What is daily life like for an Armor Officer? What opportunities do you have in ABOLC and thereafter?

1LT Saul S. — Thu, 14 May 2020 20:08:26 -0400

I'm going into my MS4 year in Army ROTC and soon we will input our final branch preferences. I still have some questions about a few in order to make my final decision. If there are any Armor Officers out there that could answer any of these, it would be greatly appreciated!
What is your daily life like? What opportunities do you have in ABOLC and there after? Are you expected to attend Ranger School, ARC, SLC, Airborne, etc? What types of assignments can you expect and what determines which ones you receive? How do you get into a Cav unit if you want that? Also if there's anyone out there that has served in the Infantry and Armor, can you tell me what the key differences are in your daily life?

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made May 14 at 2020 9:57 PM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 14 May 2020 21:57:57 -0400

Cav and Armor assignments are luck of the draw for Officers. I believe all Armor Officers (def the ones going to Light Cav units) will attend ARC before PCSing. You can always tell the cherry louey who didn't get through ARC because he's the one with the Ranger tab.
Or you end up in tanks....keep track of your PC.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made May 15 at 2020 3:01 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 15 May 2020 03:01:02 -0400

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