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Posted on Nov 20, 2018
What's the fastest way to commission as an enlisted soldier?
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I want badly to commission. I am still new to the army, only been in 8 months, but almost every officer that I have talked to has supported my ambition so far. I have about 45 college credits, and whatever my 68W training is worth. I had a decent GPA in High school, and an Ivy-League SAT, I scored a 99 on the ASVAB. So the army told me I'm smart. I didnt get a good GPA in college, mostly due to some personal craziness that was going on. Does anybody have a recommendation for a program I should look into, or a path I should take to becoming an officer? I should also mention I am married, with a 3 month old daughter, and am 22 years old. Thank you.
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The fastest way is Active Duty OCS. That said, you will need a bachelor’s degree to be an officer. So completing your civilian educational requirements will be the the thing that takes the most time.
You can work on now while serving and the submit a 4187 and OCS packet.
Or you can finish your contract and go to a college that has a Senior ROTC program and complete your Pre-commissioning requirements while finishing your degree.
Best of luck and thank you for you eagerness to serve!
You can work on now while serving and the submit a 4187 and OCS packet.
Or you can finish your contract and go to a college that has a Senior ROTC program and complete your Pre-commissioning requirements while finishing your degree.
Best of luck and thank you for you eagerness to serve!
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Green to Gold Active Duty Option. You still have a few more credits to complete, but once you have your associates you can apply. I always recommend getting some NCO time under your belt before making the switch, but that’s up to you. Hope this helps.
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Why fast? Don't know your circumstances, don't know your motivation, can only read into your post...
My point is that being an officer is more than a bigger paycheck, there is a lot more to it than that, and if you aren't in it for the right reasons it will be a short career. Again, not saying you don't have the right motivation. But, having been a prior enlisted to service academy graduate, I would say that in my time, OCS graduates generally made better officers, I had much less problems and hand holding with them, as they already had experience and knew how things worked.... Best of luck and congrats on the little girl!
My point is that being an officer is more than a bigger paycheck, there is a lot more to it than that, and if you aren't in it for the right reasons it will be a short career. Again, not saying you don't have the right motivation. But, having been a prior enlisted to service academy graduate, I would say that in my time, OCS graduates generally made better officers, I had much less problems and hand holding with them, as they already had experience and knew how things worked.... Best of luck and congrats on the little girl!
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Great reply LT Brad McInnis also just being smart like he said doesn’t make a good leader sometimes it’s a hinderance. Also being in such a hurry could lead to missing important and sometimes basic information. Not trying to body slam you Tom, just having a conversation and replying to the Lieutenants reply. I’m sure you will do great things and wish you luck for sure! Just wanted to get those points out there so you can be prepared.
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