How much does college help a person who enlists in the army?

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Does having a college degree garauntee you a higher rank as an enlisted soldier? I'm 24 and currently in college, I spent 5 years in the army and it always seemed like the more education and smarter you were the more discriminated against you were by uneducated nco's. Is having more education a benefit or a burden among enlisted soldeirs? It seemed like the most educated guys were stuck as specialists or buck seargants? Maybe someone else can tell me I'm wrong.

Diadem · Accepted Answer

Being smart is good, smarter- even better, but can you operate and maintain a rifle?  Its important to know how to operate the tools to eliminate the enemy, this is your #1 priority.  But yes, if you go enlisted, you'll start off at either e-2, or e-3.

jark79 · Answer

If you have a college degree....please go in as a officer or as soon as possible try to go from enlisted to officer....you will get no respect as enlisted especially if you are 18-25 then you will be treated like a child and will not be respected until you get that officer rank!! I know i went in at 18 made rank very fast with in 3 1/2 yrs i was E-5 and got no respect because of my young age....if i was an officer they would have to respect me...so go in as an officer in the army or air force...good luck!!

lanah10101 · Answer

I heard it does...u enter as an officer,  instead of a whatever its called. so u will be one step higher then the other new recruits. (im no army expert) but when i was signing up to join the canadian army they said i would enter as an officer because of my university degree. its like that for almost all armies i think.

Dick · Answer

Education does not make the man.

Anonymous · Answer

If you are lucky, it can change your MOS from a grunt to a REMF..
and get you into OCS.

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How much does college help a person who enlists in the army?

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