o___o was watching Band of brothers and end of Part Seven : The Breaking Point.. I thought I heard him ranking upto a Lt. o__o

absolutely but you would have to go through a commisioning program, i dont think you can go enlisted to officer through field promotions.

No more field promotions in today's military. You can get a commission though through OCS or ROTC.

JulesLee
There are many programs within the various military branches which allow an enlisted person to become an officer.

The best way to get information on this topic is to talk to the various recruiters. They can tell you what the prerequisites are for the various programs.

Cooler King, your post has nothing to do with the question asked and has absolutely no place in this particular forum.

My mistake, I misread the post.

My sister lad joined the American Green Berets as a Private and has risen to the rank of Major, so the answer must be yes. My Uncle joined the Royal Engineers as a boy soldier and rose to the rank of Lt Colonel. My father joined the RAF as and Aircraftsman and rose the rank of Squadron Leader after he completed his aircrew course. Now me i went in a as Private and came out as Private and if they could have busted me any lower they would have done so.

I guess I am the living proof that an enlisted soldier can become an officer. I was allowed to leave active duty last August under the Green to Gold program to become an officer via ROTC. Right now I am attending Austin Peay State University and will get my commission in May 08 unless I really screw my self over.

You can become an officer as a prior enlisted soldier by a few means. You could go into one of the Academies. I know that there was a Ranger who had earned the Silver Star who was at West Point. You could go ROTC after you finish your enlistment contract. Like me, you could get out while you are on active duty via the Green to GOld program. The reserves has a direct commission where you can go to OCS (Officer Canidate School) of you have more than 60 semester hours of college. However, you will need to complete your 4 year degree before you can be promoted to captain.

Did I miss any other ways to get your commission???

I'm in the reserve component (US Army), and I'm also going to college, which makes me eligable for the Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP), so I can contract with ROTC to become an officer while still serving in my reserve unit (with higher pay I might add ). You don't have to let your enlistment contract run out.

Originally Posted by Doody

Did I miss any other ways to get your commission???

I stole mine.

I'm not really clear on the ins and outs of it, but from what some of my classmates have been telling me (most of my FAOBC class is prior service enlisted), it sounds like Direct Commission and OSC are actually two seperate routes to commissioning, anyone have any experience with this?