Can some one please explain branching detail for me? How does one qualify? How does it work? What sort of branches are available? Etc.
Aglahad, I read that post, and also the link you posted. Not sure if your comment was addressed to me, but where in that link are my two specific questions addressed?
Hmm, not sure about that. I did google "Army Branch Detail" and came across quite a few posts from across the Internet Land where the poster was Detailed, and wondered why, and what it meant. Some posts are three years old, some are newer. So, if I might clarify: If an MSIV puts down Military Intelligence as #1 choice, and does NOT volunteer for Detail, is it possible that MSIV will still be Detailed? I find it implausible that 60% of MSIV who are Branched into Military Intelligence would have volunteered to be Detailed into IN, AR, FA or CM.1. Detailed LTs had to have VOLUNTEER for the detail on their accessions packet.
Yes, that is where the rubber hits the road.1. by going the detail route you have a better chance of getting MI. A LT who was high on the OML probably doesn't have to detail to go straight into his/her control branch of choice.
Hmm, not sure about that. I did google "Army Branch Detail" and came across quite a few posts from across the Internet Land where the poster was Detailed, and wondered why, and what it meant. Some posts are three years old, some are newer. So, if I might clarify: If an MSIV puts down Military Intelligence as #1 choice, and does NOT volunteer for Detail, is it possible that MSIV will still be Detailed? I find it implausible that 60% of MSIV who are Branched into Military Intelligence would have volunteered to be Detailed into IN, AR, FA or CM.
Yes, that is where the rubber hits the road.
Let's discuss real numbers from 2011. In 2011, the MSIVs Branched into MI, without using ADSO, were from top 1% - top 30% of ADOML (178 cadets). Then from 31%-40% (63 cadets) of ADOML, ADSO was needed to get MI. Then of course the "Bottom Halfers" used ADSO from 50% to 78% (124 cadets).
So, let's say you have always dreamed of Military Intelligence (or another example, Signal Corps) ... but for now let's just talk about MI. You just LOVE making Power Point presentations, and reading long reports and creating from them half page executive summaries for Sr. Officers. Let's further say that you are an MSIV in the 23% of the ADOML. Do you risk NOT volunteering for an MFE Branch detail if that means you have lowered your chances of getting straight to those Power Points in MI? Is there a computer model available to MSIVs that will let them know the odds they will get MI without volunteering for Branching?
http://www.purdue.edu/armyrotc/_f/currentcadets/accessions_briefing_11_apr_2011.pptx
Aglahad, I think I have found just now that there may be some who are in fact Detailed who didn't volunteer. See slide 22 of the above linked Power Point, last bullet point. (cut and paste the URL)
"I assure you that in order to be placed the branch detail program you have to volunteer."
This is not true- I was top 15% in the nation and I was forced to branch detail to Infantry, which was not my detail preference.
My advice, if you aren't in the top 10%, volunteer to detail because the Army will not give you MI straight out.
Yeah, we already covered that with Dunn's source and my last post. Since most MI is detailed, I wouldn't expect getting it straight out unless I was top 10% anyway. If I really didn't want a chance of that infantry detail I wouldn't have bothered...