As an officer, does your ALUMNI play a large role in your career advancement? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/as-an-officer-does-your-alumni-play-a-large-role-in-your-career-advancement <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I've often overheard officers and even civilians referring to someone as a West Point Grad, or a Citadel Grad, or even Annapolis...these seem to be the big ones. Is your military school highly coveted? What about the USAF Academy and schools like Virginia Military, Texas A&amp;M, Virginia Tech and there are 100s of known defunct military academies, what about those? West Point seems to be the most coveted for Army Officers...however, this is a topic above my pay grade. West Point vs. Annapolis vs. Citadel?Officers, care to chime in? Share your personal experience, your professional education and if it helped or held you back -- Your Alumni. Fri, 12 Dec 2014 13:46:49 -0500 As an officer, does your ALUMNI play a large role in your career advancement? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/as-an-officer-does-your-alumni-play-a-large-role-in-your-career-advancement <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I've often overheard officers and even civilians referring to someone as a West Point Grad, or a Citadel Grad, or even Annapolis...these seem to be the big ones. Is your military school highly coveted? What about the USAF Academy and schools like Virginia Military, Texas A&amp;M, Virginia Tech and there are 100s of known defunct military academies, what about those? West Point seems to be the most coveted for Army Officers...however, this is a topic above my pay grade. West Point vs. Annapolis vs. Citadel?Officers, care to chime in? Share your personal experience, your professional education and if it helped or held you back -- Your Alumni. SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 12 Dec 2014 13:46:49 -0500 2014-12-12T13:46:49-05:00 Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 12 at 2014 2:07 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/as-an-officer-does-your-alumni-play-a-large-role-in-your-career-advancement?n=367501&urlhash=367501 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>one hunner CW2 Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 12 Dec 2014 14:07:34 -0500 2014-12-12T14:07:34-05:00 Response by TSgt Joshua Copeland made Dec 12 at 2014 5:50 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/as-an-officer-does-your-alumni-play-a-large-role-in-your-career-advancement?n=367768&urlhash=367768 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Not sure how true it is, but I have been told that USAFA (then ROTC, finally OTS) grads promote first after selections are made for their year groups. TSgt Joshua Copeland Fri, 12 Dec 2014 17:50:13 -0500 2014-12-12T17:50:13-05:00 2014-12-12T13:46:49-05:00