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Question
Thank you in advance for your time. I am a former enlisted Marine. My wife has recently took interest in becoming an officer in either the Army or Air Force. My question is: She has a two-year degree and is 15 months from her four-year. Is there a program that will allow her to attend training and become commissioned prior to her finishing her four year.
Brian
The only branch that can work with her on commssioning prior to getting it is the Army Reserves, which require 90 credit hours to enroll or the the National Guard, which require 60 credit hours to enroll and 90 to commission.
Now also, those two services are also the hardest to get coming off the street. the Air Force Rarely takes OCS off the street and the Marine corps will if one scores very high and has lots of other desireable traits. being female may help with the Corps.
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John L
Expertise
I am a National Guard recruiter , been doing it for seven years and am a subject matter expert on qualifications for National Guard and I keep up to date on Regular Army regs and programs. I was in the Navy for 4 years and have 13 years in the Guard. I will not sugar coat my answers to you. They are usually short and to the point. If you need more in depth, ask me. Because each situation is different, alot of times you need to actually talk to a recruiter and let them evaluate your situation in person, by looking at your documents, issues etc. If I suggest this, it would be in your best interest to do so. Finally...thank you for your interest in serving this great nation of ours. Very few people can actually make the cut to serve let alone choose to do so. So thank you for wanting to and hopefully you will get a chance. Whatever branch you choose, thank you and good luck.
Experience
13 years Guard experince, combat missions and homeland missions. 7 years recruiting. I have been a platoon sergeant and squad leader. Mentor to new recruiters and recruits.
Education/Credentials
Recruiters course and advanced courses in recruiting
Awards and Honors
Top recruiter in district for FY 2008. Nominated for recruiter of the year for 2010.
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