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LIFE AS A NEW LIEUTENANT

Lieutenants make leadership and management decisions daily. You may be tasked to develop a Company Training Plan, Physical Fitness Program, or Unit Deployment Plan. Whatever mission the Army is tasked to do, it develops or utilizes existing plans to assist in the successful completion of the assigned mission.

You will use the 8 Troop Leading Procedures, Operations Order, and After Action Review to guide and assist you in the accomplishment of the mission. Those leadership and management tools will be learned in Army ROTC years in advance of your commissioning as a lieutenant.

You may have over 100 soldiers under your command as a lieutenant. Can you think of any civilian job that may afford the same opportunity at such a young age? That is a tremendous asset derived by commissioning as a lieutenant in the United States Army!

As an officer you will be afforded the opportunity to further your military and civilian education. As you progress in rank throughout your career, you will be sent to various military schools such as your basic branch advanced course, Combined Arms Service and Staff School (CAS3), Command and General Staff Course (CGSC), and others. You may be selected for Advanced Civil Schooling (ACS) where you will pursue a masters degree in preparation for future assignments. You may be selected to work in private industry which is a great way to broaden your scope of appreciation of the Department of Defense. In summary, your opportunities are endless as an officer in the United States Army!