[457] MTSU Alumni Can Consider Army Officer Candidate School

Release date: May 6, 2009


News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
MTSU Military Science contact: Maj. Trey Brannom, 615-898-5702


MTSU Alumni Can Consider Great Opportunity: Army Officer Candidate School


(MURFREESBORO) — The U.S. Army has an opportunity MTSU alumni, May 9 graduating seniors, underclassmen and others might want to consider.
The Army’s Officer Candidate School might be for you.
“It’s an opportunity alumni and graduating seniors may not know about,” said Lt. Col. Mike Walsh said.
“The opportunities available to alumni are wide open at this time,” added Maj. Trey Brannom, MTSU Army ROTC enrollment adviser. “As for those graduates who may have civilian aspirations, the additional opportunities within the National Guard or Army Reserve also are available.”
“These specifically provide a great supplemental income to any career as well as networking opportunities with many influential people throughout the country,” Brannom said. “We have many students who have made or enhanced their civilian career by the contacts made through being a member of the Army.”
Brannom said MTSU has had 15 general officers graduate from the university, and “that is the equivalent of a CEO of a Fortune 500 company and literally hundreds of colonels and lieutenant colonels, which is on par to senior vice president.”
Walsh said candidates may be eligible to be an officer in the U.S. Army officer, reserves or active duty, and the Army will repay up to $65,000 in student loans.
Candidates will be required to complete a 23-week training program, including Initial Entry Training (basic training) and OCS, Walsh said.
For more information, contact Brannom at 615-898-5702 or SFC Alex Lopez at 615-898-2564. Interested cadets also may visit www.goarmy.com/ocs.

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