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I am 30 with almost 10 years of service all active. I have my Bachelor's and I am married with 2 children. No blemishes on my record and stellar NCOER's. Does anyone know of any programs out there? I qualify for OCS due to having over 8 years of active federal service.
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It's going to be hard to get commissioned Active via OCS for a while. With the drawdown the number of slots for ROTC and West Point are being cut and OCS is being slashed.
Also retention rates for current LTs and CPTs could be forced as low as 50%.
Unless you are willing to go for a reserve commission you may be out of luck unless you plan on going to school to get a direct commission in a special field.
Also retention rates for current LTs and CPTs could be forced as low as 50%.
Unless you are willing to go for a reserve commission you may be out of luck unless you plan on going to school to get a direct commission in a special field.
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Sir, I assumed that would be the case. I would not go reserve I love being active and I need to take care of my family. Active OCS for recruiting is currently put on hold. Thank you.
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MSG Cunningham,
There are essentially five options in obtaining a commission as a military officer, prerequisites include a four year degree from an accreditted college or university and meeting the medical requirements:
1-Service Colleges/Military Academies--i.e. USMA-West Point
2-Officer Candidate School
3-Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)
--This includes Green-to-Gold and ROTC Scholarships
4-Direct Commission-Professional Degree and more than likely you will need to provide adequate documentation such as your past history as a Medical Doctor, Pastor/Priest, Dental Practice, etc. (This is were people enter at typically higher rank than second lieutenants based on their qualifications and tenure in their respective fields).
5-National Guard/Reserve---State Level Options for OCS, ROTC--includes the Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP) which is a combination of Drill with your unit while maintaining your ROTC training on campus.
Hope this helps, sometimes there could be some combinations that lead to Active duty from the National Guard/Reserve components, however if you have questions, let me know.
There are essentially five options in obtaining a commission as a military officer, prerequisites include a four year degree from an accreditted college or university and meeting the medical requirements:
1-Service Colleges/Military Academies--i.e. USMA-West Point
2-Officer Candidate School
3-Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)
--This includes Green-to-Gold and ROTC Scholarships
4-Direct Commission-Professional Degree and more than likely you will need to provide adequate documentation such as your past history as a Medical Doctor, Pastor/Priest, Dental Practice, etc. (This is were people enter at typically higher rank than second lieutenants based on their qualifications and tenure in their respective fields).
5-National Guard/Reserve---State Level Options for OCS, ROTC--includes the Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP) which is a combination of Drill with your unit while maintaining your ROTC training on campus.
Hope this helps, sometimes there could be some combinations that lead to Active duty from the National Guard/Reserve components, however if you have questions, let me know.
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92A is harder than the average MOS to get promoted in, and with the drawdown, your MOS will be affected. I can see why you may be looking for other options.
Being a Recruiter (doing a Broadening Assignment) is looked at very favorably for the SFC board. You are probably doing what you need to do to continue to make yourself competitive within the NCO realm.
If you really want to cross over, your best bet is to ensure you get into an SSA immediately coming out of Recruiting and spend 24 months doing that. Then re-apply for Warrant.
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CSM Maynard, first off I would like to say I checked out your profile and I love your posting that says a student of leadership and a servant of Soldiers. I see you were a recruiter too. I recently converted to 79R. This was done after weighing out all of my options and predicting how the Army would be in the coming years. I knew my former MOS was greatly overstrengthed and after discussing it out extensively with my wife and other influencers in my life I decided to convert. I posted this thread because I always try and have contingency plans with my career. I like to have options.
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