My question is can I enter Marine Corps Officer program with degree from TUI University???. Any info would be greatly appreciated
"Any accredited" The Armed Forces will accept any accredited (NA or RA) BS or MS for commission. It is stated in the individual Branch OTS website. When in doubt, talk to a recruiter. If you are already serving, talk to the career planner. Also, MCEP may be an option as well for the USMC.
looking at his sig line i'd say that our lost monkey is really not so lost. in any case, i believe he is correct in everything he has said.
Is TUI regionally accredited? If so, I'd say yes. I was accepted into OCS for the Coast Guard with my Excelsior College BS.
Marine Corps Officer Marine Corps Officer http://officer.marines.com/marine/making_marine_officers OFFICER REQUIREMENTS Do I have to graduate from college before I can become a Marine Corps officer? While all officers must have a degree from an accredited four-year university before receiving their commission, college students can begin their training toward earning a commission during college. See Commissioning Programs for more information. Enlisted Marines without a college degree may apply to earn a degree and seek a commission through one of the enlisted-to-officer programs. I have an associate's degree. Can I still become a Marine Corps Officer? While all officers must have a degree from an accredited four-year university before receiving their commission, you may discuss options available to you with an Officer Selection Officer. http://officer.marines.com/marine/global/faq
The Marine Officer Corps eats their young. Very few commissioned Marine Corps officers actually make it to captain -- and even less to major. Most are forced out of the active-duty Marine Corps and have to go to the Reserves. The Marine Corps is extremely small, when compared to the other branches and, subsequently, there isn't a great need to promote a lot of officers up the chain-of-command. With that in mind... You might want to consider the Army as a career officer because it's significantly bigger with significantly more promotional and career opportunities for officers. To get a commission in the Marine Corps or in the Army, you'll have to go through ROTC while enroute to a Bachelors degree (that option isn't available at TUI) or you can go through OCS (for the Army) or OTS (for the Marine Corps) after you've obtained a Bachelors degree. Yes, TUI meets this criteria.
Ways to become a Marine Corps Officer Platoon Leaders Class Summer training sessions that allow college freshmen, sophomores and juniors to pursue a commission without interrupting their academic studies Officer Candidate Course A 10-week summer training session where college seniors and graduates earn commissions as Marine Officers NROTC A national college program that includes financial assistance and educates students as midshipmen while they earn their degree U.S. Naval Academy An elite four-year military academy that commissions select students as Marine Corps second lieutenants and prepares them for The Basic School Enlisted to Officer Programs for enlisted Marines to be commissioned to the officer ranks http://officer.marines.com/marine/making_marine_officers/commissioning_programs
The Marines are a lot more selective than other services. Almost the only advanced rank they give for enlisted people is E-2, from what I've heard.
Hey guys, I'm not any kind of military (but I bet that I could kick ass on that obstacle course) but having read the previous comments i'm wondering if your goal was to be a Marine officer would you almost HAVE TO graduate from Annapolis? http://www.usna.edu///homepage.php
No, not really. The Marine Corps uses all the various officer ascension tracks mentioned above. While you can get in via the Academy, it's not the only way. You have just an equal chance of getting rejected via the other ways too.
You can enlist as a Marine and retire as an E-6 or you can enlist in the Army and retire as an E-8 or an E-9.
Education opportunities await motivated Marines http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/community/opinion/marine_backtalk_education_051908/ http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/careers/college/military_mastersdegrees_070430/ http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/careers/military_careers/ONLINE.MCT.COMMISSION/
Certainly! However, and I apologize to the mods if this link is not allowed (feel free to delete this post), you should check out http://www.marineocs.com. DegreeInfo.com is the go-to site for distance education discussions, but that is the go-to site for Marine OCS related discussions. Lots of prior and active duty Officers there to help you in your quest and ask questions to. Get the real scoop from those who have been there done that and got the premature arthritis to prove it... ;-) There are also sister sites for each branch of service for those looking at OCS for the other branches. Good luck and Semper Fi!
This is true for enlisted; even a former E-9 in the Army/Navy/Air Force/Coast Guard would start as an E-2 unless they are the company honor graduate... To be the company honor graduate you must be a stellar recruit at recruit training in which you graduate an E-3, roughly 1 out of 500 potential Marines. But who joins the Corps for money?!
Promotions depend greatly on the MOS, but it is true the Corps is small! However, this makes it even harder to become a Marine Officer in the first place. No matter what you do in the Marine Corps, you must stand out because you are competing with the best of the best! I'm a bit biased, I must add..
Once again, depends entirely on the MOS! Here's some great gouge for the potential Marine, curious third party, or arm-chair statistician on manpower: http://www.marines.mil/units/hqmc/pandr/Documents/Concepts/2008/CHPT5.htm
I would say "YES." I earned my degree from Troy University via online, they required me to write an explained statement. One of the Candidates in my Officer Candidate Class earned his degree from American Military University.
