United States Army Employee Reviews for Systems Administrator

"The US Army will set you back on the right path."

"Be aggressive and don't question NCO's or officers."

"The Army is a great place to be. Lots of structure and mentoring."

"Very large It Contracter"

What do you like about working at United States Army?

"Exposure to large networks and gov contracts"

What don't you like about working at United States Army?

"Contracts end, lack of total job security"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more up front about contracts when you hire someone"

"It is not what you know, it is who you know."

What do you like about working at United States Army?

"The peers all understand the hell we have to deal with, with that we tend to stick together to get our mission complete."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Put your best foot forward. Be totally honest in your resume and you may have a chance. Overall, this is a fair place to work if you get with a good manager."

What don't you like about working at United States Army?

"The Old Boy Network is alive and well at the Red River Army Depot. If you come in as an outsider, you will remain an outsider. I have seen a secretary with no IT experience get promoted to IT and once within IT. Now she is equal to my pay and I have 40 years experience in computer hardware and software. She still can't tell the difference between a NIC card and a modem card. Let alone the different kinds of RAM, hardware connections, parallel or serial ports, you get the drift. It is not what you know, it is who you know."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop hiring your friends, stop sleeping with subordinates and stop promoting for your hidden agendas."

What do you like about working at United States Army?

"I like the fact that most of the work I do is hands-on. The benefits and level of training received is excellent."

What don't you like about working at United States Army?

"The main thing that I do not like is deployment. Since I have a family now it would be nice to be able to stay home for more than a year at a time."