I want to join the army as an officer and work my way to the 75th Ranger regiment. I have over 90 credits and I'm 22. OCS accepts applications for people with a min of 90 credits. If I do ROTC I will be a year older and I will have to go to grad school to use the two year training period. I heard ROTC makes better officers and will look better on applications for hard to get jobs (Officer in the 75th Regiment).
What is a better choice, OCS now or ROTC and a masters? Does it matter, I know about needing a degree for O3 and a grad degree for O4
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I think OCS makes better officers - go enlisted fist and get the first hand knowledge of being a soldier and an NCO - you'll be a better leader for it.
those are two completely different things. ROTC doesn't do anything to help you out anyways.
In the Marines ROTC candidates still have to go to "Bulldog"(short) OCS. I am not sure about the Army though.
OCS will make you more popular with the enlisted, as you will still have a bit of the enlisted mentality as an officer. However, its much harder as you now have to fight to make that crossover.
ROTC, you will have to wait to do your time, but you'll be garanteed to be an officer without other enlistees trying to stop you.
I'd go ROTC.
If you go through ROTC you will already be trained and better educated.