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KirStang · 03-09-2010, 11:39 AM

Hey all,

I'm going to down to Military Entrance and Processing ("MEPs") on Friday, March 19th. I tried to go in back in December, but my bad eye-sight required a waiver from the unit commander, hence the long delay.

I'm most likely going to try and become a officer with the Army National Guard, they have the summer basic training and 1 weekend/month for 16 month Officer Candidate School ("OCS") program, which will allow me to finish up my law degree while working through OCS.

The question I have is this: I originally went in wanting to be in a more combat-intensive MOS, but if I did that I ran the very real risk of not finishing up my law degree, and none of my family members supported that move. On the other hand, my parents and siblings support me becoming an officer.

Now that I'm going to try to become an officer, is there a way to pin down a MOS which is more combat oriented? Or are officers told basically where to go? The reason I ask is because I would rather not sign up and repair vehicles all day.

More importantly, have other people on TFP gone through OCS? What is there to expect? Most important of all, what are some things you have learned that have helped you become a better officer?

Thanks all.

03-09-2010, 11:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
KirStang Future Bureaucrat	Going in to the Service: Questions Hey all, I'm going to down to Military Entrance and Processing ("MEPs") on Friday, March 19th. I tried to go in back in December, but my bad eye-sight required a waiver from the unit commander, hence the long delay. I'm most likely going to try and become a officer with the Army National Guard, they have the summer basic training and 1 weekend/month for 16 month Officer Candidate School ("OCS") program, which will allow me to finish up my law degree while working through OCS. The question I have is this: I originally went in wanting to be in a more combat-intensive MOS, but if I did that I ran the very real risk of not finishing up my law degree, and none of my family members supported that move. On the other hand, my parents and siblings support me becoming an officer. Now that I'm going to try to become an officer, is there a way to pin down a MOS which is more combat oriented? Or are officers told basically where to go? The reason I ask is because I would rather not sign up and repair vehicles all day. More importantly, have other people on TFP gone through OCS? What is there to expect? Most important of all, what are some things you have learned that have helped you become a better officer? Thanks all. Last edited by KirStang; 03-09-2010 at 11:52 AM..