Letter of Recommendation from who?

CPL Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 13:43:16 -0400

I got 3 LORs from above O3. The maximum LOR should be 4.
I have 3 more LORs, one from 1LT, 1 from the leadership course instructor, and a professor from my college.
Which of them is better among these 3?

Response by SGT Nicholas M. made Jun 14 at 2019 1:57 PM

SGT Nicholas M. — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 13:57:21 -0400

It definitely depends on what you are being "recommended" for. But if I had to pick from these choices, I would say the Leadership Course Instructor is a good bet. But if you need LOR's to get into a college, then probably you college Professor.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 14 at 2019 2:00 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 14:00:56 -0400

I wouldn’t submit an LOR from a 1LT. As far as the other two letters go, it depends on their background. Unless the professor is a retired officer or has some type of military expertise that is mentioned in the LOR, it won’t carry any weight. If your leadership instructor hasn’t served, their letter probably won’t get much traction either. We had a candidate provide a LOR from a retired O6, but since it was from his father, we didn’t use it when considering him for OCS. Your best bet is probably to just go with the three LORs you have.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 20 at 2019 9:48 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 20 Jun 2019 09:48:46 -0400

Seek letters of recommendation from your BN CDR & BDE CDR.... speak to your Company Commander first about engaging your CoC in getting their endorsements/LORs. Your BN CSM should be able to assist you in gaining a LOR from your Commanders, if your unit thinks highly of you as a Soldier.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Jun 24 at 2019 4:09 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 16:09:53 -0400

I believe u need LORs from an 0-3 and 0-5 Writing the LORs will facilitate the process.

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Jun 26 at 2019 1:28 AM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 01:28:11 -0400

Purely out of curiisty, what are you submitting for, exactly? I'm assuming it must be a school orogram, maybe an ICE or direct commission Indic OIS, perhaps...I'd be most interested to hear more, I have an interest in such career/educ topics...just as an observartion, I've noticed in here that the more specific you can be, as to grades, GPA, actual course titles, STEM vs non-STEM content, specific object, what field or fields you're looking at, which svcs you're thinking about, hobbies, reading tastes, I terests, and sports, esp martial arts, the more all of us can possibly suggest, that's all I'm saying, no rush, whenever convenient, of course....