Careers: Military--Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines, Coast Guard/Becoming a U.S. General

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Expert: Rod Powers - 11/7/2009


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Are the odds of becoming a U.S.General better in the Army or are they better in the Air Force?

Are there many U.S. Generals who are Medical Doctors? If so, are there more in the Army or Air Force?

If a person is a Medical Doctor in the Reserves for the Air Force or Army,what track would he or she have to take to become a U.S.
General?

Let me know,

JC

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Hi JC,

The Army has around three times more troops than the Air Force, so they have around three times more generals. However, the "percentage" of General officers is about the same.

You may wish to see my Military officer promotion article at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/promotions/l/blofficerprom.htm

General Officer promotions are very political. General officers need to be nominated by the President, and confirmed by the US Senate. You can't get much more "political" than that.

For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my US Military information site at: http://usmilitary.about.com

Hope this helps!

Rod Powers
About.com US Military Guide
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.

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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.

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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).

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