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Posted on 8/1/12 at 2:24 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
Posted on 8/1/12 at 2:24 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
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Also not even close to true. If you join with a BACHELORS DEGREE but do not go through a specific commissioning program (Military Academy, OCS, ROTC, or Direct Commission), you enter as an E4. You fail
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"Requirements
To attend Officer Candidate School, you must be U.S. citizen and a college graduate, be at least 18 years of age at the time of regular Army enlistment and entered active duty or ship to training on or before your 29th birthday. Army Reserve, be at least 18 years of age at the time of enlistment and entered active duty or ship to training before your 35th birthday. (Age waivers will be granted for meritorious cases only.) High school seniors may also apply."
So I can go to college. Be in a frat and party for four years. Then receive my degree in General Studies. Then join the army and be a commisioned officer just as the Texas A&M Corp graduate who also just joined the army.
This post was edited on 8/1/12 at 2:38 pm
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Posted on 8/1/12 at 2:28 pm to ctiger69
OCS looks like it is 12 weeks.
Do Texas A&M corps have to complete OCS after they graduate or is this something they can do while at Texas A&M?
Do Texas A&M corps have to complete OCS after they graduate or is this something they can do while at Texas A&M?
Posted on 8/1/12 at 2:33 pm to ctiger69
There are only so many slots for officers. Most of those go to the sevice academies and SMCs. The ones that are left get fill with the path you are discribing. You may or may not have a slot. If you really want to be an officer, you have a better chance going through the sevice academies or SMCs.
A large portion of the people that attend SMCs that are wanting to join the military get their commision while still in college. There is also a lot of scholorships available to them.
A large portion of the people that attend SMCs that are wanting to join the military get their commision while still in college. There is also a lot of scholorships available to them.
Posted on 8/1/12 at 2:38 pm to ctiger69
ctiger,
A college degree is a pre-requisite to joining as an officer but it certainly doesn't guarantee you officer status. HUGE difference. You have to apply to be an officer and they look at many things. You have to be accepted and if you think you can do that by just being in a frat with a useless degree from a no name school you are delusional. Of course the standards vary based on the needs of the services, there have been times when commissions were extremely difficult to come by and others when they were less so.
Also each service branch has different standards. The Army is the most lenient as they are the largest branch with the most positions that don't require technical knowledge or high levels of education. The Air Force is the most picky (at least in terms of academics), the Air Force has the most jobs that are "civilian like" but they typically require technical skill or extensive training. The Marines are by far the most difficult OCS program, think Full Metal Jacket on steroids. You have to really earn a Marine Commission. The Navy is similar to the AF in terms of standards but they look for different things.
A college degree is a pre-requisite to joining as an officer but it certainly doesn't guarantee you officer status. HUGE difference. You have to apply to be an officer and they look at many things. You have to be accepted and if you think you can do that by just being in a frat with a useless degree from a no name school you are delusional. Of course the standards vary based on the needs of the services, there have been times when commissions were extremely difficult to come by and others when they were less so.
Also each service branch has different standards. The Army is the most lenient as they are the largest branch with the most positions that don't require technical knowledge or high levels of education. The Air Force is the most picky (at least in terms of academics), the Air Force has the most jobs that are "civilian like" but they typically require technical skill or extensive training. The Marines are by far the most difficult OCS program, think Full Metal Jacket on steroids. You have to really earn a Marine Commission. The Navy is similar to the AF in terms of standards but they look for different things.
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