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If one was to do ROTC in college and wanted maximum chance to earn an infantry platoon leader assignment, which of Army or Marines would give the best chance for that? Then the followup question, is Army or Marines the best place to serve as an infantry officer if you want to learn from the best? I am interestd in Army Rangers, Marine Recon, or special forces long term.
Hi James,
Both the Army and the Marines need infantry officers, so there is not much difference (in chances of being selected as an Infantry Officer) between the two.
In either service, if you volunteer for infantry, your chances of getting it are very, very good (assuming you meet medical qualification factors).
On the Special Operations/Special Forces side of the house, your selection chances would probably be better in the Army. The Army has several special operations options (including Rangers and Special Forces), and the Marine Corps only has one (Recon), and they are a very recent addition to the Spec Ops Command.
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my military information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers
Expertise
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.
Experience
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.
Education/Credentials
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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