Click on each branch name or insignia below for more information concerning that branch. Upon return from Advanced Camp, most cadets will go through an administrative process known as branching. This is when you select the branches and component in which you prefer to be commissioned. Normally, there are 16 branches to select from. You will list 6 of them in order of preference and one of the top three must be a combat arms branch.
Cadets requesting special branches submit additional paperwork.
Chemical Corps, Military Intelligence, Military Police Corps, and Signal Corps. Adjutant General Corps, Finance Corps, Ordnance Corps, Quartermaster Corps, Transportation Corps, and Medical Service Corps. Chaplain Corps, Medical Corps, Army Medical Specialist Corps, Army Nurse Corps, Veterinary Corps and Judge Advocate General. These require a specialized educational background in order to apply. Special Forces is a nonaccession branch open to any male officer in the OPMD, upon consideration for promotion to captain.