Military Branches

Wanting to serve your Country?

There are many ways to get involved with our military branches to serve your country and expand on your leadership and job training skills. You can do a basic enlistment, enlist in the Guard or reserves, attend a college and participate in ROTC, or attend one of the five military academies! Browse this site to learn more about your options! Feel free to contact your local recruiter by either visiting the branch website and submitting your information. Our recruiters visit on a regular basis and will always be available to answer questions!

Make sure you scroll all the way through this page to learn about how you can enlist and what you have to go through! :)

Military Branches

Army and Army Reserve

Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)

Wanting to go to college and interested in the military but don't know which to do first? ROTC is the perfect blend of both options. While pursuing a 4 year bachelors degree, you can also engage in Officer Training so that when you graduate you have a bachelors degree and accept a commission as an officer. You take several military courses each semester and engage in activities throughout each year as you work towards graduation. Two and Four year scholarships are available too! Interested students should begin looking at and working towards these scholarships in the spring of their Junior year. The University of Wyoming offers both Army and Air Force ROTC - to learn more, visit:

- - Army ROTC at the University of Wyoming
  - Air Force ROTC at the University of Wyoming

The Academies

There are five Military Academies in the United States. Each academy trains students to become officers while earning a 4 year bachelors degree. The admissions process is extensive and highly competitive, so PLEASE visit with your counselor by the spring of your junior year! You have to have a congressional appointment, which means interviewing in Casper during the fall of senior year, plus extensive paperwork! It's all worth it, but don't leave it until the last minute! Check out the following academy websites by clicking on them below:

- - United States Military Acadamy, West Point - West Point, NY
  - United States Merchant Marine Academy - Kings Point, NY
  - United States Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs, CO
  - United States Naval Academy - Annapolis, MD
  - United States Coast Guard Academy - New London, CT

How do you get in?

Every candidate must pass the following:

- - Physical
  - Fitness Test
  - Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test

The ASVAB is comprised of eight different sections that will determine your eligibility for both ENLISTMENT and JOB PLACEMENT. Enlistment scores will go off of your results in Arithmetic Reasoning (AR), Math Knowledge (MK), and Verbal Composite (VE) x 2. Your Verbal Composite score is a combination of your Word Knowledge and Paragraph Comprehension scores. The following provides a quick list of qualifying scores (not job placement scores!):

- - Army: 31
  - Navy: 35
  - Marines: 31
  - Air Force: 36
  - Coast Guard: 45

Tips for visiting the recruiting office

Military.com offers a lot of wonderful resources for students considering a career field in the armed services and here is just one article on tips for visiting the recruiting office.

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a list of good questions to ask your recruiter!

YouTube Channels - check 'em out!

Check out the following official YouTube channels to see what life is like in each of the armed services.

- - Army: https://www.youtube.com/user/goarmyvideos
  - Marines: https://www.youtube.com/user/marines
  - Air Force: https://www.youtube.com/user/AFBlueTube
  - Navy: https://www.youtube.com/user/usnavy
  - Coast Guard: https://www.youtube.com/user/USCGImagery
  - Wyoming National Guard: https://www.youtube.com/user/wyoguard