Posted on Mar 2, 2022
Is a bachelors degree with a major in History and minor in Education a good choice for the military?
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I'm currently looking into college, specifically Texas A&M where I plan on doing ROTC through the Corps, my concern is whether a bachelors, majoring in History and minoring in Education is a good choice that will allow me to be competitive for promotions and generally assist me in the Military, especially if I try and become an Armor Officer.
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Your degree choice doesn't make you competitive. It doesn't matter what your degree is in, it matters what level your degree is. You would be amazed at how many people in the Army have history degrees.
FYI, you don't get to pick your branch when you go active duty.
FYI, you don't get to pick your branch when you go active duty.
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I am also studying this issue now, but as far as I understand, a bachelor's degree in history is not an advantage. An engineering degree may be an advantage. But maybe I misunderstood.
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MIDN 3/C (Join to see) your degree type is not revealed to the promotion board. No type is more advantageous than another
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I am also studying this issue now, but as far as I understand, a bachelor's degree in history is not an advantage. An engineering degree may be an advantage. But maybe I misunderstood. Now I am preparing my essay on the topic of education and career after serving in the army, by the way, the <a href="https://phdessay.com/check-for-plagiarism/">essay checker</a> service for checking essays for plagiarism may be useful to you, and this question is relevant for me, I personally came to the conclusion that for my development it will be more useful to study computer Sciences. But you want to get an education for a career in the army, and here, as for me, historical education is not the best.
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As everyone has pointed out, your choice of major will not have any role in your competitiveness either in trying to select Armor branch or in your subsequent service. Certainly a good understanding of history and education are both useful for a military leader. No one is going to look down on those choices, it's not like you are planning to major in Gender Studies with a minor in Dance. Truthfully almost no one in the military is ever going to know what your major and minor were unless you mention it in conversation.
Select a major that you feel is the best fit for your interests and abilities.
Select a major that you feel is the best fit for your interests and abilities.
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It doesn't matter if you have a Nobel Peace Prize if you can't lead troops in combat and can't manage them in Garrison. Don't worry about that. Learn what you can while you're there, give 100% at PT, Labs, help the Cadet Leadership, and CST and you'll be alright!
-ROTC Instructor
-ROTC Instructor
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