With these ASVAB scores, what branches should I be thinking about as an Army Officer down the road?

If you were to do an MOS like CEWI (my first army mos) you would get 57 weeks of training, a 30k bonus, and you can apply all of that 57 weeks of training towards an engineering degree in electronics.

I don't mean to be rude, but for saving such high scores you are kind of stupid.

You should be looking at what you can do in the army, that relates to what kind of degree you want to get, not trying to squeeze the army out of money.

10 weeks of basic 57 weeks of AIT, is 67 weeks of training or ~ 15 MONTHS of active duty pay, with no rent, no utilities, sand no other bills, except what you bring with you (like a car payment), if you already have some college, you will go in as an E-3; largest pay jump dollar for dollar is E-2 to E-3, you will be making easily 20k a year, and you can put 10k or more away while on active duty.

You can either use that, plus your bonus, to pay off your car, or to pay for college.

Or if you don't need to do either of those, you can put in a CD earning about 2.5% and earn ~ 250 dollars every 15 months for the next two years. I know it doesn't sound like much, but you have to start somewhere.

TSgt Michael Williamson - I agree, i too had exceptional scores on the asvab (my AFQT was 94). ended up in the infantry and then cav scout, because i wanted to be a SOLDIER, not a fucking star trek geek.

SPC Chris Ison - I loved being a Star Trek geek, the life of a POG is not really that bad!

Get a CIB for that uniform not many of your peers with have one later in your career. It’s really the only award that you wear always. SGT James Carlton

Sir, that’s a fan-flipping-tastic read. Thanks very much for sharing. I’ve been getting in my head trying to figure out how to make the most of my career before it even begins. This has been a good reminder to get back to the basics and focus on the primary mission: doing the best where you’re at. As nebulous and abstract as “The Army” may be, as an outsider I still have trust that every mechanism for decision making exists for a solid reason, and that those solid reasons won’t let me down as long as I play the game according to the rules.

For your benefit. Nebulous and abstract the Army is not! There are very clear lines throughout. The only Fog is that if War, and even then the rules and guidelines asssociated keep one on the straight and narrow. If go into this profession of arms with that type of thinking, you are doomed to fail. I am not discouraging you, I am just stating that the Soldiers who would serve under you want straight shooting leadership that is guided by rules and regulations, otherwise there lives would flip upside down with every Change of Command. I think you would benefit from seeking a mentor of the Officer ranks to ensure you grasp the concept of leading men and women in the military. Nothing nebulous about it. Good luck. ~1526896:Jason Haymond]

CSM Darieus ZaGara - Understood, I think the way that was expressed wasn't what I meant. The Army has very clear cut paths and guidelines as you say, but it can appear nebulous because of how autonomous those processes are, not because it lacks direction.

SPC (Join to see) - the Army is a monolithic beast. One bite at a time...