Officer Careers

Army officers lead soldiers and manage operations across 21 career branches. Commissioning paths include ROTC, West Point (USMA), Officer Candidate School (OCS), and direct commission programs. Each branch has its own selection criteria, training pipeline, and career trajectory. Browse by branch below.

Combat Arms

• Infantry – Branch IN: ground combat leadership
• Armor – Branch AR: tank and cavalry operations
• Field Artillery – Branch FA: cannon and rocket fire support
• Air Defense Artillery – Branch AD: missile and air defense systems
• Aviation – Branch AV: rotary-wing and fixed-wing operations
• Engineers – Branch EN: combat and general engineering
• Special Forces – Branch SF: unconventional warfare

Operations Support

• Signal – Branch SC: communications and network operations
• Cyber – Branch CY: offensive and defensive cyber operations
• Military Intelligence – Branch MI: intelligence collection and analysis
• Military Police – Branch MP: law enforcement and security
• Civil Affairs – Branch CA: civil-military operations
• Psychological Operations – Branch PO: influence operations
• Chemical – Branch CM: CBRN defense

Force Sustainment

• Finance – Branch FI: fiscal management
• Adjutant General – Branch AG: human resources and personnel
• Medical – Branch MC/MS/AN/SP: healthcare and medical services
• Logistics – AOC 90A: supply chain, transportation, maintenance, and field services (consolidated from TC, OD, QM)

Special Branches

• Judge Advocate – Branch JA: military law
• Chaplain – Branch CH: religious support