1N1X1A Geospatial Intelligence

[Downtown “Funky Stuff” Malone🍆]

I searched the thread titles and could not find anything, so if I missed it I may want to rethink this career choice.

Anywho... I am going back active duty Air Force and I chose the 1N1X1A Geospatial Intelligence AFSC.

Did research prior to selecting it and it seems like a good gig. Life after enlistment work seems pretty good too.
Aside from what the Air Force propaganda machine, AFEF and the rest of the interwebs has to say, anyone here that has done or is doing the job have any insight?

V/R,
MichaelC

 

[AWP]

Since I told you I'd follow up:

I spoke to our 1N0's here at work. They didn't have a lot to say about it because they haven't worked with them. I wish I had more for you.

 

[SpitfireV]

A friend of mine in the air force here started cross training on GIS before he left and said it was pretty good but a bit dull. I suppose you guys might get more tools/toys than our guys though (as well as more interesting things to plot).

 

[Florida173]

My better half is a 1N1. If you have anything specific, I can ask. Otherwise shoot a message to @tacocat she's been a squint active duty, reserves, and now national guard. Conventional and SOF

 

[Yosemite]

I'm currently a 1N1, going on 3 years next month. Ask away!

 

[Downtown “Funky Stuff” Malone🍆]

I'm currently a 1N1, going on 3 years next month. Ask away!

How is the deployment tempo?

I have read that there are limited duty stations. Is that true?

 

[Florida173]

That is completely unit based.

 

[Downtown “Funky Stuff” Malone🍆]

Looked up the Intel units. Any in particular squints get assigned to?

I love the nick name!

 

[Yosemite]

How is the deployment tempo?

I have read that there are limited duty stations. Is that true?

It is unit based but overall 1N1s rarely deploy. I've never deployed and have only known a handful of people who have deployed. There are 5 main bases that you have about a 90% chance of going to. Beale, Langley, Hickam, Ramstein, and Osan. Those are the hubs for 1N1s and they also have the lower deployment rates as compared to getting stationed at Hurlburt, Fort Bragg or Canon. It is just the nature of our job. We don't need to be overseas to be able to do our job. With an extensive satellite and communications system, we can do everything we need to do to support our units downrange from the states.

There are some exceptions. You can get special assignments, deployments, and duty stations because you will have a clearance and that is pretty valuable.

The bottom line, if your main goal is to deploy then 1N1 is not for you. But here are plenty of other benefits to the job.

 

[Downtown “Funky Stuff” Malone🍆]

Good info.
Are the exceptions hard to come by?

Would love to get back Hawaii for a few years. Hate the gun laws but my time in the Navy there was great.

 

[Florida173]

PACOM would be the best bet

 

[Yosemite]

Good info.
Are the exceptions hard to come by?

Would love to get back Hawaii for a few years. Hate the gun laws but my time in the Navy there was great.

I've only been stationed at one base so far so I don't have too much experience with those special duties. But one of the common ones that comes through is deploying as a 1A8X2. The career field is short manned so they pull from other intel fields for deployments. I think you will deploy most if you support AFSOC, I don't know for sure though.

 

[Downtown “Funky Stuff” Malone🍆]

 

[Downtown “Funky Stuff” Malone🍆]

Thanks for all the info Gents.

 

[Downtown “Funky Stuff” Malone🍆]

What's the skinny on the tech school?
Anything I should prepare for?

 

[devilbones]

Where is your tech school? I was a geospatial intelligence specialist in the USMC. Our MOS school is at NGA. We deploy often too. Good luck and have fun.

 

[Downtown “Funky Stuff” Malone🍆]

Good Fellow, TX from what I have read.

 

[Yosemite]

Good Fellow, TX from what I have read.

yep. Goodfellow. Which is in San Angelo, TX. I do not miss that place lol

 

[Downtown “Funky Stuff” Malone🍆]

yep. Goodfellow. Which is in San Angelo, TX. I do not miss that place lol

That Bad?

 

[Yosemite]

I'm from California, and that winter in TX was by far the coldest winter I've been in. And the base is about 1 mile x 1 mile. I heard it was a way better experience if you lived off base though