it depends on the base.
4. You book the job meaning if it is available you can get it. You will list jobs down for your recruiter after the ASVAB and physical in MEPs.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Kotaroprince Thankyou for the information it really helped
Guillermina Arellano no problem. Let me know if you have any other questions.
@@kotaroprince I have a question can u get deployed if I am an full time Student Air Force reserve
Materiel Management
Andrew Kanter thank you for that correction. Very surprise I or no one caught it till now.