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Needs of the Army (or other service) excluded, how did you personally decide what you wanted out of your military career? How did you choose which branches you wanted to put in for?
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How do I choose an Army Branch?: A Framework | RallyPoint
The purpose of this article is to address one of the biggest Rally Point questions among Army ROTC Cadets: I am a with a major in , which branch should I choose? One of my goals is to help you filter through what you will get back. After all, don’t we all turn to the nameless, faceless internet trolls to determine our future? The immediate challenge is that the people responding are well intentioned but generally don’t know you from Adam....
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Cadet CPL (Join to see)
I've pointed to this exact article when discussing branching with my peers - choosing what you feel is the best fit for you as a professional should take precedence over "cool guy schools" or who the current CSA's branch is. It's difficult to be the best officer you can be when you try to game the system and lose - and get stuck with a branch that isn't a good fit for you professionally.
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LTC Jason Mackay
I just posted an update to this to reflect the upcoming market model for the class of 2020
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Waaayyyyyy back in 5th grade, I kinda got hooked on Star Trek. 6th grade, I wanted to do Navy, since to my tween brain back then it was like Star Trek. 7th grade, submarines. Gradually the fiction part wore away, but still went to ROTC intending to do submarine warfare in the Navy.
But then God got in on the act, and called me to chaplaincy. I just got lucky that He wanted me to do Navy, which I'd been doing up to that point. So, I guess I didn't really choose my branch, but my branch called me.
BTW, years later He saw fit to put me on a USCG Antarctic ice-breaker. Which has science labs. So, science, engineering, medical, security/rescue going out into the unknown/frontier on a lone ship.....guess He did let me have a bit of a Trek experience.
But then God got in on the act, and called me to chaplaincy. I just got lucky that He wanted me to do Navy, which I'd been doing up to that point. So, I guess I didn't really choose my branch, but my branch called me.
BTW, years later He saw fit to put me on a USCG Antarctic ice-breaker. Which has science labs. So, science, engineering, medical, security/rescue going out into the unknown/frontier on a lone ship.....guess He did let me have a bit of a Trek experience.
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