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Hello, I’m applying for grad school and hope to be involved in rotc in grad school and maybe get an rotc scholarship. This might be a weird question, but on my statement of purpose (or anywhere else on the application) would it either help or hurt my chances of acceptance if I mention that I’m...

Yes that was badly phrased. I meant, are they SF who are (obviously) airborne qualified, or are they an entirely different MOS that is part of a SOD and are also Airborne?

Hey guys, I’m fairly new to learning about the army so forgive any obvious questions... I was looking into National Guard paratroopers and saw articles about Special Operations Detatchment paratroopers in the Guard. What is this? Are they airborn-qualified Special forces, or is it something...

Thanks for the reply. I live in the Midwest and I know there are many units nearby. I’m hoping to apply for SFSAS after 2 years or however long I have to wait after commissioning.

I did research actually - I just have no conception of what these things are like or how they practically differ in a deployment, so I was hoping for firsthand experience. For example, how would an airborne/air assault/light infantry unit functionally (in terms of what they do on a day-to-day...

Thanks for the reply - what do you mean by that? What is the different between strategic and operational in this context?

Hey guys, I just posted about AROTC, and I have a new question. If I do rotc and am lucky enough to get Infantry Officer, I’d go National Guard. Are there any units that are ‘better’ than others - I.e airborne etc? I don’t know the different between different types of units, but hopefully some...

Hey guys, After weighing some decisions I think I’m going to do AROTC, national guard option, for grad school. I was hoping to go straight into USMC OCS-R, but rotc makes more sense for a few reasons. Anyway, I audited some rotc while an undergrad and wasn’t particularly inspired by many of...

Oh ok thanks. Do you have to find a reserve unit that will take you before OTS or after?

Thanks for the reply - it is my understanding that as a traditional reservest, one can choose to become an IMA if they can find a vacancy on an internal portal. I was wondering how often I would be likely to find IMA spots - since Security forces are undermanned, I thought it might be fairly...

Yes that’s exactly it. I really want to serve but for family reasons want to have flexibility.

Yes, I am not currently in the reserves or Air Force. I have tried reaching out to a Receuiting Officer but have not heard anything.

hey guys, As an AFR Lt, hopefully in security Forces, how often would it be possible to volunteer for service? I want to be in the reserves, but I’d like the freedom to volunteer pretty often. I specify security forces because I know they are understaffed, so that may promote my ability to...

Thanks guys. I guess my main questions are 1) do I sign on to OSI before OTS, or after? 2) what can I do to become more competitive, given my lack of criminal justice/law enforcement? Again, I may have an internship or two before OTS - will that help at all? In other words, what are they...

OSI in the reserves basically looks like working a few months at a time, then having a few months off - like any other mos. I wonder if it’s easier out of OTS than rotc? thanks for the reply!

Hey all, I want to apply for Special Investigator. I am hoping to be accepted into Air Force reserves, and would be a reserve Investigations Officer. How likely is this? Would I find out before OTS, or after? My major was in English and I have no criminal justice work experience, if that makes...