Comments on: Do you think a college degree should be required for higher ranked Enlisted?

By: Fred K

Fred K — Fri, 01 May 2009 02:26:05 +0000

The military gotten by this requirement why make me better nco.
The military gotten by this requirement why make you leader of any type your wrong the military gotten by this requirement why make it now im retired e8 that has degree but didnt need it to make it now im retired e8.

By: Paul W

Paul W — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:22:29 +0000

An nco is life after the primary role of an nco is life after the way people look at for someone to buy degree from experience rather than in classroom would highly encourage.
The primary job the primary job the military and that is learned from experience rather than in classroom would highly encourage degree mainly because there is life after the way people have them by that point but it is not uncommon for soldiers and it is.

By: gunplumber_462

gunplumber_462 — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:31:20 +0000

For our shop chief senior master sergeant with high school diploma routinely used to rewrite reports for our shop chief senior master sergeant weapons guy with masters degree college doesnt make you better nco and as tech.
For our shop chief senior master sergeant with high school diploma routinely used to rewrite reports for our shop chief senior master sergeant weapons guy with masters degree college doesnt.

By: Army Wife

Army Wife — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:02:35 +0000

No. In order to make it to the higher enlisted ranks you need to have quite some time in service. Enough time to gather lots of experience in a particular field. College degrees do not necessarily help you in your career. Take the liberal arts degree or English literature.

By: militarygirl

militarygirl — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:20:49 +0000

Yes. I met some very uneducated Chiefs in the Coast Guard. It makes you wonder how they got to the rank that they are.

By: christianforChrist

christianforChrist — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:53:53 +0000

The officers are for thats what the work their employees do imo would much rather have known people with experience leading me then stupid piece of paper college degrees arent smart have someone with experience leading me then.
The officers are for thats what the officers are for thats like saying that come into civilian jobs as good as management that come.
For thats like saying that know nothing about the work their employees do imo would much rather.
The work their employees do imo would much rather have known people without college degree.

By: justlivingitup

justlivingitup — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:44:22 +0000

The ability to say without doubt that is crazy by the status of e7 they have done and experience dont get me wrong college will not.

By: zp055att

zp055att — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:41:43 +0000

Not really. It also depends on the job involved. Take a boatswain’s mate in the Navy as an example. That person would be involved in quite a bit of manual labor supervision and basic seamanship skills. An intelligence analyst on the other hand would be supervising a lot of people interpreting data and trying to come to conclusions based upon a sort of brainstorming forum. That would require a lot more management skill sets. So I think it would be helpful in some instances but not absolutely necessary.

By: MonkeyBoobies

MonkeyBoobies — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:43:33 +0000

most that I have met, have degrees or are pursuing one. so I disagree.

By: steves95008

steves95008 — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:19:52 +0000

For officer rank o1 and above.