"scott s." wrote in message 8.161...
wrote in sci.military.naval:

I am interested in pursuing a career in the Navy or Marine Corps,
quite possibly as an Aviation officer. I recently met with a
former Army officer, and he was telling me about parts of a
military career that I didn't know about. For example, he
mentioned that you can become a "military attache" in another
country. He also mentioned embassy duties and working in the
Pentagon. How hard are these kind of tours to get? Is there a
difference Navy vs. Marines?

When I came in there were a lot of guys trying to "game the system"
deciding whether to go USN or USMC based on the probability of
getting into flight school. You didn't have to commit to Marines
until your junior year.

As far as commissioning source effect on promotion: none.
As far as working in the Pentagon, some try hard to avoid it at
all costs, some try to get there. It generally is considered
valuable, or maybe mandatory to Captains. Naval attache is pretty
hard to get, more luck than anything else (you have to be in the
right place at the right time).

Naval attache is not hard to get. Since the only
requirement is that you can't be a CIA agent.


scott s.
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