Military Experience and MBA

Polo08816
Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:25:04 +0000

I realize that I don’t know what branch of service you’re referring to so I’m going to respond based on my Army experience. Obviously there are some similarities among all branches.

I’m asking about how admissions views them. Do they look favorably at military experience or not.

They do. However, it’s been said many times before on this forum. You have to show them why they should invest in you as opposed to all the other military officers out there. What makes you better than all your peers?

Would most officers apply after company command or earlier?

You would apply whenever you feel is right for you and see if you will be accepted. Also, realize that not all military officers will have company command until later on in their careers especially if you’re referring to special branches like JAG and AMEDD. For the most part, most AMEDD officers are practitioners up to the rank of O-5. In my experience, commanders have been O-6’s.

Usually, if one wants to make Major, they should have a masters.
…definitely to be competitive for LtCol.