whats the difference between officers and enlisted soldiers?

Question

what do u have to do to become an officer, and is it also possible to just enter the army like when ur 19 without having gone to west point or anything and become a Major or Lieutenant Colonel?

Answer 1

All services have commissioned officers who have graduated from a college or university prior to being accepted as an officer's candidate in their service of choice. Others attend ROTC or a military institution such as the Citadel, Quantico, the Air Force Academy, West Point , or Annapolis.

Enlisted ranks are usually filled by young men and women fresh out of High school. The enlisted ranks are the workhorse of the military, and the NCO's (non-commissioned officers)are their teachers and supervisors. Many people in the enlisted ranks carry a formal education with them, into the military. They choose to be enlisted rather than commissioned. I suppose the thinking there is commitment. Others are able to go to school while still in the service, and earn an undergraduate degree in their field of choice. Many go on to graduate school.

Becoming an officer is a competitive and tedious undertaking, and if you're not that commited to a career in the military, it is easier to go the enlisted route. Yet, many senior NCO's enjoy a successful and rewarding career while staying in the enlisted ranks. Some branches of service have programs for people who show the leadership, intelligence, and desire to become an officer, and can put a bid in for officers candidate school. Those folks we call Mustangs.

Answer 2

Officers- hold managerial type positions, do all the paper work, go to all the meetings and have the last say on what goes on if they are in command of anything. officers are also on what is called an indefinite contract, which means you may only have to serve 4 years but the army can call you back at any time they deem fit

Enlisted- these are you laborers the guys who do maintanence on the vehicles, take out the garbage, clear the rooms, whatever work needs to be done basically, once you get up in the enlisted ranks though, e-8,e-9 you pretty much acting like an officer only you actually make sure that everything that was said at the meeting is put into action.

to answer your question about becoming an officer at 19, the only way to do that is if you can show a recruiter a bachleors degree in something. You don't have to go to west point to get a comission but college is a must.

Answer 3

Officer Or Enlisted

Answer 4

Enlisted Or Officer

Answer 5

In order to be a commissioned officer it will require a minimum of a bachelors degree. The difference between officers and Enlisted is that typically officers will hold management type roles. Enlisted may hold supervisory roles. Enlisted can report to a NCO or an Officer. An Officer will only report to a higher rank officer.

Answer 6

There are three paths to becoming an officer in any branch of the US military:

Obtain an appointment to a service academy and graduate.
Join an officer's training program like ROTC or OCS at any civilian college.
Enlist in the service and obtain a commission while on active duty. There are a number of ways to do this, but none of them are as direct and simple as either of the two above. Most mustangs (officers who were prior enlisted) obtain their commission only after finishing their bachelor's degree).

So, yes, it is possible to join the Army at 19 as a private soldier and eventually retire as a Major or Lieutenant Colonel. There have even been general and flag officers who were prior enlisted. But in most instances, it's easier simply to go to college and join OCS first, and start off as a 2nd Lieutenant or Ensign.

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whats the difference between officers and enlisted soldiers?
what do u have to do to become an officer, and is it also possible to just enter the army like when ur 19 without having gone to west point or anything and become a Major or Lieutenant Colonel?

Answer 8

Officers in the military are direct representatives of the President. There are specific requirements that an officer must have for example: bachelor's degree, specific GT Score etc. Non-commissioned officers are those in the rank of Corporal, Sergeant through Sergeant Major (or E-4 through E-9). They are also the backbone of the Army because they are the 'middle management and primarily deal with Soldiers. Soldier are those in the rank of Private through Specialist.

Answer 9

The officers are essentially those in charge. Enlisted personnel are the "grunts" so to speak. They're to ones who are out in the field actually doing the work. You don't have to go to military school to join the military. You can still become a Major or Lt Col if you work for it. Also, you MUST have a bachelors degree to participate in the OCS (officer's candidate school) which is how you innitially become an officer.

Answer 10

There are different route to a commission. ROTC in College, through West Point, or OCS (Officer Candidate School) for those already in the service.

There are direct appointments for people with specialties such as Dentist, Doctor, Veternarian and Lawyers.

Now days, to get a commission you must have a college degree.