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I am seventeen years old and have a GED, will my GED disqualify me from joining the army? If i can enlist, is it possible to enlist and then after a certain amount of time become an officer? If so what are the chances of becoming an officer after being enlisted?
Your GED won't disqualify you at all. You can enlist. If you do enlist, OCS (Officer Candidate School) is a possibility once you earn credits towards a college degree. The Army will allow you to take classes towards this, just be prepared to work. Your chances of becoming an officer are entirely up to you. If you want it bad enough to work for it, then you can do it.
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Aaron Shifferly
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I am currently an active duty Army Captain in the Military Police Field. I have been enlisted (Military Intelligence) and attended The United States Military Academy at West Point. I can answer questions related to the Army, posting, jobs, lifestyle, workings... pretty much anything you can throw at me with the exception of very specific recruting or medical questions. I have no expertise in what it takes to get in the military other than the fact that I, myself, joined at one point in time.
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I have experience in both deployed and garrision environments as a Military Police Officer.
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Bachelor of Science in Arabic and French from United States Military Academy at West Point.
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