Posted on Sep 4, 2018
What would give me the best chance of commissioning, USAF OTS or ROTC?
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I have a year left of college and unfortunately didn't even think of rotc until now... I think the shortest program I could even get into would be two years min.
My question is, what would give me the best chance of commissioning? I know OTS is very competitive which is why I ask. If I did ROTC I would have to take an extra year of classes, maybe a minor.
Any suggestions would be helpful
My question is, what would give me the best chance of commissioning? I know OTS is very competitive which is why I ask. If I did ROTC I would have to take an extra year of classes, maybe a minor.
Any suggestions would be helpful
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The Army needs more officers than the AF unless you are a pilot. The AF needs pilots. If you go Army ROTC, you’ll need 2-years of college left and you’ll need to go to Cadet styled basic training at Ft Knox this coming summer before starting ou MS III year.
You could also enslist for Army OCS after earning your degree. So that’s a 3rd option to consider.
You could also enslist for Army OCS after earning your degree. So that’s a 3rd option to consider.
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MAJ(P) (Join to see)
I agree. You could pursue your Master's if you wanted and thereby have enough time to do Army ROTC. Make it worth your while. Knock out the Master degree and get into ROTC at the same time. Makes you highly competitive for promotions assuming you decide to stay in and don't cause any trouble.
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James Lewendowski
Yeah I talked to someone earlier and they said its very restrictive on whether or not they will do the shortened program. Were you AF rotc? was it active duty only or is it like the army where they can slot you reserves?
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James Lewendowski
If they offer the 2 year i'll probably take it... considering I have a year left anyways and I wouldn't hit OTS until 2020 even if I did get accepted in these upcoming boards.
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Maj (Join to see)
James Lewendowski Yes. I started ROTC in 2010, got accepted to Field training in 2012, and commissioned in 2014.
You could commission into the guard or reservers if you want but it's very difficult to get to active duty if you did that.
You could commission into the guard or reservers if you want but it's very difficult to get to active duty if you did that.
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In my humble opinion ROTC is easiest. With a year left you could spread courses around and get a double major, two minors certification to teach or even a Masters if you have the time and funds!
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