We found out yesterday, I didn't get a slot so I guess its time to decide to go to army ROTC, come back as a 500, try PLC/OCS/OTS, enlist or just call it quits with the military.
We found out yesterday, I didn't get a slot so I guess its time to decide to go to army ROTC, come back as a 500, try PLC/OCS/OTS, enlist or just call it quits with the military.
We found out yesterday, I didn't get a slot so I guess its time to decide to go to army ROTC, come back as a 500, try PLC/OCS/OTS, enlist or just call it quits with the military.
I think that is a wise decision. If you can financially swing college, than that is a better idea than committing to a branch that you don't want to serve for 4 years after graduation.my detachment col said he would take me down to the army if I wanted and the would likely hook me up with a scholarship that is what happened to the cadets that weren't selected last year. But the more I think about it the more I think I might just finish my degree and try OCS instead so I have more options open when I graduate. Also, I would rather be in the Navy than the Army and I hear Navy OCS isn't that impossible to get into, also I might look into PLC with the marines.
That is what I was thinking, although I would still love to be an Army officer. The thing is I dont really want to risk being put in the reserves because all the civilian opportunities I want to pursue involve me living abroad so I wouldn't be able to really pursue those while being in the reserve. Also I hear Army OCS is not really hard to get accepted into at all as long as you have a decent GPA so I figure if I want to do the army thing I can just apply to that when I graduate.I think that is a wise decision. If you can financially swing college, than that is a better idea than committing to a branch that you don't want to serve for 4 years after graduation.
Also I hear Army OCS is not really hard to get accepted into at all as long as you have a decent GPA so I figure if I want to do the army thing I can just apply to that when I graduate.
Not sure where you've heard that.
Army OCS just recently opened again for civilian applicants, and it could very well close again at any time. A decent GPA won't be enough, you will need better, and it is only a small part of the application process. There is the APFT, LOR's, ASVAB tests, GT scores, Board review. OCS is a gap filler for what is needed after the USMA and ROTC. Not all branches are available through OCS, again they get what's left over.
Don't continue with the idea that you can just walk into Army OCS, when you graduate it may not be open to civilian applications.
An ROTC contract would be your best bet for a commission in the Army, whether you get AD or Reserves depends on the effort you put into it.
well I was by no means saying it was a walk in the park but it is the easiest one out of all the branches from what I have read. What are the average stats for going active duty in army ROTC? Im guessing it differs on the branch you want to do in the army. What do the look at GPA, APFT, etc?
Congrats wild sky.
I would think that your AFOQT score helped you a lot because a 2.8 is really low when the avg is usually around 3.3/3.4 for nontech. Just beware academics at UPT are much more demanding. The first day at IFS is an exam, and if you bust that exam, there will be a retake two days later. The bigger issue is that on Day 3 is the second exam. Which means you are behind the eight ball right off the bat because by retaking the first exam, you have little time to study for the second exam.
Same is true for UPT. You will do a lot of academics in the beginning. Of course if you have your PPL than that is a different story.
I'll take a shot in the dark and say right around 3.4. Last year was 3.48 and it seems like it'll be lower this year. Add to it the fact that there were going to more nontech slots this year.I wonder what the avg cgpa will be this year for non techs.