For the Army, does it matter what academic discipline your degree is in?

I would say it only matters if you direct comission into a specific specialty (law, cyber, medical, to name a few) once a officer all that matters is for when you go for field grade ranks having a masters helps (or so i been told). If you are going through another comissioning source then not really.

Side note been told for us cyber/medical information that having a masters in the field helps for boards (again not confirmed )

1- Are you trying to go Green to Gold?
2- What is your goal as a Marine?
4- Is your MOS 0311?

Doesn’t as long as it’s accredited

The best Chief Engineer I ever worked for was an English major, so no, it does not matter, except, as others have said, in very specialized disciplines.

For the purpose of commissioning the Army wants a bachelor's degree. But, what you study will discipline you and that will start your development for what you will do in the future, both military and civilian. Your quality of life may also be enriched with a degree in a an academic discipline that coincides with your needs and desires, as you will eventually face life outside of military and civilian professions. Many of the opinions are accurate, and experience will always resound truthfully. I believe that once you are approaching field grade, then your degree will dictate what you may potentially want to develop in further, i.e. graduate or professional schooling. In summary, look at least one if not two levels up in your career and life.

I would have to agree, with the exception that if you are going in as a doctor you might want to have studied medicine! It is probably more helpful if your degree matches an MOS; however, it is not necessary. You can have a mechanical engineering degree, doesn't mean you have to work in motor-pool, or build bridges or build structures. Degrees are more of a military commitment to studies.

My degree was in commercial art(graphic art) it did not matter to anyone what I had, it what I was now. A Seamen recruit. This was back in the early 70's though

My brother, I have met a lot of educated idiots both in a list and officer. Like the major said indirectly A degree just shows that you can learn. Unless you were going to major in something specialized any degree will do. But consider your future you may want to go into intelligence enforcement or some other specialized w A degree just shows that you can learn. Unless you were going to major in something specialized any degree will do. Consider your future you may want to go into intelligence enforcement or some other specialized fields. Look at your military professions match a degree to one of them .

Former USAF SSgt (Communications) here. The military doesn't give a c.rap what your degree is in, as long as you have one. The only exceptions are jobs that cannot be done without a degree, such as lawyer, doctor, nurse, etc. I used to work with a Sgt who had a degree in Physics. He got out, and his wife (BS in Biology) joined as an officer. The USAF made her a 2LT and sent her to a missile silo in North Dakota. There is no logic at all to most things the military does. Just remember, the needs of the military comes first, so if you show up to the MEPS station with a BS in History of Underwater Basketweaving, and they need Supply Officers that day, welcome to Logistics.

Or the academies or the academymoreo schools at all?