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Had to chime in here - if he is gravitating towards IT work there are several highly intelligent moves for him to make.
I would go all in with the Airforce, for an individual with the IT framework I would highly suggest looking at the career field designated "All Source Intelligence" - he will have a substantial leg up when it comes to the incorporation of GEOINT and SIGINT.
After completing his basic training and advanced school house, after 18-24 months they will send him to get his Bachelors, he will then complete another 18 months or so and can either leave and make a lateral transition to a national level intelligence agency (which I would highly recommend) or go the private sector route. Private sector will still be there if he does a transition.
The value is the clearance in this community - leaving with TS/SCI and going to Booz Alan, Palantir, Etc is a guaranteed 200K+ job with awesome grants, options, healthcare, etc. On top of this the resources such as disability (100% disability right now pays 3,850 a month + no property tax). Please Note: 100% disability for the most part means you spent 8 years in and didn't do anything too crazy. He doesn't need to lose a leg for god sakes.
As a young man I never realized how powerful eliminating property tax would be especially as my budget for primary housing expanded. Paying 1/3rd what I would be otherwise for my residence.
Another nice thing about the military side is the rapid responsibility accumulation if he has his head on. I remeber being 23 with 2.8B annual budget; outside of the military you just don't get those opportunities.
I would go all in with the Airforce, for an individual with the IT framework I would highly suggest looking at the career field designated "All Source Intelligence" - he will have a substantial leg up when it comes to the incorporation of GEOINT and SIGINT.
After completing his basic training and advanced school house, after 18-24 months they will send him to get his Bachelors, he will then complete another 18 months or so and can either leave and make a lateral transition to a national level intelligence agency (which I would highly recommend) or go the private sector route. Private sector will still be there if he does a transition.
The value is the clearance in this community - leaving with TS/SCI and going to Booz Alan, Palantir, Etc is a guaranteed 200K+ job with awesome grants, options, healthcare, etc. On top of this the resources such as disability (100% disability right now pays 3,850 a month + no property tax). Please Note: 100% disability for the most part means you spent 8 years in and didn't do anything too crazy. He doesn't need to lose a leg for god sakes.
As a young man I never realized how powerful eliminating property tax would be especially as my budget for primary housing expanded. Paying 1/3rd what I would be otherwise for my residence.
Another nice thing about the military side is the rapid responsibility accumulation if he has his head on. I remeber being 23 with 2.8B annual budget; outside of the military you just don't get those opportunities.