Posted on Nov 23, 2020
What advice do you have for someone pursuing OCS? Am I too old in Army years?
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currently active duty with a masters in business. joined the army as a SPC(NON citizen ) I'm currently starting my OCS packet. I am in great shape physically but leadership has been telling me that the switch is very hard. I already have a degree and i want to remain active duty. any advice ? am I too old in army years?
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If nobody pointed this out to you yet, you are not eligible to become an officer until you are a US Citizen. That's non-waiverable
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Stay motivated. The transition isn't hard, just different! There is nothing to really prepare for. Submit an OCS packet, get selected, and ship to Fort Benning!
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MAJ Byron Oyler
SPC (Join to see) - That is not old to transition. Where that number can come into play is the older you get, the tighter the Army becomes on options. The Army is selfish and the older you get the more the Army focuses on its needs and not yours. I knew an Army nurse that commissioned at 47 and needed a waiver to get to 20years. This was during the height of the two conflicts, today she would not get that direct commission and neither would I and I was 28 when I commissioned. If you obtained your bachelors from an online degree factory, you may want to look at OCS. Something in the medical community that the Army really needs, maybe direct commission. There is also the Public Health Corps that receives the same benefits and uses Navy rank and uniforms. If you are officer caliber and DOD does not take you, then maybe it is time to take those skills and go far in the civilian world. Just because DOD might make a mistake and not pick you up, if you are of that caliber, I am sure there are good paying civilian jobs that will.
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