what do i need to do in order to become a military officer?

Question

is the salary good?what needs to be done? schooling?etc.

Answer 1

You need to have a clean record (no crimes, financially responsible), be in good physical shape, have a 4 year college degree with good grades and show that you are a go-getter. If you are still in high school, participate in sports, it shows initiative. You should be willing to adapt to military life and do things by the book. You don't get a lot of room for creativity at first, the first few years they are teaching you the system, which has been worked out by trial and error over the last 200 plus years.

The salary is tight the first 3 years, but you get 30 days leave right from the start and health and education benefits. If you stay in the salary gets to be pretty darn good in 10 - 12 years and you can retire at 20 years if you want.

Answer 2

Depends your nationality, and age. For the US there are three ways, regardless of branch:
1- A service Academy. You must be sponsored by your Congressional Representative. You also have to show excellent academics, and leadership (either sports, student gov't, JROTC, volunteering). Competition is EXTREMELY tight. I believe last year, even with the war on, there were 7 competitors for each slot.
2- ROTC. The majority of officers are commissioned this way. 2-4 year programs at most colleges. They also have scholarship programs that aren't as competitive as Academies
3- Officer Candidate/Training School. This is for enlisted folks who have a degree and wish to be officers. There are slots for folks who are college graduates and wish to be officers.
For all of them you need to have: good grades, be in great physical condition, and have demonstrated leadership potential.
Finally the pay is about 50-75% of civilian equivalents. However, you will have MUCH more responsibility than your civilian counterpart. Also, you get non-taxable living allowances that help your bottom line. Finally, you do get a chance to do stuff everyone else just reads/watches TV about. It is also one of the top three "most prestigious jobs" in the US-if that's important to you.

Answer 3

1. When you graduate from high school, go to a
Military Recruiting Office and talk to the recruiter
and sign up for the military, go thru basic training
and if you are smart enough and good enough, then
you apply for OCS(Officer Candidate School) and upon graduation from the school, you will be commissioned
a 2nd Lieutenant. The salary is good.

Answer 4

You can enroll in college ROTC, Go to one of the U.S.ervice academies, or go to Officer's Candidate School.

Answer 5

just so you know, ocs is HARD HARD HARD
so if you choose to commission (and i think you should) be prepared to get in and get the frickin job done!

Answer 6

If you are asking here you are not serious.