Ranking up in different military branches?

So are you planning on enlisting as an Officer or Enlisted member?

If you're planning on enlisting after college, most people with a Bachelor's degree usually come in as Officer. Officer promotions are pretty much the same across the branches upto O-3 but once you get beyond that it gets harder, the Army would probably be the easiest but keep in mind that it is just as easy to get that rank taken away.

If you are planning on being enlisted...the Army gives rank away. You can enlist as an E4....the Marines, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard highest enlistment rank is E-3....the Army can lose rank just as fast and they get it. In the AF, it takes a bit of paperwork trail to get you demoted.

There's a lot to take into consideration when promoting....your performance reports, PT score, and other things affect your eligibility. For the AF it also depends on how will you do on your testing (SKT/job and PDG/AF info).

Talk to a Recruiter from each branch (Officer and Enlisted) to see what they have to offer you and go from there.

As for ASVAB.....the AF only requires you to get a 36. However, you'll have better chances getting a job you want with a 50 or better.

Susan....why don't you try being a good military wife and support and respect all branches.

GOOD LUCK!!

The Army with its higher rate of turnover and Navy to a lesser extent tend to promote a little faster in the junior officer ranks. This starts to balance out in the middle officer ranks but all require a masters basically to reach O-4 with promotions up to that being automatic and based on time in grade and time in service along with your record. You might want to consider some of the other quality-of-life type issues when considering which service you are thinking about entering.

If you want to move up in rank quicker, just stay away from the Marine Corps. I know that you can enter Army basic as high as e-4, and the navy at least e-3...

Ive also had a member of the navy tell me its the easiest life out of the four services, so i would imagine it's also easier to move up in rank

Different jobs have different chances of making rank. If something is easy to make rank in then there has to be a catch. Obviously if a service ranks higher that means most people are getting out. Choose a service with the retention.

i heard the navy takes a different test, the afocq or something.

i know because i got a 90 ASVAB, 124 GT which is supposedly good and the air force were unimpressed, the army and marines seemed to be excited and the navy really didn't give a shite either.

from what i heard, both air force and navy are downsizing, they say its right-sizing.

youll have some loans, go army. theyll pay them off and it should be pretty good.

A Marine would follow the orders of the people within his chain of command; if an Army Sergeant is a Marine's superior in a joint-command, then that Marine would follow the order of the Sergeant. But if an Army Sergeant just walks up off the street somewhere, that Sergeant does not, necessarily, has any authority over the Marine. When I (as a Navy Sailor) was attached to an Army Unit, the Staff Sergeant & SFC of that unit became my "direct" supervisors and I had to follow their orders. Btw, it is "Marine Corps."

In the Navy, it depends on your rating (MOS) also. If you go in as HM (corpsman) or BM (boatswain's mate), you'd be lucky to make an E-4 within 4 years. I am an EOD, and made E-5 in about 3 years. But now I'm stuck at E-6 for the last few years now. Talk to your recruiter, but DO NOT trust him/her completely. Their job is to sign you up and not about making rank for you.

its not about what the man wears on his collar but what the man is capable of doing.

take the marines a lcpl. could be a squad leader because of all his training to where the army u have to be a SNCO not that there not trained dont get me wrong but the marines we believe in delegation of authority and we trust our NCOs,there is a reason that the marine NCOs are the only NCOs in our armed forces able to carry a sword and if u didnt know that u should look it up good history there

It's called "promotions", not "ranking up." The services do differ slightly in average promotion times.

All branches are distinctly different. The Air Force is a corporation not part of the military. (Its kind of a joke, but its true) I'd check with all the services and see which one suits you best. My opinion, and of course I am biased here, go Navy!