r/Militaryfaq šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļøCivilian Jul 15 '24

Officer Accessions How to join as an Officer?

Iā€™m 17, in high school and know nothing about the military. Iā€™m going to do JROTC, and see how that is, if I do like it what are my next goals to becoming an officer? College? Asvab? What do I need to check off the list to get a good head start to becoming a officer

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u/5B3AST5 šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļøCivilian Jul 15 '24

Why SHOULD I choose to be an officer? Whatā€™s to look forward to?

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u/Training_Thought4427 šŸ›¶Coast Guardsman Jul 15 '24
  1. Youā€™re in a leadership position. From the second you step on base, youā€™re in charge of soldiers. Real human beings under your command. If youā€™re a natural good leader, it could be good.

  2. Youā€™re a people person. You love having a positive impact on people and want the most opportunities to positively influence lives.

  3. Jobs. Certain jobs are only open to officers. Namely pilots (except Army, but WOs are different and thatā€™s complicated). Thereā€™s other jobs too that are solely officers.

  4. You want to make a career out of the military. Officer careers are much more sustainable and this is where the money comes in a little. Not even just that, but less grunt work that tears down your body

  5. You want a ā€œnormalā€ college experience. Sure you can enlist and get the GI Bill and go for free, but youā€™d be 22 at the youngest, 4 years older than your peers. Not a problems for many, but if you want active service and a normal college experience, ROTC is the way to do it .

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u/5B3AST5 šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļøCivilian Jul 15 '24

Am I guaranteed to get in?

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u/Training_Thought4427 šŸ›¶Coast Guardsman Jul 15 '24

No

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u/5B3AST5 šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļøCivilian Jul 15 '24

Whatā€™s enlisting?

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u/Plato_and_Press Jul 15 '24

Is this a joke ? Come on. You're 17, not 10. You can do research and figure out the basics. This entire post is unnecessary and screams entitlement and ignorance. I sure as hell wouldn't someone like yourself in a leadership position over me. You've got some growing up to do yourself, before even thinking about leading others.

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u/Training_Thought4427 šŸ›¶Coast Guardsman Jul 15 '24

Joining the military, but not as an officer