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Registered: 12 April 2006
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on another forum someone correcting saying that a fresh rotc lt doesnt enlisted but be commissioned. what is the difference
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![]() Location: Arizona
Registered: 08 May 2005
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Marine Officers:
http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/marinejoin/a/usmcofficer.htm Marine Enlisted: http://www.military.com/Recruiting/Content/0,13898,rec_...listed_usmc,,00.html Basically, an officer is mid-high level management, has a degree, and in most cases can resign after 4 years of service, but can serve past that without renewing a contract. Enlisted are the "worker bees" and serve on a contract (usually 4-6 years) and have to renew (or choose not to renew) the contract every 4-6 years. They can not resign at any time, and must serve the full contract once they enter. There's also an overview of all the commissioning programs in the top link as well. And I think this link will pretty much tell you anything else about enlisting/commissioning: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/marinejoin/ |
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Registered: 12 April 2006
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can an enlisted person ever switched to commissioned. like he enlists into the marines reserves, takes hes four years of college and rotc, could he switch over to be commissioned into the active marines as a lt?
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Registered: 19 February 2006
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If you are going to college and in ROTC why would you join the reserves as enlisted? You should be able to get an ROTC scholarship after your first year if you dont get one right out of the gate (ie right after high school). Commissoined is the way to go, you can actually resign your commission before your initial contrat is up, at least in the national guard you can.
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![]() Registered: 24 January 2005
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Commisioned Officers can resign at any time. There may be penalties involved, but thats all spelled out long before a zero receives his/her commission.
SEMPER FI The Gunny PROUD TO BE AN INFIDEL I prefer to think that the chip on my shoulder gives the monkey on my back something to play with. I have to exercise early in the morning before my brain figures out what I’m doing. “The Meek shall inherit the earth….after I’m through with it.” |
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Registered: 12 April 2006
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im just trying to get as much experience as i can, is it possible to do what i said in the post above
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![]() Registered: 24 January 2005
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I recommend speaking directly to a recruiter to get the real answer. Most of what you will get in here is opinions and hyperlinks pointing you to likely sources to the question.
Recruiters for the branch of service you are interested in, is the smart way to go. These folks live and breathe for these types of questions. SEMPER FI The Gunny PROUD TO BE AN INFIDEL I prefer to think that the chip on my shoulder gives the monkey on my back something to play with. I have to exercise early in the morning before my brain figures out what I’m doing. “The Meek shall inherit the earth….after I’m through with it.” |
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Registered: 19 February 2006
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I would recommend talking to an officer recruiter or an ROTC recruiter or cadre, I would not recommend talking to a regualar recruiter.
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![]() Location: Germany
Registered: 14 February 2006
Posts: 299
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There is no such thing as an officer recruiter, and ROTC recruiter is a myth.
ROTC recruiters belong to the local recruiting company, referred to as On-Campus Recruiters (OCR). Officers are recruited by REGULAR RECRUITERS. Recruiters in all four branches are NCOs. Direct Commissioning programs still are run and managed by NCOs. There is no recruiting branch for officers to affiliate to in any service. "Brave Rifles! Veterans! You have been baptized in Fire and Blood, and come out Steel!" |
![]() Location: Arizona
Registered: 08 May 2005
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The first link I posted above describes almost every Marine Officer commissioning program, including those for going from enlisted to officer. Yes, it's possible to enlist, then get a commission later. Yes, going enlisted in the reserves and later getting a commission is also possible. As others have said-- see a recruiter for more information.
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