How do you become an officer in the US Army?

Answer 1

Attend one of the Military Academies and graduate. Attend college and participate in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC). Enlist in the service of your choice and if you display special qualities that come to the attention of your commanders, you may be recommended for Officer Candidate School (OCS).

Answer 2

Being a commissioned officer in the US Armed Forces first requires for you to have your four year degree, so that would be the first thing you do. You'd get your commission either through OCS or ROTC. You'd have to volunteer for Ranger Regiment, and get the assignment. Coming straight out of ROTC/OCS, you wouldn't be placed in a leadership position right away, but rather, would most likely be assigned a staff position before being placed in any leadership role.

The Ranger Regiment requires that anyone assigned to a leadership position have their Ranger tab, so the Ranger school is going to be a must (also, as a commissioned officer in a active duty combat arms unit, you would more or less be expected to attend Ranger school even if you weren't assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment).

Answer 3

Different armies of different nations of the world are probably going to be different.

In the United States, most soldiers of the u. S. Army are classified as enlisted, and to become one of them you would start the process by talking to a recruiter. If you are qualified, you would enlist, usually becoming a Private.

A smaller number of members are officers, who are in more supervisory roles. Most officers first went to college and took ROTC courses, then entered the Army as Second Lieutenants.

It is also possibile to enlist first and later apply for OCS (Officer Candidate School) in hopes of becoming an officer.

Answer 4

Your desire is to be respected. This is a very mature and patriotic decision. The best thing to do is to talk to your Army recruiter. Or go to www.goarmy.com

Answer 5

you have to remain in the army for a long period of time, at least twenty years and be in combat at least once, but that is normally not the case and you go numerous times.