Civilian jobs on military bases?

[Emri]

I was told by a family friend that I should try to get a job on a military base, is that even possible?

I am under the impression that only military personal can do military jobs. can someone please shine a little light on the subject for me?

thanks,
three0three

at McDonalds !!! Flip burgers if you please to do so.
I have no current info, but the NAS Pensacola had one there last time I visited.
I am sure the employees were not military.

FWIW,

Emri

P.S.- this was a tongue in cheek post....I'm sure you were wanting something more substantial for a job....not trying to slight a McDees employee...

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[Claven2]

FWIW, I work for the military in Canada, sometimes on base, other times not. Lots of civvies support the military in Canada, Australia and the USA that I know of personally. I assume in the UK as well.

[DANCESWITHEMPTIES]

FWIW, I work for the military in Canada, sometimes on base, other times not. Lots of civvies support the military in Canada, Australia and the USA that I know of personally. I assume in the UK as well.

Dido, I'm attached to a specific squadron. For the most part I'm treated better by the military than my own company... Great people to work for!

[Bob Womack]

A. In answer to the OP, there are many professional jobs available on military bases. For instance, the bulk of the work carried out at Naval Shipyards is done by civil service employees of the military and by contractors. For instance, though the original purpose of Annapolis and West Point was to turn out military civil engineers, most of the work is done in the private or civil service world and is only overseen and directed by military engineers. As a result, there are lots of excellent and noble careers to be had in military support.

B. The animosity between civil service and military runs deep and forms a long-standing theme in conversations. You need to know that there are jerks and saints on both sides of the issue. Let's not use this board to skewer each other all over again.

Bob

[jpf]

as a retired civilian employee from an air force base I can tell you one thing for certain, a military base is the MOST PC work place I had ever worked at!
it is endless classes on race, sexual harassment, homosexual tolerance, promotion by quotas etc.
and if you are a white male you are THE target at every class!

[TDH]

When stationed at Travis AFB from 69-71 we had approximately 30 military drivers in the motor pool and at least half that many civilian drivers. And they were prima donna's. Any runs off base within 3 hours before end of shift they couldn't take because of possible overtime issues. IIRC I was making under $200 amonth as an E-1 and they were making close to 10 bucks an hour then.

[oscars]

$10/hr for drivers in 1971 - not very likely. My history of the GS grades for 1971 indicates that the GS-5 scale (input for professional series in 1971) ran from $6938 to $9000. The usual GS scale for drivers in 1971 (GS-3) ran from $4917 to a little over $6000. The $10/hr figure corresponds to GS 14 step 1 or a middle series for the GS 12. These grades were reserved for senior professional types.

[AZPhil]

GS12 step 5

[TDH]

OK Theripus your Google is better than my tired old memory. I know they were making a whole lot more than my less than 200 a month was

[oscars]

Sorry TDH. I didn't mean to come off as some sort of pompous ***. Civilian-military mixes on job sites have always been problematic. I was always perturbed at pulling alerts and not getting a dime extra whole the civies got OT or comp time.