1. do military officers have to go to boot camp?
2. if yes how is their's different then those who are enlisted
2007-04-22 13:57:32 · 8 answers · asked by vollballroxsmysox 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Enlisted people go through what is known as boot camp. Upon completion, the enlisted recruits become privates for the most part, but some will be advanced in rank up to E-4 (Sgt.) because of college credits or other qualifiers.
Officers and officer candidate go through what is called 'basic officers school' which include the 'boot camp' environment. This basic school is done at different times for different type of officer candidates, those in ROTC programs often do this during summer breaks. Regardless ALL officers begin service as Second Lieutenants (Army, Air Force, Marines) or as Ensigns in the Navy. There are three and ONLY three ways to become an officer, they are: ROTC, even US Academy cadets are commissioned via the ROTC System. Officer Candidate School (Air Force calls theirs Officer Training School) and by Direct Commission. Direct Commissions can be given to individuals that have special degrees, such as Medical Doctors, RNs, Ordained Clergy, Dentists, and similar qualifications. These folks are generally gives commissions of Captain upon entry, RNs get the 1st Lt. rank I believe.
2007-04-22 14:35:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are different ways to become an officer. Nobody starts off as an officer. Some go to a military College and then become an officer, or one can go into officer school after they enlist and have a 4 year degree. Those that go to a military college have different "ranks" depending on how far they are in the college. It's not exactly like boot camp, but they have to do all the same stuff.
2007-04-22 21:09:12 · answer #2 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The main difference is in what they do. Enlisted soldiers are known as the "backbone" of the Army. They perform most of the physical labor and there are many, many more of them than officers. Officers are kind of like the "brains" of the Army. They handle most of the planning and paperwork. That is not to say that they are "smarter" than enlisted soldiers, but they normally have more education. I prefer to be enlisted even though I have a college degree because I like to work more hands on.
2007-04-22 21:29:49 · answer #3 · answered by outerbanksbeachfever 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Officers go through Commisioning programs being the service academies and OCS. And it is a lot worse than boot camp. That dumb *** that could barely talk that "graduated" enlisted training only to go UA when he got to A school would not have even made it to OCS let alone a service academy.
2007-04-22 21:22:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do, if they are trained through ROTC, they go to what is called Field Training and you will get a score. You must have certain score to move on to the next rank. It's known as the boot camp. If you are going to OTC, they got the same program also.
2007-04-22 21:37:20 · answer #5 · answered by John A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
officers boot camp is called OCS officer candidate school. I was enlisted but I have herd OCS is tough.
2007-04-22 21:10:49 · answer #6 · answered by heidi t 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PilotGal has it mostly right - except that RN's start out as O-1's, which in the Navy means that they start as Ensigns and in the Air Force and Army (Marines do not have their own medical service officers - they use the Navy's), they start out as 2nd Lieutenants.
2007-04-22 22:12:21 · answer #7 · answered by c4sgurl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes ! Yes ! They take on more leadership training than enlisted men !
2007-04-22 21:09:26 · answer #8 · answered by briang731/ bvincent 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋