its about rank

[hgordon2]

ok i have a high school diploma 4yrs of jrotc and 13 college credits will i still only get E-2 when i enlist if so not a problem was just curious

[Lisa 23]

Yes, this does bother me. You should try some basic sentence structure, capital letters at beginning of sentences, capitalize the letter "I" and periods at ends of sentences.
And E-2 when you enlist, nothing more.

[andrew5760]

Yes, this does bother me. You should try some basic sentence structure, capital letters at beginning of sentences, capitalize the letter "I" and periods at ends of sentences.
And E-2 when you enlist, nothing more.

I think if you get company honor grad you may be able to get bumped to an e-3, I think that's what happened when I was in bootcamp. But that is a real long shot.

[Lisa 23]

I can see being Company honor grad and graduating as a possible LCPL.....but to think you can be guaranteed LCPL instead of PFC in your enlistment contract just because you have a high school diploma and 13 college credits .....no.

[Nichols]

You'd go to boot an e-2.

[andrew5760]

I can see being Company honor grad and graduating as a possible LCPL.....but to think you can be guaranteed LCPL instead of PFC in your enlistment contract just because you have a high school diploma and 13 college credits .....no.

Of course you'd have to be a contract PFC to graduate as an LCpl honor grad. To be honest I hate that idea though. In my opinion they aren't ready for those responsibilities yet right out of boot camp.

[FoxtrotOscar]

You'd go to boot an e-2.

That's incorrect, you go to boot as a "Recruit", graduate and then become a PFC...

[Lisa 23]

Of course you'd have to be a contract PFC to graduate as an LCpl honor grad. To be honest I hate that idea though. In my opinion they aren't ready for those responsibilities yet right out of boot camp.

I agree!!!

[SBYates]

E-2 is the Highest rank you can be guarnteed out of boot, if you want more join a different branch. You have to earn those stripes in this gun club.

[Nichols]

That's incorrect, you go to boot as a "Recruit", graduate and then become a PFC...

Yup, my mistake.

[wildwoman73]

Not to contribute to a hissing match, but I have heard of rare instances of recruits graduating E3. However, not common and was eons ago. Those opposing may very well be correct. However, I'm with Lisa. Basic sentence structure can depict the intensity of seriousness in going after what you want. You want to be the best, practice even better.

[Nichols]

Not to contribute to a hissing match, but I have heard of rare instances of recruits graduating E3. However, not common and was eons ago. Those opposing may very well be correct. However, I'm with Lisa. Basic sentence structure can depict the intensity of seriousness in going after what you want. You want to be the best, practice even better.

You can graduate e-3 meritoriously if you're already a contract pfc ma'am.

[wildwoman73]

That's what I was thinking. But they didn't just give that away.

[Rooger]

ok i have a high school diploma 4yrs of jrotc and 13 college credits will i still only get E-2 when i enlist if so not a problem was just curious

What REALLY bothers me about this post is that He/she is Assuming there are going to make it through boot camp!

[Conch]

Yes, this does bother me. You should try some basic sentence structure, capital letters at beginning of sentences, capitalize the letter "I" and periods at ends of sentences.
And E-2 when you enlist, nothing more.

SBC23, did anyone ever call you a grammar Nazi lol?

Anyway, in answer to the question, you may be able to pick up E-3 if your lucky. The Army is the only branch where you can Enlist as an E-4 (Specialist), and that's only if you have at least a Bachelor's Degree from a 4 year University or College.