How many years in the Army does it take to become a Major?
Depending — it can take 10 to 20 years — usually about 10 or 12
About 17 years.
You can make major quite quickly if you come in as a physician or a dentist. I’m not sure the maximum level, but my husband came in as a captain with 3 years towards promotion. He made Major in 3 years.
I resigned my commission at the 10 year mark and was up for major at the time. That was in 2000, so the promotion timelines may have been adjusted slightly for that, but usually it's right about 10 years of commissioned service. Keep in mind you may have some guys who were enlisted for quite a few years before they went through OCS, or got out, and went through ROTC, so they may have up to 10 years or so active federal service on the enlisted side before they pin on Second Lieutenant.
Officer promotions for the "PROFIS" officers are managed seperately...these are Army Physicians, JAG Lawyers and Chaplains, most of whom come in as Captains, and their promotions may be speeded up or delayed in comparison depending on the Army's need for their particular skill set...hope that answers your question!
He might not be American military.
ANother thing, I can’t believe the GENERAL being interviewed called this a tragedy.....a tragedy is when a family is killed by a tornado, a baby drowns THIS IS MURDER AND VERY PROBABLY MOSLEM TERRORISM.
Normally about 11 years in the AF, probably about the same in the Army.
My dad went from basic training to Major in about ten years. He got his oak leaves in 1963.
The career path is different for Medical Corps officers. Medical Doctors can come in as Captains, and might be promoted to Major with much less than 10 years of service. I don’t know the details of the MC career timeline.
it’s gotta be several years
“How many years to reach the rank of Major?”
If he had a medical degree of any sort he would get the rank of Major immediately when he enlisted.