Is there any college that has a Dsst score chart with "A grades" ?!PLEASE HELP!

[thedaye]

Can I ask why specifically the Navy? It'll probably be easier to become an officer in the Army.

OTS is AF. I do not care for the navy. I know the army will kick open your door if you are a competitive candidate interested in joining, but my husband is in the AF and I simply like the AF best.
The AF has higher standards(quality of life) than the other branches.

[Prloko]

I am AF Enlisted for 9 years I thought you were going Navy since you mentioned the Naval Academy in your post. I have noticed that the QoL for the other services have been catching up and in some instances passing the AF. Army MWR in Germany is awesome, the AF Services leaves something to be desired. Navy DFACs are the best in my opinion. Go Army Ed and Navy/Army SOC is better than the AFs CCAF program. You also promote much quicker in the other services. Of course, AF is the least dangerous (depending on AFSC) and is the closest to civilian life as we know.

OTS is extremely difficult to get into right now, the AF is reducing it's force mostly through assension(sp?). If you want to be competitive, I would worry less about grades and more about the specific degree you are getting. Try to find the undermanned fields and get a degree in that field. Do you have a specific career in mind?

[rlee7575]

I agree with Prloko, except for on one thing. Army MWR is way behind Air Force. Life outside of Ktown is a lot different.lol I think officer programs all across the board are getting very selective. The new OCS guidelines for the Army has a cutoff age of 29, with no waivers for ANYTHING. Absolutely no misconduct in the last 7 years, 240+ pt, etc. I'm applying to medical programs(PA, Nurse, HPSP Dental), since they have a lot higher selection rate now.

Psy.D is a good option, especially since you can try for the HPSP program which pays for the school and a monthly stipend as well. I know the army has that program for Clinical Psychology; not sure about other services. Also, note that the Post 9/11 GI Bill only pays the state school maximum rate or $17500, whichever is higher. A lot of the Psy.D programs are pretty expensive.

Prloko was dead-on referring to undermanned fields. I would contact an officer recruiter and ask what specific officer fields an MA in Leadership could lead to. I personally believe that would be more of a degree to attain after coming onto active duty already, but at least check the options. There's a matrix online that breaks down each degree and matches them to Air Force jobs, but I'll have to dig for it and get back to you on that.

Just an FYI: My NA degree is good enough for an Army commission, but HCA positions have been overstaffed that past couple of years. If more open up this coming fiscal year, then Direct Commission will be available for it. I think a degree from the Big Three would suffice with other services, as long as there is a need.

[thedaye]

wow! I just saw your reply! How could I have missed it!

[QUOTE=rlee7575;129873Psy.D is a good option, especially since you can try for the HPSP program[/QUOTE]

can you tell me a bit more about the HPSP program?

Also, how did you go from AAS to BS in less than 5 months? Did you test out? I also noticed that your degree is not from the big 3. Is CSU a good option to the big 3?
Thanks!