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What secrets lurk in the filecards?
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02-28-2013, 04:23 AM
blackrazor1
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A commission as an Officer in ANY branch of the service comes through 1 of 4 ways...
1. Service Academy
2. ROTC at University/College level (high school ROTC doesn't count).
3. OCS (or equivalent... I think the Air Force calls in OTC or something)
4. Direct Commission - this is for professions like Doctors, JAG Lawyers and Chaplains. These guys have extra academic credentials, and they are usually commissioned as Captains. It doesn't happen for Infantry, Artillery, Intelligence, etc.
Battlefield Commission - this doesn't happen anymore. It hasn't happened since Vietnam. Officers are now required to have a bachelor's degree. No one has gotten a battlefield commission in over 40 years. It's a thing of the past.
Once you're an Officer, it matters very little how you got there. All that really matters is how you perform. Of course there are some benefits to going through the Academy: the training is great, you know a ton of other people, the alumni network, etc. But if an Officer does a good job, it doesn't matter how he got there.
How do I know?
I'm a former Army Officer. All Chaplains are Officers.
In the episode in question, the fact that Shipwreck is in the Navy is what makes it funny. Beach-Head even comments on it. He says something like, "Shipwreck's not even in the Army!" The point is that Mindbender had rigged the computer and they had all been promoted to "colonel". It's hilarious. The fact that Shipwreck is in the Navy isn't a "mistake"; it's a joke.
Looks like Shipwreck has one other option to becoming an officer. He can become a Limited Duty Officer. Appears to be an option for Sailors and Marines only.
Limited duty officer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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