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With certain exceptions, your degree is not going to matter (in terms of commissioning). You will be able to commission because you have at least a bachelor's degree, and from there - at least with the Army - you will get to choose three fields you would like to be in and the Army will try to place you in one of them, but ultimately, you will go where the Army needs you. (I don't know how the Navy/Marine Corps or Air Force operates on that issue.) When I was in, I served with an NCO who went officer. He was military intelligence when he was enlisted, but was placed in artillery when he commissioned. (Keep in mind, if you are female, you will be barred from the combat fields.)
If you choose to enlist, you will be able to go in as an E4, at least if you're thinking about the Army. The thing that will matter most is your Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) score. The higher you score, the more choices you will have out of what you can do.
ETA: Be sure to mention the languages when you go to see a recruiter (although, people who want to commission will speak to a different recruiter than those who want to enlist, I believe). If your languages will apply, particularly if you pick a certain field, you will have to take a test to prove your abilities with the language.
With certain exceptions, your degree is not going to matter (in terms of commissioning). You will be able to commission because you have at least a bachelor's degree, and from there - at least with the Army - you will get to choose three fields you would like to be in and the Army will try to place you in one of them, but ultimately, you will go where the Army needs you. (I don't know how the Navy/Marine Corps or Air Force operates on that issue.) When I was in, I served with an NCO who went officer. He was military intelligence when he was enlisted, but was placed in artillery when he commissioned. (Keep in mind, if you are female, you will be barred from the combat fields.)
If you choose to enlist, you will be able to go in as an E4, at least if you're thinking about the Army. The thing that will matter most is your Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) score. The higher you score, the more choices you will have out of what you can do.
What are commissiong and enlisting? I want to be in a non-life threatning job. I am a Male.
What are commissiong and enlisting? I want to be in a non-life threatning job. I am a Male.
How are the entry level pay and benefits?
Commissioning is becoming an Officer: Ensign through Admiral in the Navy.
Enlisted are non-officers (the Chiefs make the Navy run, by the way): Seaman through Senior Chief.
The non-combat thing. The job of the military is to go into harm's way and wreak havoc on our nation's enemies. There are billets that would make the likelihood of seeing combat rare but..........
You need to re-think the military and you, you would most likely at some point have a crisis of conscience.
Commissioning is becoming an Officer: Ensign through Admiral in the Navy.
Enlisted are non-officers (the Chiefs make the Navy run, by the way): Seaman through Senior Chief.
The non-combat thing. The job of the military is to go into harm's way and wreak havoc on our nation's enemies. There are billets that would make the likelihood of seeing combat rare but..........
You need to re-think the military and you, you would most likely at some point have a crisis of conscience.
The languages would make you highly desireable.
So Commissioning is a dangerous job. I want to be in a safe environement. I can leave the job anytime right?
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