http://armystrongstories.com Army Strong Stories is an official U.S. Army blog portal created to share personal Soldier stories. Its purpose is to promote discussion surrounding life in the military, communicate the impact of day-to-day military life and follow the paths of Soldiers enlisted in different areas of the U.S. Army as they experience new opportunities. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:05:08 GMT Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:05:08 GMT http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/christopher-dawson/how-to-become-an-officer-3/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/christopher-dawson/'>Christopher Dawson</a><br />      There are a few ways to become an Army officer and they are all centered around your education.  A bachelors or four year degree is key to getting commissioned as an Amry officer.  It's not neccessary to already have your degree but to complte it before getting commissioned.  The path that everyone thinks of is getting an appointment to West Point and this has definately been around the longest.  There is also ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) and OCS (Officer Candidate School)....<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/christopher-dawson/how-to-become-an-officer-3/">read more</a> Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:51:00 GMT Christopher Dawson http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/christopher-dawson/how-to-become-an-officer-3/