Posted on Nov 13, 2019
How long will I will be obligated to serve as an officer after attending OCS?
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Hello. This is specialist moon, been in army active duty around 2 years now. I am planning on going ocs next year if possible. Before I drop my packet I want to know exactly how much i will be obligated to serve when I become an officer. I have contacted and googled everywhere but could not find the answer. Thank you!!
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If you are worried about how long you are OBLIGATED to be an Officer, maybe commissioning isn't for you.....
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I am not worrying about it sergeant. I mean.. I feel like I need to know ahead what is going to happen when I become an officer before I drop the packet sergeant.
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OCS and non scholarship ROTC Officers incur a 3 year Active Duty Service Obligation, with a total Military Service Obligation of 8 years. You can find that in AR350-100.
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Is same rule applied for people coming from enlistment?? Regardless of branch/mos I choose sir?
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SPC (Join to see) The source of the student has no effect on the ADSO, but you get credit for your enlisted time toward MSO and TIS for pay. The Army invests quite a bit in your education and part of those three years is getting branch qualified. It goes pretty quick.
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SPC (Join to see) While you get to express you preferred branches, it's needs of the Army in the end.
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Anyone entering the US military has an initial obligation of eight years. Commissioned officers generally have to serve three or four of those years on active duty (depending on which service pr program commissioned them). Once that period has been served, they may elect to be released from active duty and transferred to a Reserve component for the balance of their time. Or they may elect to continue serving.
Officers do not sign enlistment contracts. They serve at the pleasure of the President. Once the initial service obligation is completed, they continue to serve until the resign, retire, or are relieved. This last may not necessarily be for less than honorable reasons. From time to time, usually at the end of a war, the military cuts back on their officer strength with a Reduction In Force (RIF), wherre officers’ records are reviewed with the purpose of cutting active duty strenth. Officers selected for this are discharged (usually honorably) or, if they wish, transferred to a Reserve component and allowed to serve until retirement. There have been times when an officer is selected for removal but is close to retirement eligibility; he may be allowed to sign a Specified Period of Time Contract which would allow him to retire as soon as he is eligible.
https://www.quora.com/How-long-are-US-Army-Officer-contracts
Officers do not sign enlistment contracts. They serve at the pleasure of the President. Once the initial service obligation is completed, they continue to serve until the resign, retire, or are relieved. This last may not necessarily be for less than honorable reasons. From time to time, usually at the end of a war, the military cuts back on their officer strength with a Reduction In Force (RIF), wherre officers’ records are reviewed with the purpose of cutting active duty strenth. Officers selected for this are discharged (usually honorably) or, if they wish, transferred to a Reserve component and allowed to serve until retirement. There have been times when an officer is selected for removal but is close to retirement eligibility; he may be allowed to sign a Specified Period of Time Contract which would allow him to retire as soon as he is eligible.
https://www.quora.com/How-long-are-US-Army-Officer-contracts
How long are US Army Officer contracts? - Quora
Anyone entering the US military has an initial obligation of eight years. Commissioned officers generally have to serve three or four of those years on active duty (depending on which service pr program commissioned them). Once that period has been served, they may elect to be released from active duty and transferred to a Reserve component for the balance of their time. Or they may elect to continue serving.
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So, it sounds like if I go ocs, it terminates my enlistment(old) contract and I need to serve as an officer 3-4 years and I can either go to reserve component or stay on active duty. Am I correct??
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