Albany will hire residents first then so forth. Obviously Albany is not as easier as colonie or Niskayuna
Trust me, they only hire off the residents list.
I have dozens of guys in my infantry platoon that want to be cops or troopers. Either being in the military doesn’t help that much or it is EXTREMELY competitive right now.
For the army its 4 years of college to be an officer although I’ve heard of schools with 2 years of prep then 2 years of an associates degree also having ROTC programs.
You get 5-10 points extra on your civil service test if you were active military. That is huge.
do what now? you know the USAF is one of the leaders of on the ground security forces, incharge of many of the check points in country
my friend just did a stint over in the suck, USAF security forces Iraq
you join and you are gauranteed some type of deployment. this isnt peace time Military anymore where you can do 4-6 year enlistment and not go anywhere.
i was deployed or involved in some type of operation 3 of my 5 years on my enlistment. 2 years of which i spent out to sea.
all branches offer 100% tuition while on AD, but depending on your OPTEMPO you may, or may not have time for the schooling.
if you want to do things in a computerized environment, Navy or Airforce is the way to go.
5 points for honorably discharged active duty veteran.
10 points if youre a vet and have a disability rating :thumbup
Almost all of the dog teams we brought out were AF. But as far as being in charge of checkpoints ive never seen the AF out with out an Army escort.
same team :thumbup
just like navy and marine corps, one doesnt operate very well without the other doing something
I loved bring the dogs out. We could only be out for 2 hours cause the dog got “tired” lol
a bachelors is required to be an officer in any branch.
Like any true bureaucracy, there are exceptions to any rule:
http://www.nmmi.edu/rotc/index.htm
Welcome to the Army ROTC Early Commissioning Program at New Mexico Military Institute!
The rigors of a career as a Professional Warrior can be daunting and are not overcome by all. However, if you are up to the Challenge of a Fast Track Route to becoming a Second Lieutenant, The Early Commissioning Program is for you. This unique program is offered exclusively at the nation’s five Military Junior Colleges (MJC). The New Mexico Military Institute’s Early Commissioning Program allows for graduates to become commissioned officers in the United States Army in two years, instead of the usual four. Newly minted Second Lieutenant must still to go on to complete a bachelor’s degree while assisting the Professor of Military Science at the four year university he/she has transferred to and is a functioning leader at a local Army Reserve or National Guard unit. The program has major financial incentives for students to receive their commissions early and serve as officers while still attending college and gaining service time for promotions and retirement. While contracted in ROTC/ECP new lieutenants will not be deployed until completing a Bachelor’s Degree and successful completion of advanced specialized training (Officer Basic Course).
obviously not a common (or good) route to take. All the LTs I’ve met who were from NMMI were the Private Pyles of the officers. I just wanted to post this up here to reinforce my earlier statement that I’ve seen officers with only an associates deg.
money mike you are correct. and it goes alot further than just a degree.
Almost feels like we should have a military thread for all the members to go and have a chat that would be completely oblivious to us civilians.
I already feel lost in this thread.
Because in mother russia, everyones a soldier
I set up an appt for tomorrow at 1030 to have a chat with a recruiter. I will update.
what recruiter are you going to talk to? report back your results, and hopefully we can seperate the bullshit from the bullshit.
am i the only one who saw the pic at the top of the page in your link and thought most extreme elimination challenge? clearly private piles there lol
Good Luck man, we would be lucky to have you represent. Like Mike says, expect battle… were not done, its all just starting.
The recruiter here in queensbury. I have got some good advice from some people. Such as making sure I make sure i hold out for the job I want, even if it takes awhile. Stay away from open general in basic, and the fact that i can take the test as many times as I want until I get the score I want.
I’m not just going to jump into it.
Marine Corps 
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no but seriously if you ever wanna know the ins and outs of the Marines PM me, I’m not going to give a huge write up on here but if you ever want to discuss things about the Corps I will be more then happy to sit down have a beer with you and explain how it really is, not fill your head with bs.