Contract Management

Archive for May, 2009

Is there anyone that is leaving for air force basic training in a few months or has already left in the last few month with a guaranteed job in contracting (6C0X1) or financial management (6F0X1). If so, how long did you have to wait? When is/was your ship date? Is the contracting career field still deploying a lot? Please only answer if this career field applies to you or you are an air force recruiter. Thanks

I can answer you question on deploying. Active Duty Air Force is on deployment cycle. You will get put into an AEF bucket. You deploy when your AEF is do to deploy. It generally works like this, you are home for a year, then deploy for 6 months, then home for a year, deploy for 6 months,etc. Its an ongoing cycle while we are at war. Depending on where you get stationed also has something to do with it. If your units primary mission is stateside only, its highly unlikely you will deploy during the the period you are at that duty station.

i thought one would need a background in law or something law related. what are the requirements. i though i could move into contracts management after a couple years as a paralegal in real estate but i heard all i need is experience in construction and a building or property related degre. which is right.? any suggestions. or websites that might heip???

most site managers and contract managers come from engineering backgrounds usually civil engineers. you need construction experience first and all your relevant paperwork. i work in construction and dont really have much contact with the site managers so i'm not 100 percent sure about which qualifications are needed

I'm interested in becoming a member of the Project Management Institute as a Project Management Professional doing work with defense contracting.

You don't need to be a member of PMI to be a PMP or vice-versa.

However if you do want to be a PMP it depends on how much experience you currently have, and how familiar you are with PMI's PMBOK.

There are minimum experience requirements for PMP status, and you must be very familiar with the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) before you sit the 4-hr exam.

As has been recommended earlier, its probably a good idea to take a PMP prep class, although you don't have it. That should get you an understanding of the PMBOK, but then its up to you as to how long it takes to learn and remember the material.

Be aware that is the exam and the PMBOK were changed in Sept 2004, so you want to make sure you get current information if you're looking for help on the web.