re: A question for all Ags...

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.