Should I join Air Force Intel or Army Intel?

In some HUMINT jobs you can not work as a journalist. So, maybe look at USAF, although Army also has a program for Public Affair Offices.

This is a great question. One of the greatest opportunities in Signals Intelligence when I served, is that the schools were consolidated. So my first school after basic (AIT Advanced Individual Training), was located at Corry Station, a Naval Base in Pensacola. All service branches attended the same school, and the cadre were from all service branches. So we had some insight into the different branches. Then, when I reenlisted, I became an analyst and went to school at Goodfellow AFB and again had the opportunity to discuss all four service branches. IT was a great experience. I would make one suggestion to you: What mission do you want to do? Which type of intelligence interests you? SIGINT, HUMINT, ELINT, ...? Once you narrow down your career field, you will be able to narrow down which service is really right for you based on that mission. There is some over-lap within the services; however, each has a very unique mission. I am not sure who told you the Army is not technically oriented. I can tell you that since we all attended the same schools together, the skill set and requirements are the same. BTW: State Department does not require military service prior to serving in the Foreign Service.

EDIT 23FEB19 I wanted to also say that I had the opportunity to be assigned in other service mission areas. I was posted to Naval Security Group working a unique Army mission and many of the posting around the world are joint areas.

Please keep us updated to how you make out! Best of luck!

Try to find someone who is actually doing what you think you want to do and get the reality from them. You will not know what it is really like until it’s too late if you don’t.