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      3.9

      71% would recommend to a friend

      (47,976 total reviews)
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      Robert

      67% approve of CEO

      59% positive business outlook

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      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      4.1

      Career opportunities

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Senior management

      2.9

      Work/Life balance

      US Army has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 47,976 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The US Army employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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      4.0
      Mar 30, 2009

      Great place to work, but career stagnation is a possibility

      Business advisor
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      Pros

      Steady work, fair compensation, great benefits, 4+ wks vacation depending on yrs of service, great location

      Cons

      Because of the advent of NSPS (pay-banding) I am now forced to make a career change in order to keep advancing. What they don't tell you is that when you are brought into NSPS, you'll be stuck within that pay band getting minimal salary increases until you get "promoted" to the next band. Even if you accept another position that is a significant increase in responsibility, you'll only receive a 5% pay raise unless it's considered a promotion. Under the old GS system (very flawed, I'll admit), a promotion to the next level meant at least a bump up to the minimum base salary for that particular position. If you are a younger employee looking to work your way up quickly, NSPS puts many roadblocks in front of you.

      4.0
      Feb 7, 2009

      Challenging environment for self-less leaders.

      O3 - army - captain
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      Pros

      The U.S. Army provides a challenging environment for leaders of character. Experiences to see the world and be challenged are unlimited. To give to something great than yourself and be a leader of young Americans is amazingly rewarding.

      Cons

      Despite an amazing amount of opportunities for personal development and travel, the unpredictability makes the Army a hard life to sustain if you have ambitions beyond career or a partner who is willing to travel to the ends of the earth for you. It is difficult to pull off a professional working couple relationship.

      4.0
      Dec 18, 2008

      Army MSC

      Army medical service corps officer
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      Pros

      -Knowing that your line of work is in service to the nation: Just knowing that you are working to defend the country gives your occupation a sense of nobility that will be difficult to be rivaled in the profit-based organizations of corporate America. -Proud heritage of serving in the Armed Forces: A proud history of your profession allows you to feel a connection to all of the history making people of the past generations. -Benefits package is comprehensive: The catastrophic healthcare coverage, Thrift Savings Plan, and affordable group life insurance is a plus. -High level of job security: The downturn of the economy does not make you fear if you'll be able to provide for your family (a highly reassuring benefit of being in the Armed Services)

      Cons

      -Promotion is not based on merit, compensation is based on seniority, not performance; underperforming peers will still advance. The Army promotion system rewards the high performers with decorations or opportunities of increased responsibility and therefore you must be self motivated without tangible incentives. The only monetary incentive is to be promoted a year ahead of your year group and that is only at your promotion grade milestones. -High deployment operational tempo: Going a year without seeing your familiy takes a toll, going multiple times takes even more. -The large nature of the organization and abundance of regulations makes it difficult for innovation. -Bureacracy makes it difficult to get rid of poor Soldiers and even more difficult to get rid of poor Officers.

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