If I do ROTC in college do I still need to do the ASVAB test to enlisted into the military ?

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If I do ROTC in college do I still need to do the ASVAB test to enlisted into the military after college ?
 
These are two different routes. Are you enlisting before or after college? Are you attempting ROTC while attending college? If you're going to college and want to attend ROTC and strike for a college level scholarship than 'no' you do not have to take the ASVAB as you will be commissioned (quick response to represent that). If you attend college, join ROTC and do not get a scholarship and graduate than you still have a few options (OCS), etc. to become an officer before enlisting. There are a few more slices to this but I am trying to provide the 30k foot view so you are not confused. Hope that helps.
 
Donkopolous said:
These are two different routes. Are you enlisting before or after college? Are you attempting ROTC while attending college? If you're going to college and want to attend ROTC and strike for a college level scholarship than 'no' you do not have to take the ASVAB as you will be commissioned (quick response to represent that). If you attend college, join ROTC and do not get a scholarship and graduate than you still have a few options (OCS), etc. to become an officer before enlisting. There are a few more slices to this but I am trying to provide the 30k foot view so you are not confused. Hope that helps.
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So if I do ROTC in college and after college I don't need to take the ASVAB test ? @Donkopolous
 
@mikemike998 - as long as you commission as an officer. If you do not commission and want to join any branch as an enlisted member than 'yes' you must take the ASVAB. Your college degree does not count.
 
mikemike998 said:
Donkopolous said:
These are two different routes. Are you enlisting before or after college? Are you attempting ROTC while attending college? If you're going to college and want to attend ROTC and strike for a college level scholarship than 'no' you do not have to take the ASVAB as you will be commissioned (quick response to represent that). If you attend college, join ROTC and do not get a scholarship and graduate than you still have a few options (OCS), etc. to become an officer before enlisting. There are a few more slices to this but I am trying to provide the 30k foot view so you are not confused. Hope that helps.
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So if I do ROTC in college and after college I don't need to take the ASVAB test ? @Donkopolous
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No. Typically, to become an Officer, you need to first have a Bachelor's Degree. I emphasize typically because Audie Murphy (for one) went from Staff Sergeant straight to first lieutenant.;)
 
Donkopolous said:
These are two different routes. Are you enlisting before or after college? Are you attempting ROTC while attending college? If you're going to college and want to attend ROTC and strike for a college level scholarship than 'no' you do not have to take the ASVAB as you will be commissioned (quick response to represent that). If you attend college, join ROTC and do not get a scholarship and graduate than you still have a few options (OCS), etc. to become an officer before enlisting. There are a few more slices to this but I am trying to provide the 30k foot view so you are not confused. Hope that helps.
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Actually, if one successfully completes 4 years of ROTC then one becomes a commissioned officer. If there is a need to attend OCS that's because it's part of the normal path. This isn't true of all services as I understand it.

@mikemike998 One's major doesn't matter when commissioning although a STEM major may make it easier to complete the program by being awarded advanced standing. For info on advanced standing (approval to participate in the final 2 years of a ROTC program, see the various services web sites. Your asking pretty basic questions which can easily be answered by reviewing these web sites).
 
My DS was told OCS wasn’t required by the Navy.

btw , he took the ASVAB test and did MEPS because the ******* recruiter convinced him to join the reserves before the scholarship came thru. We didn’t know any better at the time. MEPS was a good experience though.
 
mikemike998 said:
THParent said:
No. Typically, to become an Officer, you need to first have a Bachelor's Degree. I emphasize typically because Audie Murphy (for one) went from Staff Sergeant straight to first lieutenant.;)
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Can I still become a officer if I do prelaw ? @THParent
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NROTCdad said:
My DS was told OCS wasn’t required by the Navy.

btw , he took the ASVAB test and did MEPS because the ******* recruiter convinced him to join the reserves before the scholarship came thru. We didn’t know any better at the time. MEPS was a good experience though.
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This made think. Would the ASVAB score influence the scholarship decision?
 
@Jcleppe - Our experience was different. DS took ASVAB to ensure he met certain scores (95+) to qualify and be in the running for NROTC MO. Major and Captain requested it and specifically stated. DS also qualified for Nuke in the Navy. They may have wanted to understand if he was interested in flying. They made that very apparent in his interviews. Suffice it to say, he wanted Special Ops.
 
This thread is getting all mixed up. ASVAB is a vocational aptitude test to determine what MOS and A school that an enlisted person will qualify for after basic training. It is often taken in high school. Officers go through a completely different training process consisting of College (ROTC,service academy or OCS) followed by on the job training after comissioning. Some staff officers such as lawyers and doctors are commissioned directly after grad school and go to a brief officers training school
 
To clarify, we are talking about commissioned officers here. Non-commissioned officers (who are enlisted), obviously do not require degrees (although some Senior NCO's do in certain branches). For the inquiring person unfamiliar with military terms, this is an important distinction.

Warrant Officers are officers that do not require a bachelor's degree.

LDO's technically do not require a bachelor's degree, but the odds of landing this without one are about the same as receiving a direct commission/battlefield commission-- lower than low.

For the branches that do not require a bachelor's degree to commission, one is generally limited to O-2, and some college is required (the number of completed hours is specified).

Regardless, if you want to be a regular officer in the Active Component service, get a 4-year bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and complete the appropriate service branch's officer training curricula. You're looking at around 99+% of regular officers going this route.

ASVAB is also not required, but an officer qualifying test may be (in the USAF, this is the AFOQT).
 
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