depends on your education level and if you have any degrees or not

yep true unless you went to the academy….then you to go OCS…officer candidate school…recruiters dont really lie they just withhold alot of usefull information as i found out..usually if you have a degree its way way easier to become an officer because thats what the differance between the two…

Um … yup. Duh. Uh – huh.

No this is not true!! Talk to someone who is in the branch that you are looking at. The recruiter has to fulfill a quota of enlisted. They lie about A LOT of things to recruit people.

first of all the government is lieing to you.youll be placed as a private if you dont have any assets ex:daddy gb+gwb=no war for gwb

bubbles is right- if you have gone to college, then you can enlist as an officer- if you don’t have any credits, then you will be enlisted. if you’re asking anyone’s opinion, i think the enlisted personnel is much better and honorable than the officers. just my two cents- (hubby was in marine corps as infantry)

Not true. Tell him to kiss you *ss.

Find another recruiter if you’re really interested.

UPDATE – on your update…

With a college degree, you can go right in as an officer. You’ll have to go through OCS (Officer Candidate School). My favorite officer in the Navy had a Geology degree.

After being commissioned, you can resign (leave) any time you want if you don’t owe them any time for money they’ve spent on training you. If you’re worried about that sort of thing, look into what kind of long-term inactive reserve time you might be on the hook for.

If a military recruiter tells you that you have to be enlisted b4 u get recruited than who are we to tell you that it’s wrong? Do not go by the opinion ready but decisionless people around you. You better ask him clearly because I feel that he will be your most reliable source for this particular information afterall he will be the one recruiting you.

Basically if you want to be an officer in the military there are three ways you can do it. One–you can go to one of the military academies and get an appointment after graduation. Two–you can graduate from college with a four year degree and enlist as an officer. Or Three–you can enlist as a enlisted person without a degree and then apply for the “boot strap” program. Basically, boot strap is for exceptional soldiars/airmen that go to college while they are in the military. It is a very competetive program and if you are accepted you must get your degree prior to your enlistment expiring and you must promise a certain number of years to the government in exchange.

officers are commissioned NOT enlisted so NO the recuiter did NOT lie to you !

He may not have lied, but he cetainly did not tell the truth

first of all when you join any branch of service after you have graduated either from one of the many military academies or from a four year college you are not enlisting!!!!! You are receiving a commission in that branch as an officer. If a person has no higher education other than high school diploma (because a GED isn’t really going to cut it anymore) and you want to join you half to enlist. To answer your question if you have a degree you can join right out as an officer once you successfully complete boot camp. Trust me on this one I ship off to the Great Lakes on June 14th. which is a moth after i graduate High School. My brother is a navy recruiter. Hoped this helped

Okay – there are officer recruiters and there are enlisted recruiters. Both have quotas they have to fill. Obviously, as there are more enlisted personnel, there is a larger push to fill those enlisted billets. If you have a degree (a BA or BS), you probably qualify for a commission (that means you are an officer). An initial commission generally requires a 8-10 year commitment, at least 4 of which is on active duty. The Army has a warrant officer program, but I’m not sure of the pre-requisites for that. I would contact an Army recruiter or Military Entrance Processing Command center for additional information. The Navy has direct procurement commissions for those people that attended the Naval Academy or were in the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) or were recruited after having earned their BA or BS degree. They also have in-service officer programs for those enlisted personnel that desire to work toward a commission (Seaman to Admiral or STA; Limited Duty Officer/Chief Warrant Officer). Those rely on sustained superior performance, initiative and a selection board to get into.
The bottom line is, your recruiter likely did not LIE to you, but did not tell you the whole truth. If you aren’t comfortable with his answers, ask to speak to the Recruiter in Charge, or contact a MEPS.

Hope that helps.