I am about to join OCS, and was wondering what branches are considered the top notch branch?
here are the choices
* IN Infantry
* AR Armor
* FA Field Artillery
* AD Air Defense Artillery
* AV Aviation
* EN Corps of Engineers
* SC Signal Corps
* MP Military Police
* MI Military Intelligence
* AG Adjutant General's Corps
* FI Finance Corps
* MS Medical Service Corps
* CM Chemical Corps
* TC Transportation Corps
* OD Ordnance Corps
* QM Quartermaster Corps
2007-01-22 16:16:41 · 8 answers · asked by Dallas Cowboy 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Armor. My cousins are tank commanders in the Army, and they have exciting jobs. You get to drive fast and make stuff go boom.
2007-01-22 16:23:29 · answer #1 · answered by Devil Dog '73 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what your interest is. My son is in Infantry - it is what he signed up for & his best friend went through OCS with him was a Harvard attorney & signed up for Infantry too. Not everyone in OCS gets the branch they sign up for. The assignment comes at or around the family picnic & not everyone was happy about their assignment. The assignment comes shortly before graduation. Most of the 99 cadets signed up for MI but 5 out of the 6 assignments went to women. 2 of the officers that did not get MI as an officer had come from MI as an enlisted.
You will get 3 choices, if I remember right, but that does not guarantee any of your choices. You have a good shot at FI, QM, TC & IN (IN most of the time - as long as you are physically what they are looking for). The rest are luck of the draw.
My son loves the Army - he is a Ranger now. Good luck & God bless you!
2007-01-22 16:35:14 · answer #2 · answered by Wolfpacker 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what you want to accomplish. What do you want to do when you get out? or do you want to retire from the service?
All I know is that ADA, IN, and AR spend a lot of time in the field, and MP's do NOT get hired as police officers as Civilians.
My suggestions are MI, AG, CM, AV, or CM, mainly because I think they're cushy and translate well into the civilian world after your service.
2007-01-22 16:39:26 · answer #3 · answered by s_gestner 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Food Service !!! Quarter Master Corp!!! Hooorah
2007-01-22 16:20:50 · answer #4 · answered by baltic072 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hubby is in something QM in Special Ops. They get the good assignments - especially if you go airborne.
2007-01-22 16:26:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is all a matter of individual taste and talent, because NOT everyone is suited for the job of their desire. One must do what one has talent for.Find out what you are good at, and do it.
2007-01-23 03:17:55 · answer #6 · answered by WC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Engineers get paid when your tour is over.
2007-01-22 16:33:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Infantry all the way.
2007-01-22 16:26:48 · answer #8 · answered by shishka 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋