My Personal Interest in a Career in Information Technology (IT) Term Paper

information technology skills I acquired through the military are transferable to civilian situations. The 20 years I gave to the military have placed me in a wide variety of situations quite different from what others might encounter in civilian life.

My experience in the U.S. Navy has allowed me to learn new skills in the information technology field and I have been able to apply them in new situations. The future for me after the military has been decided after a careful analysis of the way the military is currently structured and how a projection into the future bodes for me. I know that a career in the information technology field is the best choice for me because of my experiences in the Navy and on the job. It is important for me to continue to grow in this field and learn more when I transfer into the civilian sector.

In 1984, I attended Fire Control school, which provided me with the knowledge and skills of basic electronics theory and basic electronic maintenance. In the Navy, I have been trained to operate and configure high frequency (HF), very high frequency (VHF), ultra high frequency (UHF), and satellite secure and non-secure communications equipment. My previous assignments in the Navy included designing, building, and maintaining small to medium-sized networks on board ships.Money and manpower were big factors in getting these jobs completed. In addition, I have attended Command/Control/Communication/Computer and Intelligence (C4I) system engineering courses. These courses taught me the basic understanding of applicable system hardware and connectivity, applicable system software, primary system support organizations, system documentation and data communications that is a part of intelligence. Examples of systems include shipboard Global Command and Control System-Maritime (GCCS-M) and Advanced Tomahawk Weapons Control System (ATWCS), Tactical Data Processor (TDP) ship platforms. While on board, I am known as the "C4I supervisor," in which I serve as a technical advisor on problems that occur in the C4I architecture on board ships. Examples of the types of problems are: connectivity of ultra high frequency circuits, connectivity of extremely high frequency circuits, connectivity of Unix-based and Microsoft network computers, and connectivity of all routers and switches.

Officials said, that among the devices being hurried into the development pipeline is foliage-penetrating radar sensors, micro-drones and microwave antipersonnel guns that stun, rather than injure or kill." (Freedburg, 1378) These are all the new technology used for the security,….....