blackhawks26
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Just wondering, which MOS's tend to be the most/ least competitive for cadets coming out of Army ROTC?
Just wondering, which MOS's tend to be the most/ least competitive for cadets coming out of Army ROTC?
Officers have branches rather then MOSs.
The most competitive will be:
Aviation
Infantry
Military Intelligence
Armor
Engineering
The branches that don't fill as fast would be:
Transportation
Chem Corps
Quartermaster
Signal Corps
The other seven fall in the middle.
Officers have branches rather then MOSs.
The most competitive will be:
Aviation
Infantry
Military Intelligence
Armor
Engineering
The branches that don't fill as fast would be:
Transportation
Chem Corps
Quartermaster
Signal Corps
The other seven fall in the middle.
You would think Infantry would be one of the less competitive ones since you are more likely to engage in direct contact with the enemy.
Officers have branches rather then MOSs.
The most competitive will be:
Aviation
Infantry
Military Intelligence
Armor
Engineering
The branches that don't fill as fast would be:
Transportation
Chem Corps
Quartermaster
Signal Corps
The other seven fall in the middle.
That's useful to me too, thanks. Naturally DS wants one of the more competitive, infantry. We've been assuming he should aim for Army, but he's been told to look into Navy-Marine Option as well.
Did I read somewhere that they merged Transportation, Ordnance, and Quartermaster into a "Logistics" Branch?
well, that's the thing, isn't it? You just don't get a lot of pacifists/aversive-to-conflict 17-20 year olds wanting to be Army Officers.You would think Infantry would be one of the less competitive ones since you are more likely to engage in direct contact with the enemy.
It's only merged when you hit field grade or Major.
For some reason a good % of Military Academy, Naval Academy, NROTC, and AROTC future Officers (don't know about Air Force) want to get in and mix it up face to face with the enemy in protection of their country.
After the Captains Career Course, so 03.
Yeah that's true but by then many are almost Majors as I have never met an O-3 with the log insignia (not saying they don't exist obviously). People go to CCC at varying times slot/command depending but you are right O-3 is the lowest rank for LOG.
You would think Infantry would be one of the less competitive ones since you are more likely to engage in direct contact with the enemy.
He should look into Marines. And although ultimately they both end up on the ground they get there in different ways. Make sure he'd be happy as a Marine. 6 months at sea isn't necessarily easy, but then nothing is.
He says he wouldn't mind the time at sea, as long as he eventually ends up on the ground and he is not on a submarine. He's an avid sailor and SCUBA diver and a swimmer, so his disinterest in Navy is kind of surprising. How much harder is it (if it is harder -- it seems to me that the numbers alone would make the marines more competitive, but there are doubtless other factors), to commission as a Marine officer than Army infantry? If it matters, he plans to major in engineering management, and is looking at civilian ROTC schools as well as a couple of the SMCs.
Good luck to your DS! Hope some of this was helpful.
DS wants Infantry because of what you all said about being on the front lines of serving and protecting his country. And also, he thinks it's critical to have combat experience if you want to be taken seriously in any military job, or in fact any job in which your "military experience" might count for something, like politics or criminal justice. Would love to hear your take on this, kinnem, aglahad, mbitr, and anyone else who wants to chime in.
Many officers make superb business leaders, politicians, lawyers, etc. Not all had combat experience.