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Please, do tell in what capacity you would imagine an AD junior officer working in an area that will allow them to be competitive in a technical skills interview. The Army IS different from other branches such as the AF and Navy. We’re more managers of people than we are of “systems” like the other branches.
Total active duty time including training/schools would be ~ 2 years. Total AD time on Title 10 would be exactly 1 year.
Yes, there’s a difference between attending a reputable institution for a MS in a STEM field and doing an MA from DeVry, Ross, York, or whatever BS for profit “institution” via distance learning degree.<br>
The majority of AD personnel are simply not located close enough to decent brick and mortar universities. I’ve been to enough bases out in bumble**** nowhere.
You are asking two different questions:
- Why did you join the military?
- Why did you pick a particular branch/MOS?</p>
<p>I picked this particular branch/MOS because of the promotion opportunities so I can get ahead/profit/beat my chest/dumb chicks… who really cares? Believe it or not, the Army has more than a fair share of officers with low IQs that will not be competent at anything they do regardless of their motivation.</p>
<p>The biggest lie a cadet/officer candidate will ever be taught in a commissioning source is that the Army is about leadership. Wrong. The Army is about putting bodies in slots. It still is and always will be despite any delusions of grandeur.</p>
<p>You just need to learn to how to play the game.</p>