Posted on May 12, 2014
Officers: If the pay was the same, would you decommission to become a NCO?
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I know NCOs are the backbone of the Army and many officers wish they could be one; however, some may be or think they are "over-qualified" due to their education levels and what not and deserve higher pays and/or positions. If you were to receive the same pay, would you decommission?
NCOs: Should it be a requirement to attend a board before going Green to gold? Shouldn't obtaining your bachelors and going to OCS be enough of a requirement?
NCOs: Should it be a requirement to attend a board before going Green to gold? Shouldn't obtaining your bachelors and going to OCS be enough of a requirement?
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Would be rough working on the medical side. Most meetings I go to, O-5s are "junior" because there's a star or 2 sitting around the table. O-3s are treated like E-3s. Until you hit at least O-4/5, you're a non-entity.
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Every level in the Army is a calling. Some folks think that just because they have a bachelors degree that they should be an officer. The board in a way weeds through those that have an entitlement issue. Even officers that join the Army off the street have to go to a board before being accepted so I think the same should absolutely be true of NCO's that wish to pursue a commission. I have my masters degree but I truly can't imagine being anything other than a NCO, that's my calling!
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I don't think I would. I do not have the mindset of being an NCO as I tend to think big picture more than anything. Its not the pay, its the nature of the work for me.
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