![]() ![]() They really want the science oriented guys. from NROTC, for your first tour you either get assigned to flight school, subs or surface warfare. positions not being available right away. GPA is a big factor when it comes to selection of where you will end up after graduation.Īgree with what your friend told you about intell. Most in his unit who started out in engineering have changed their major because the tough courseload was killing their gpa. S is in NROTC at a "engineering" school but he is not majoring in engineering or a hard science. Beyond that, learning foreign languages is very helpful.Īlso, be aware that your local military recruiters are often unfamiliar with the options for officer programs, so make sure you are talking to someone who does officer recruiting. to qualify for a very high security clearance, so staying away from crime, drugs, and foreign entanglements are very helpful. The Intelligence officers didn't have as many opportunities-but that could all have changed by now.īe aware that by far the most important thing is for the young man to get into the CIA or State Dept. When I was a Navy cryptology officer, it was fairly easy to get chosen for a year of foreign language training. Some fields have more foreign language requirements and opportunities than other fields. There are also other jobs that are foreign affairs related. Īll the branches have intelligence officers and cryptology officers who get good exposure to international affairs. ![]() If he wants to be more of an office worker, then any of them would work. If he wants to be more of a swashbuckling field operations type, then the weapons, survival, and hand-to-hand combat training he would get in the Army or Marines would be helpful (NROTC grads can choose to go in the Navy or Marines). It depends a lot on what sort of things he'd like to do within the diplomatic corps or CIA. If any of you have any ideas for the young man, please feel free to advise him. So, people I am throwing the doors open to you. He also said a career as an Army officer would give the young man excellent opportunities to travel, to develop language skills and would increase his chances in gettting a position in the diplomatic corps or the CIA. He said that Army ROTC is more flexible concerning academics. The same friend thinks that Army ROTC would be the best route to go. AFROTC appears to be offered at more colleges than NROTC but fewer than the number of colleges offering Army ROTC This is something that he is very interested in, but another friend, a former military officer, said those positions don't become available until mid-career. The young man found a career description for a foreign/political affairs officer on the US Air Force web site. It seems that NROTC programs are offered at the fewest number of schools. Most NROTC programs are located a schools with engineering programs. He is in the top quarter of his graduating at a Catholic high school.įrom what he, his father and I have gleaned from our various attempts at research, Naval ROTC is the most science oriented of the three ROTC programs. ![]() His mathematics and science grades are okay, but not great. He is pretty good in history, English and foreign languages. What he cannot determine is which branch would give him the best opportunities in a career in international affairs. He is willing to participate in a Reserved Officer Training Corps program to earn his commission as a commissioned officer and maybe get a scholarship to help pay for college. Most likely, he would be majoring in history or political science, with possible minors in English or French. Like I said, he is a bright kid but not service academy material. The young man thinks that the best start on his career path would be to serve as an officer in one branch of the armed forces. Over the long term, the young man would like a career in the diplomatic corps or maybe the CIA.in short, anything involving international affairs. The son is a high school junior.a smart kid, but certainly not Ivy League or Service Academy material. Since the members of the College Confidential community have been very generous with advice in the past, I thought I would post this problem that a friend and his son are trying to resolve. ![]()
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