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Some nut, commenting on a Radley Balco story (that has some wacky statemente too) thinks it is almost impossible for Enlisted people to become Officers in the US military

Search for comments by 'blogimi Dei'. He seems upset that some watery tart did not toss a sword at him and make him an Officer.

Truth be told, it is unbelievably easy for Enlisted personnel to become a Commissioned Officer or Warrant Officer. Kind of helps if you were not getting in trouble all of the time as an Enlisted person. All you have to do is apply and enter a Commissioning program or Warrant Officer school. Not sure what the current deal is on college, but for the Army I did not get my degree until I was a Captain, 12 years after I was Commissioned (Commissioned 1982).

Oh, if you are one of those Enlisted people who thinks Commissioned Officers are prohibited from flying, maybe you ought to brush up on a few things, including and other than that.

Balco's "mindless robot" statement was the previous winner.

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    by ncc74656 ( 45571 ) *
    My old man enlisted in the Air Force in 1969 (started as an airman (E-2) because he had a couple of years of ROTC), went to OTS in 1978 as a TSgt just days after graduating college (didn't even get to stick around for commencement, as I only learned at my own graduation), and retired as a colonel in 2002. He ran across more than a few other people who followed a similar path up through the ranks.

    My sister isn't prior-enlisted, but a fair chunk of her 2002 OTS class was.

    You might also point out to the R

  • What is more interesting is the people that go the other way. More than a few officers, intending to be career military, have found themselves RIF'd at various times and have chosen to become NCOs rather than enter the civilian world.

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