u/AverageRedditorWyatt

God willing, I will be graduating from college in a year with a BA in International Relations. Would enlisting as, say, an Army specialist as opposed to attending/graduating from OCS be worth it if I want the military experience, discipline, and benefits (particularly to help me get into grad school) without the responsibility of being an officer be worth it? I have heard it said from most that it's pretty stupid to not go the commissioned officer route after college, but are there benefits to enlisting straight away as an E-4? I want to attend grad school to pursue a Master's in Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language, if that helps.